One person was injured after the pilot reported that a small plane’s engine was failing and would need to land short of the Dulles runway in Loudoun County, airport officials said.
The pilot of the Cessna 210 radioed to air traffic control that the plane would need to land short of the runway because the engine was failing, according to the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority. The plane was found intact north of the airport, MWAA said.
Loudoun County Fire spokeswoman Laura Rinehart said crews responded near Red Rum Drive in Ashburn, where the plane had landed in an open area behind a commercial complex. She said the plane’s occupants were out when emergency responders arrived.Police said they responded about 4:50 p.m. to a report of a small private plane that had “crash landed.
The plane, manufactured in 1977, is registered to Dallas-based GTA Air, according to FAA records. The company confirmed it owns the plane but declined additional comment.Transportation, infrastructure and the pandemic
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