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A pilot has spoken of his terror at having to make an emergency landing at City of Derry Airport after reporting technical difficulties. The pilot has spoken of his terror at having to make an emergency landing at City of Derry Airport after reporting technical difficulties.
Steven Johnston, from Ballyclare, left the Ulster Gliding Club in Bellerena in a plane on Sunday afternoon.Steven Johnston, from Ballyclare, left the Ulster Gliding Club in Bellerena in a plane on Sunday afternoon.
Mr Johnston reported that the aircraft, a Robin DR30, was experiencing problems at about 1600 BST.Mr Johnston reported that the aircraft, a Robin DR30, was experiencing problems at about 1600 BST.
Emergency services were on standby as Mr Johnston landed the plane at about 1600 BST. He left unscathed.Emergency services were on standby as Mr Johnston landed the plane at about 1600 BST. He left unscathed.
Mr Johnston said that waiting to land was the scariest part.Mr Johnston said that waiting to land was the scariest part.
"When I landed it was just sheer relief."When I landed it was just sheer relief.
"When I was loitering in the air waiting to come down it was almost worse than the landing itself," he added."When I was loitering in the air waiting to come down it was almost worse than the landing itself," he added.
Paul Walsh, a member of the Eglinton Flying Club, watched the plane come down to land.Paul Walsh, a member of the Eglinton Flying Club, watched the plane come down to land.
"We all fly here ourselves and I must say he did very well," he said."We all fly here ourselves and I must say he did very well," he said.
"It was a job well done, the way he managed to get it down.""It was a job well done, the way he managed to get it down."
The aircraft will remain at the airport until the Air Accident Investigation Branch have concluded their report.The aircraft will remain at the airport until the Air Accident Investigation Branch have concluded their report.
It was the second light aircraft to get into difficulties in Northern Ireland over the weekend.It was the second light aircraft to get into difficulties in Northern Ireland over the weekend.
A pilot and his passenger escaped uninjured after their plane made an emergency landing near Dungannon, County Tyrone, at about 1200 BST on Sunday.A pilot and his passenger escaped uninjured after their plane made an emergency landing near Dungannon, County Tyrone, at about 1200 BST on Sunday.