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A small aircraft overturned on its roof whereas touchdown at Lehigh Valley Worldwide Airport on Friday, April 18, per the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) information launch.
The Piper PA-22 aircraft flipped over after touchdown on the Allentown, Penn., airport on Friday morning. In line with FlightTracker, the aircraft had departed from Lehigh Valley Worldwide Airport at 10:29 a.m., earlier than it landed at 10:36 a.m. native time.
Solely the pilot was on board. EMS evaluated him on the scene, and he didn’t maintain any accidents.
The airport’s plane rescue and firefighting personnel, mutual help companions, responded to the scene alongside EMS, per Lehigh Valley Reside.
The plane was then faraway from the runway by a crane. The crews eradicating the aircraft blocked one of many airport’s two runways. It was eliminated earlier than 1 p.m., per CBS Information.
The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating the incident.
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A consultant for Lehigh Valley Worldwide Airport didn’t instantly reply to PEOPLE’s request for extra info on Friday.
