- Date
- 1993-09
- Kind
- Rescue
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- aviationtransportationemergency-managementcommunicationcommunity
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
Island Airways Director of Operations Paul Welke returned toward Traverse City to assist a nearby aircraft whose landing gear had failed. The aircraft landed without further incident after the pilots and a ground technician worked out a manual deployment procedure.
Evidence limits
The Beacon account does not identify the disabled pilot or provide an accident investigation record; it is a contemporary newspaper report and commendation.
Sources
- Reports that Welke returned toward Traverse City to help a pilot whose landing gear failed, and that the tower credited him and the other pilot with manually deploying and locking the gear. The holding institution's portal restricts automated access; the archive holds a copy of this issue and can provide it on request.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1993-09_Beaver-Beacon
- The held sixteen-page issue scan confirms the aviation assistance report.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1993-09_Beaver-Beacon
Added 4 August 2026. Recent changes
Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Paul Welke assists a disabled aircraft near Traverse City, 1993”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-paul-welke-flight-assistance-1993/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, September 1993, “Paul Welke Is a Heck of a Pilot!” (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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