Saturday, October 15, 2011

Piper PA-18: Landing Gear Collapsed, Flipped Plane. DeLand Municipal Airport-Sidney H Taylor Field (KDED), DeLand, Florida

DELAND, Fla. -- Two people escaped serious injury during a small plane crash at the DeLand Airport.

The Federal Aviation Administration said the Piper PA-18 plane was doing "touch-and-go" landings and takeoffs when one of the landing gear collapsed, causing the plane to flip about 6:30 p.m. Saturday.

Rescue crews said the two people onboard the plane the at the time declined to be taken to a hospital.

Officials said rescue crews have cleared the scene and the FAA is investigating the incident.

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