Plane Crashes At SFV Airport

LOS ANGELES, CA — A small plane crashed near Whiteman Airport in the San Fernando Valley Tuesday morning.

Crews responded to an area near the Pacoima airport on Osborne Street just after 9 a.m. in response to the downed Cessna plane, according to the Los Angeles Fire Department.

"The solo passenger/pilot has been extracted and is receiving medical assessment," the LAFD said in a statement.

Five gallons of fuel leaked from the plane and was contained.

Based on aerial footage, KTLA reported that it appeared the plane had veered off the runway before crashing through. fence and ending up on Osborne Street.

About an hour after the crash, the Whiteman Airport Coalition released a statement that said the plane safely landed on the runway but the landing gear did not deploy properly and the aircraft barreled through a perimeter fence before coming to a stop.

"The pilot was injured but was able to walk away from the aircraft," the coalition statement said. "Thankfully, no one else was injured."

"Most importantly, the incident remained entirely on airport grounds and posed no danger to surrounding neighborhoods or nearby residents," the statement continued.

Recent crashes at or near the Valley airport have drawn scrutiny from local officials.

After a plane crashed upside-down in a nearby parking lot in April, the county Board of Supervisors called for a full federal review of aviation operations at the Pacoima facility, and for a report on steps the county might be able to immediately take to improve safety.

This is a developing story, check back for updates.

City News Service contributed to this report.