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Plane clips fence, tears off front wheel in hard landing at Pitt Meadows Airport

TSB to investigate near-crash
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The Pitt Meadows AirportB次元官网网址檚 new terminal building. (The B次元官网网址 files)

A light plane lost its front landing gear and clipped a fence in a rough landing at Pitt Meadows Airport on Tuesday evening, but the pilot was not hurt.

The incident took place at 9:45 p.m., said Pitt Meadows Deputy Fire Chief David Biggin.

The pilot was apparently coming in for a landing from the east.

B次元官网网址淗is landing gear clipped the fence,B次元官网网址 said Biggin.

The plane struck the fence near Baynes Road on the east side of the airport, and the plane then came to rest on the grass short of the runway.

Biggin said either hitting the fence or the landing on the grass sheared off the planeB次元官网网址檚 front landing gear.

The lone occupant was the pilot.

B次元官网网址淭here was no injuries,B次元官网网址 said Biggin.

The TSB announced Wednesday that a team of investigators was heading to Pitt Meadows to investigate the incident, which the agency said involved a Piper PA28 Cherokee.

B次元官网网址淭he TSB will gather information and assess the occurrence,B次元官网网址 the agency said on its Twitter account.

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