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Pilot lands plane after propeller falls off at 2,000ft Pilot lands plane after propeller falls off at 2,000ft
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A pilot managed to land his single-engined aeroplane after the propeller fell off at 2,000ft (610m). A pilot managed to glide his single-engined aeroplane to safety after the propeller fell off at 2,000ft (610m).
The man was flying between Bodmin and Roche in Cornwall when he was forced to make the emergency landing at a small airfield near Polzeath just after 16:00 BST on Wednesday. The man was flying between Bodmin and Roche in Cornwall when he was forced to make the emergency landing at a country club airstrip near Polzeath just after 16:00 BST on Wednesday.
The club was evacuated during the landing. The pilot later had a glass of water there, said witnesses.
The propeller was recovered from a building site in Polzeath.The propeller was recovered from a building site in Polzeath.
"Thankfully, he was obviously a very skilled pilot," said a Devon and Cornwall Police spokesman. 'Very skilled pilot'
The incident has been reported to The Air Accidents Investigation Branch. Eva Davies, one of the directors at Roserrow Golf and Country Club, where the aircraft landed, said: "We had a phone call from the fire service who told us to evacuate the building, which included the restaurant, golf club, health club, gym, changing rooms, and swimming pool.
The police spokesman said: "The pilot has recovered the plane, and the propeller which landed in Polzeath has been recovered by the police." "The aircraft was spotted by a few golfers as it came in. He was gliding down straight on to our airfield.
The plane was an Aeronca. It landed at the Roserrow Golf and Country Club in St Minver. "Although he landed safely, within five minutes we had six fire engines, three police cars and ambulance here. They didn't know if he was injured.
"The pilot then came in and had a glass water before he got a friend to fly in to to pick him up."
A Devon and Cornwall Police spokesman said: "Thankfully, he was obviously a very skilled pilot.
"The pilot has recovered the plane, and the propeller which landed in New Polzeath has been recovered by the police."
The plane was an Aeronca. The incident has been reported to The Air Accidents Investigation Branch.