Airport Executive Director Greg Campbell said a four-seat, single-engine airplane landed at the airport without its landing gear down.
At this point, he said, it's unclear if it was due to a mechanical problem or operator error.
Campbell said landing without gear is not common. He said it happens about once or twice a year and typically involves small airplanes.
He said the plane had one person on it. The pilot was not injured.
Campbell said the Federal Aviation Administration will investigate the hard landing, but will not come to the scene. He said the investigation would be based on phone interviews and photographs from the scene.
He said the plane was removed from the runway in about 25 minutes.
Campbell said there was no disruption to commercial aircraft.
Rescue crews responded to Shenandoah Valley Regional Airport in Weyers Cave about 11:30 a.m. Thursday after a plane crash landed.
Emergency crews say there were no injuries.
Airport officials said “everything seems to be under control.”
Check back with WHSV for more on this developing story.
WEYERS CAVE – A small plane carrying six people made a hard landing Thursday morning at Shenandoah Valley Regional Airport, authorities said.
Airport Director Greg Campbell said the plane landed without its landing gear down, but no one was injured.
Around 11:30 a.m. the plane landed on the runway and shortly after crews were attempting to get it off the runway, Campbell said.
"We're not sure if it was mechanical," Campbell said.
The plane is normally kept at the airport and Campbell said the passengers and pilot are most likely from the area.
Campbell said the airport can see maybe one or two of these hard landings in a year and they are prepared to handle it.
- Source: http://www.newsleader.com
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