Two men escaped uninjured Sunday after the single-engine plane they
were flying flipped over after a hard landing at Rocky Mountain
Metropolitan Airport, according to officials with the North Metro Fire
Rescue District.
Rescue crews were first called out to the
airport, 11755 Airport Way, Broomfield, shortly after 4:30 p.m. when air
traffic controllers reported that a plane had flipped over at the end
of one of the runways, according to a news release.
When crews
arrived they found a Cessna 172 Skyhawk flipped upside down about 100
yards east of the end of Runway 29 Right, according to the release.
The
plane's two male occupants, a student and an instructor, were helped
out of the plane. They were not injured in the crash, the release said.
The
instructor told investigators they had been practicing take-offs and
landings when strong down draft winds kept them from gaining the
necessary altitude, and forced a hard landing the resulted in the plane
flipping, according to the release.
The plane suffered heavy damage, but North Metro officials reported there were no fuel leaks or fire.
The Federal Flight Administration and the National Transportation Safety Board are investigating the incident.
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