Flight Issue Forces Obama Plane to Land

From the St. Louis Post Dispatch: A chartered plane carrying Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama made a precautionary landing at Lambert-St. Louis International Airport Monday morning after the pilot reported a flight-control problem. The Midwest Airlines MD-80 had taken off from Chicago’s Midway Airport and was enroute to Charlotte, N.C., where Sen. Obama (D-Ill.) is scheduled to take part in a town hall meeting. Some time after takeoff, the pilot reported “a little stiffness in the controls” and diverted to St. Louis as a precaution, said Midwest spokesman Mike Brophy. … The FAA and the National Transportation Safety Board will investigate the incident.
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