Plane makes landing with collapsed gear at Rostraver Airport; pilot not injured
No one was hurt when a small plane landed with its nose gear collapsed Monday afternoon at Rostraver Airport, an airport official said.
The nose of the plane remained upright as the plane went down the runway, then hit the runway at the plane lost speed, said Gabe Monzo, executive director of the Westmoreland County Airport Authority.
Rostraver firefighters were at the scene, he said.
The crash occurred at about 4:15 p.m., according to the Westmoreland County Public Safety department.
Joe Napsha is a TribLive reporter covering Irwin, North Huntingdon and the Norwin School District. He also writes about business issues. He grew up on Neville Island and has worked at the Trib since the early 1980s. He can be reached at jnapsha@triblive.com.
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