Plane Makes Hard Landing on Pomona Rooftop [UPDATED]

Updated at 8:30p.m.

POMONA, CA – A small aircraft landed on a roof near the interchange of the 10 and 57 freeways in Pomona late Sunday afternoon, the California Highway Patrol said.

Original reports were that the plane crash landed on the rooftop at 971 Corporate Center, but the Los Angeles County Fire Department said the pilot safely landed the aircraft, ABC-7 reported.

Authorities had originally reported that two people were aboard the plane, but later clarified that the second person on the roof was a Good Samaritan trying to help out. The pilot was airlifted to the hospital, according to the Los Angeles County Fire Department. The passenger was taken to the hospital by ambulance. The extents of their injuries were not reported. No fire or smoke was observed.

The incident occurred around 4:45 p.m. The plane was an orange and white Piper Aircraft with the registry number N5046W, which was listed with the Federal Aviation Administration as belonging to Bach Donald of Fullerton.

The building where the plane landed housed a state parole office and other businesses.

It was the second crash of a small plane in the area in recent days. A single-engine plane crashed in a vacant field in Highland on Friday. Federal Aviation Administration spokesperson Ian Gregor said neither of the two people on board was injured in that crash.

As of 8 p.m., the plane was still perched atop the building awaiting Federal Aviation Administration investigators to arrive, according to the California Highway Patrol, which is assisting the investigation because the plane landed on a state building.

— Patch editor Alexander Nguyen and City News Service contributed to this report. Photos courtesy of the LACFD and LASDSEB

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