Additional details released after plane suffers hard landing at French Valley Airport
UPDATED: Friday, Dec. 17, 10:10 a.m., With additional information from Aviation Safety Network (ASN), other details.
Originally Published: Wednesday, Dec. 15, 8:52 p.m.
FRENCH VALLEY, Calif., — Authorities say three occupants of a small aircraft managed to walk away without injuries after their plane suffered a hard landing at French Valley Airport Wednesday afternoon, Dec. 15.
According to official reports, the plane’s nose wheel collapsed while landing at the airport, causing the aircraft’s propellers to strike the runway and the cause of the incident remains under investigation.
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Emergency personnel were dispatched to the airport around 1:50 p.m. after receiving reports of an aircraft emergency, Cal Fire – Riverside has since reported.
A 1978 twin-engine Grumman GA-7 is seen pictured before Wednesday’s hard landing that left the aircraft with moderate nose and propeller damage. Aviation Safety Network (ASN) photo
When officials arrived they found a 1978 twin-engine Grumman GA-7 with its nose down on runway 18. Three occupants from the plane had already safely exited the aircraft.
None of the occupants, including the pilot and two passengers, were injured in the incident, according to officials.
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) were notified of the hard landing and sent representatives to the scene to conduct an investigation into what may have caused the hard landing.
The plane was removed from the runway shortly after 3 p.m., at which time the affected runway was reopened.
No further details have been released in this ongoing investigation.
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