A plane made an emergency landing at Pompano Beach Airpark following reports of it being in distress, prompting a swift response from first responders. The plane, called “The Piper PA-44 Seminole”, landed safely on its belly just before 11:30a.m., Friday. The plane initially departed from the airport around 9:00a.m., flying around Palm Beach County for much of the flight. At some point, the pilot declared a problem with the landing gear. The pilot circled the western region of the airport for nearly an hour to burn off fuel. After landing, crews threw water on the ground and on the plane, in an effort to cool off the bottom of the aircraft. There were two people on board, believed to be a flight instructor and a student. Both were not hurt. At this time, the runaway and the airport is closed as crews work to clean the pavement. Please check back on WSVN.com and 7News for more details on this developing story.