A minor plane collision at Skylark Field in Killeen resulted in no injuries Thursday.
Police and fire officials were called to the small airport about 11:40 a.m. after officials said a pilot in a single-engine Cessna crashed into a larger two-engine Citation jet while ferrying.
“We had a minor incident here, not a major incident,” said Brian Brank, deputy chief of the Killeen Fire Department. “(The Cessna) was transitioning across this area and struck the nose of this Citation (jet) with the leading edge of the wing. Nobody’s injured.”
As a firefighter dressed in a silver heat-resistant suit stood by, Brank said officials were waiting to receive instruction on how to safely separate the aircraft.
“We’re waiting for some instruction on how to proceed,” Brank said.
A man at the scene, who may have been the pilot of the parked Citation, declined to comment on the accident.
As breezy gusts blew across the airfield Thursday, Brank said wind was likely not a factor in the accident.
“We have a lot of wind out here a lot of times and we don’t have these issues,” Brank said. “This was some sort of mistake. Either he turned the wrong direction and wasn’t paying attention, who knows. It wasn’t because (of) the wind or anything.”
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