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Plane in field emergency landing | Plane in field emergency landing |
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A light aeroplane made an emergency landing in south London, leaving the female pilot with minor injuries. | |
The two seater Piper came down in a field near Southborough Lane Primary School, Bromley, at about 1435 BST. | |
Witnesses said the pilot descended once before rising and coming down again, apparently choosing where to land. | Witnesses said the pilot descended once before rising and coming down again, apparently choosing where to land. |
An air ambulance attended and paramedics treated the pilot for minor ankle injuries. In 2008 five died when a Cessna jet crash-landed in the area. | An air ambulance attended and paramedics treated the pilot for minor ankle injuries. In 2008 five died when a Cessna jet crash-landed in the area. |
The aircraft had set off from Biggin Hill Airport, Kent, and landed close to the fifth hole of the Magpie Hall Golf Course. | |
Employee Pat Backhauser said: "I saw all the ambulances going by. | Employee Pat Backhauser said: "I saw all the ambulances going by. |
They were looking for somewhere clear to land Pat Backhauser, witness | They were looking for somewhere clear to land Pat Backhauser, witness |
"Then a young lad came in and said, 'you missed something there - a plane came down'. | "Then a young lad came in and said, 'you missed something there - a plane came down'. |
"It was a two seater with a woman pilot. | "It was a two seater with a woman pilot. |
"Apparently the aeroplane flew down then came back up again before landing - they were looking for somewhere clear to land." | "Apparently the aeroplane flew down then came back up again before landing - they were looking for somewhere clear to land." |
An ambulance spokeswoman said: "We were called to reports of an incident involving a light aircraft. | An ambulance spokeswoman said: "We were called to reports of an incident involving a light aircraft. |
"We sent four ambulance crews and an air ambulance to the scene. | "We sent four ambulance crews and an air ambulance to the scene. |
"There was one patient who was being treated on the scene for ankle injuries." | "There was one patient who was being treated on the scene for ankle injuries." |
An Air Accidents Investigation Branch spokeswoman said they would be sending the pilot a letter. |
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