Crime & Safety
Pilot Escapes Injury In Hard Landing At Gillespie Field
The light aircraft collapsed during a landing at Gillespie Field, authorities reported.
EL CAJON, CA — A private pilot escaped injury Wednesday when the landing gear on the light aircraft he was flying collapsed during a landing at Gillespie Field, authorities reported.
The hard landing at the general-aviation airport in northern El Cajon occurred at about 11 a.m., said Andy McKellar, spokesman for Heartland Fire & Rescue.
The pilot of the vintage single-seat airplane was able to walk away from the accident, which did not result in a fire or fuel spill, McKellar said.
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