Firefighters are seen helping a pilot who's plane flipped while landing at Skyview Airport in Reece's Corners Friday, a witness says. The pilot appeared OK, the witness said.
A pilot is uninjured after his small plane flipped while landing at the Skyview Airport Friday morning, a fire official says.
Ron Vanderburgt, deputy fire chief with Wyoming Fire, said something went wrong with the left landing gear when it touched down at the Reece's Corners grass landing strip, causing it to flip.
Police, fire and EMS officials responded, and the pilot was taken to hospital, but is fine, he said.
“He was talking to us.”
The plane, meanwhile, needs repairs but will be able to fly again, he said.
Bill Yurchuk, CEO at nearby Lambton Elderly Outreach, said he was third on the scene, around 10 a.m., after responding to a tip.
The pilot “said he was only up for a few minutes, because he was just doing some loops, practicing landing,” Yurchuk said.
The pilot appeared shaken, but OK, he said.
It's the first time Yurchuk said he's heard of a plane flipping on the runway.
Source: http://www.theobserver.ca
This airplane is currently being prepared for its first flight since the incident.
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