Plane skids to safe landing in Florida -- on one wheel

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OPA-LOCKA, Florida (CNN) -- The twin-engine private plane was in trouble -- as it prepared to land Wednesday, one of its wheels wouldn't come down.

As television carried the drama live, the pilot circled the airport in Opa-Locka, Florida, to use up fuel and then decided it was time to bring the plane in -- with the landing gear still stuck.

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