ST. LOUIS (AP) — Eight passengers and a pilot safely walked off a small aircraft Monday afternoon at St. Louis-Lambert International Airport after the pilot reported landing gear troubles and emergency personnel and vehicles gathered at two area airports in case of a crash.

The plane's front landing gear was bent when it touched down. It had circled the airports several times to burn off fuel before safely landing, airport director Rhonda Hamm-Niebruegge said.

The passengers were shuttled away shortly after the landing.