Cessna 172, N6871H: Aircraft on landing, went off the runway and into the trees. Heritage Field Airport (KPTW), Pottstown, Pennsylvania

    LIMERICK — An official with the Federal Aviation Administration confirmed Friday that a plane went of the runway at Pottstown-Limerick Airport Thursday afternoon, causing substantial damage to the airplane.

    The FAA spokesperson said the plane was a Cessna 172, occupied by one person who “was doing a touch-and-go landing” when the plane went off the side of a runway “and into some woods.” The pilot, whose name was not released by the FAA, was not injured, the spokesperson said.

    The incident happened at around 1:30 p.m. Thursday afternoon. Because the aircraft “sustained substantial damage,” the incident is being investigated by the National Transportation Safety Board.

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FAA IDENTIFICATION
  Regis#: 6871H        Make/Model: C172      Description: 172, P172, R172, Skyhawk, Hawk XP, Cutla
  Date: 04/05/2012     Time: 1730

  Event Type: Incident   Highest Injury: None     Mid Air: N    Missing: N
  Damage: Minor

LOCATION
  City: POTTSTOWN   State: PA   Country: US

DESCRIPTION
  AIRCRAFT ON LANDING, WENT OFF THE RUNWAY AND INTO THE TREES, POTTSTOWN, PA

INJURY DATA      Total Fatal:   0
                 # Crew:   1     Fat:   0     Ser:   0     Min:   0     Unk:    
                 # Pass:   0     Fat:   0     Ser:   0     Min:   0     Unk:    
                 # Grnd:         Fat:   0     Ser:   0     Min:   0     Unk:    


OTHER DATA
  Activity: Unknown      Phase: Landing      Operation: OTHER


  FAA FSDO: ALLENTOWN, PA  (EA05)                 Entry date: 04/06/2012