AIRCRAFT LANDED GEAR UP, WILLIAMSPORT REGIONAL AIRPORT, MONTOURSVILLE, PA
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Mississippi pilot escaped injury Tuesday night after his Piper Aerostar
601P aircraft crashed on one of two runways at the Williamsport
Regional Airport in Montoursville, according to Jonathan L. Baker,
airport fire chief and director of operations and safety.
One
of the aircraft's engines lost power about an hour from Williamsport,
but the pilot - the only one on board - did not declare an emergency
until he landed on the runway without aircraft landing gear at about
6:15 p.m., Baker said. The airport was closed for about 30 minutes,
but no scheduled airplanes had to be diverted, Baker said.
Damage
to the aircraft was estimated to be at least $50,000, Baker said. The
Federal Aviation Administration was expected to start their
investigation into the crash later today. The aircraft was placed in one
of the airport's hangars.
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Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne County- A small plane made a hard landing Tuesday night at the Williamsport Regional Airport.
Emergency crews were called to the airport around 5:30.
According to airport officials the landing gear did not deploy and the pilot was forced to make a hard landing.
The pilot was on the only one on board. He walked away uninjured.
The Federal Aviation Administration has been called to the scene.
Source: http://www.pahomepage.com
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