The pavement at the Augusta Municipal Airport was so bad that when a Cessna Citation jet landed last year, the pilot thought the aircraft had blown a tire.
The plane landed safely, although it could have easily crashed or suffered costly damage because the runway was in such poor condition.
It was an anecdote that the state's new aviation director - once the manager of the Augusta airport - related to lawmakers Thursday as he presented a new report
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