UPDATE @ 8:35 p.m.
Ross McNutt of MacAir Aviation, one of the largest flight training programs in the area, said the pilot is an aero club member. The pilot, whose name was not released, was flying the club's 1976 Cessna 172 Skyhawk and was doing "touch and gos as part of a training program" when the plane crashed.
"The pilot is fine. He got a bump on the chin and a bump on the neck and the head," McNutt said.
"He for some reason veered off of the runway and caught a light (wind) and caught a hill with the prop(eller), which spun the aircraft," he said.
The Federal Aviation Administration arrived to the scene to investigate the crash along with the Ohio State Highway Patrol.
"Today was a great day to go flying," he said. "We had 15 aerobatic flights and probably about 15, 20 other flights going on here at the Greene County Airport."
McNutt said a small crash is something that happens every once in a while.
The Cessna 172 Skyhawk is a four-seat, fixed-wing aircraft. It has become the best-selling, most-flown single-engine aircraft in the world, according the to the Cessna Aircraft Co. website.
UPDATE @ 6:2p.m.
The pilot, who was the only one aboard when the small plane crashes, appears to have only suffered minor injuries, according to medics.
FIRST REPORT
Crews are responding to a report of a plane crash at the Greene County Airport.
The small plane crashed around 6 p.m. on the south end of the runway at the Greene County - Lewis A. Jackson Regional Airport, 140 N. Valley Road.
The runway has been shut down at the airport following the crash.
The pilot reportedly was walking around after the crash, and the plane was not on fire, according to initial reports.
- Source: http://www.whio.com
XENIA, Ohio (WDTN) – The FAA is currently investigating a small plane crash at the Greene County – Lewis A. Jackson Regional Airport.
Emergency crews were called to the airport at 140 North Valley Road after a plane veered off the runway and crashed.
Investigators said Sunday night the pilot preparing to take off when the plane’s propellers struck an object causing it to the stray from the runway.
First responders said the male pilot was not injured. He was taking part in a training program.
As of now, investigators do not believe it to be a case of pilot error.
The Greene County – Lewis A. Jackson Regional Airport is expected to open Monday morning.
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