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Plane lands on its belly after landing gear failure in Fort Pierce

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FORT PIERCE, Fla. -- A small plane landed on its belly at the Treasure Coast International Airport Monday morning.

St. Lucie County Fire District received a call at approximately 10:15 a.m. about a plane that was having difficulty deploying its landing gear.

The plane landed safely with one person on board.

As a precaution, crews sprayed the area around the plane due to a fuel leak.

There were no injuries reported.