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- Date: July 7, 2008
- Departed from: Chicago, Illinois
- Unscheduled landing: St. Louis, Missouri
- Intended destination: Charlotte, North Carolina
- Plane not the one usually used by campaignReuters: Mechanical Problem Forces Obama Plane to Land (July 7, 2008)
- Pilots reported that they had "full authority" of the planeFOX News: Obama Flight Makes Unscheduled Landing (July 7, 2008)
- Obama joked about landing to staff and pressFOX News: Obama Flight Makes Unscheduled Landing (July 7, 2008)
- The cockpit recording from Obama's plane was released on August 14, 2008
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An MD-81 jet containing presidential hopeful Barack Obama and dozens of members of the press and Obama's campaign staff, was forced to make an unscheduled landing in St. Louis, Missouri, on July 7, 2008, when pilots reported a problem with "controllability" aboard the aircraft. The landing was not classified as an "emergency" landing, but instead was deemed a precautionary one.FOX News: Obama Flight Makes Unscheduled Landing (July 7, 2008)
Plane Controllability Problem
After taking off from Chicago's Midway International Airport, pilots reported "controllability issues" involving the pitch of the aircraft. Although an onboard mechanic was able to correct the problem in-flight, the pilots decided to make an unscheduled landing in St. Louis as a precautionary measure. Obama was flying to a campaign appearance in Charlotte, North Carolina, when the problem occurred.
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Obama Plane Unscheduled Landing News
- The Trail (Washington Post): Obama Campaign Plane Diverted, NC Visit Postponed (July 7, 2008)
- The Associated Press: Obama's Plane Lands in St. Louis for Maintenance (July 7, 2008)
- Reuters: Mechanical Problem Forces Obama Plane to Land (July 7, 2008)
- FOX News: Obama Flight Makes Unscheduled Landing (July 7, 2008)
- Topix.net: Obama Plane Unscheduled Landing
- Google News: Obama Plane Unscheduled Landing
- FirstRead (MSNBC): Obama's Plane Makes Unscheduled Landing (July 7, 2008)
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