BEVERLY (CBS) — A small plane piloted by a student made a hard landing at Beverly Municipal Airport on Sunday afternoon after its landing gear collapsed, authorities said.
Fire officials said it did not appear there were any injuries and the two people on board were out walking around when emergency crews arrived at the scene.
The pilot of the twin-engine Piper PA-23 was practicing takeoffs and landing just after 3 p.m., the Federal Aviation Administration said.
The fire department had been alerted to a possible problem with the plane before it landed, Beverly Fire Deputy Billy Walsh said.
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BEVERLY, Mass. —Authorities responded to a hard landing by a plane at Beverly Airport on Sunday afternoon.
The incident occurred at 3:19 p.m. on Sunday, and involved a Piper PA-23 plane, according to the Federal Aviation Administration.
The front landing gear snapped off when the pilot was practicing takeoffs and landings, according to the FAA.
The two passengers, a pilot and student pilot, inside the small plane were able to get out safely after the crash, according to police.
The plane landed without problem, but the pilot began to experience problems when he began to taxi down the runway, according to Beverly Airport Manager Robert Mezzetti.
"He landed OK, rolled out OK- he said it started to settle so then he throttled back and then he felt it was starting to give way so he intentionally veered off the runway," Mezzeti said.
The registered owner of the plane is Twin Skies LLC, of Lynnfield, according to the FAA registry database.
First responders were called off by airport staff before arriving at the airport.
A crane will be used to carry the plane to another area of the airport and FAA investigators will begin in investigation Monday to determine the cause of the accident.
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