A pilot suffered minor injuries after a small plane crashed at the Peterborough Airport on Wednesday evening.
Around 7:30 p.m., emergency crews were called to the scene just south of the city and found a plane off the runway.
Two witnesses at the scene told Global News Peterborough they saw the plane descending for a landing “like normal.”
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However, they say the aircraft hit the runway at a high rate of speed and “bounced” several times before ending up in the grass off of the side of the runway.
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Paramedics tended to the pilot.
The crash is under investigation.
More to come.
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