Left Damaged Plane On Runway, Flew Away In A Second Plane A pilot did a gear-up landing at the Red Bluff, Calif., airport on Thursday, then left the damaged aircraft, a Beechcraft F33A, on the runway and flew away in another plane. Police said no one was hurt, and they are now trying to make sure the pilot is safe. The plane landed gear-up at Red Bluff Municipal Airport around 9 a.m. and slid along the runway causing minor damage, according to the Red Bluff Police Department. Police said the pilot owns two planes at the airport. After the landing, they said he got into his other plane and took off, leaving the first aircraft behind.