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| Plane lodged in golf course tree | Plane lodged in golf course tree |
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| A pilot has had a lucky escape after his plane crashed into a tree at a golf course in Dundee. | A pilot has had a lucky escape after his plane crashed into a tree at a golf course in Dundee. |
| The microlight struck the trunk, on the 15th hole at the city's Caird Park Golf Course, at about 1650 BST. | The microlight struck the trunk, on the 15th hole at the city's Caird Park Golf Course, at about 1650 BST. |
| The pilot, who was the only person on board the two-seater plane, suffered a head wound, and was rescued after about an hour by emergency personnel. | The pilot, who was the only person on board the two-seater plane, suffered a head wound, and was rescued after about an hour by emergency personnel. |
| Nobody else was injured. The pilot was taken to Dundee's Ninewells Hospital for a medical assessment. | Nobody else was injured. The pilot was taken to Dundee's Ninewells Hospital for a medical assessment. |
| The incident at the course, in a large area of parkland on the outskirts of Dundee, sparked a large emergency response, with police, fire service and ambulance staff attending. | The incident at the course, in a large area of parkland on the outskirts of Dundee, sparked a large emergency response, with police, fire service and ambulance staff attending. |
| 'Catastrophe avoided' | 'Catastrophe avoided' |
| Firefighters placed a 44ft ladder against the tree to reach the stranded pilot. | Firefighters placed a 44ft ladder against the tree to reach the stranded pilot. |
| Speaking from the scene, BBC Scotland reporter Andrew Anderson said the pilot had been described as "walking wounded". | Speaking from the scene, BBC Scotland reporter Andrew Anderson said the pilot had been described as "walking wounded". |
| He said: "We're about two or three miles from Dundee Airport and there is a flying club there and a pilot training club and, presumably, this pilot, judging by the direction the plane's pointing in, was trying to make the airport." | He said: "We're about two or three miles from Dundee Airport and there is a flying club there and a pilot training club and, presumably, this pilot, judging by the direction the plane's pointing in, was trying to make the airport." |
| Firefighters used a long ladder to reach the stranded pilot | Firefighters used a long ladder to reach the stranded pilot |
| "The plane hit the tree, about 100 feet up - it's a big tree and (the pilot) has gone straight into the trunk of it." | "The plane hit the tree, about 100 feet up - it's a big tree and (the pilot) has gone straight into the trunk of it." |
| Pat Walmsley, of Tayside Fire and Rescue, told BBC Scotland the man was very lucky. | |
| "When we got to the pilot he was conscious and able to speak," he said, adding: "He did help us a lot with the rescue, putting the harness on for himself and it made it a lot easier for us to get him out of the predicament he found himself in. | "When we got to the pilot he was conscious and able to speak," he said, adding: "He did help us a lot with the rescue, putting the harness on for himself and it made it a lot easier for us to get him out of the predicament he found himself in. |
| "He just said he got into some difficulties en route and ended up in the tree, unfortunately." | "He just said he got into some difficulties en route and ended up in the tree, unfortunately." |
| The pilot was praised by golfers for preventing the plane from coming down on nearby houses and roads. | The pilot was praised by golfers for preventing the plane from coming down on nearby houses and roads. |
| Greg Martin said: "It's incredibly lucky. The pilot has not just saved his own life, but avoided a catastrophe. | Greg Martin said: "It's incredibly lucky. The pilot has not just saved his own life, but avoided a catastrophe. |
| "It is a miracle he is alive. He must have been pretty capable at handling that aeroplane. | "It is a miracle he is alive. He must have been pretty capable at handling that aeroplane. |
| "The pilot must have seen what was ahead and kept away from the built-up areas. He deserves credit." | "The pilot must have seen what was ahead and kept away from the built-up areas. He deserves credit." |
| The Air Accidents Investigation Branch has been notified about the incident. | The Air Accidents Investigation Branch has been notified about the incident. |
| Were you on the golf course when the accident occurred? | Were you on the golf course when the accident occurred? |
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