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| Plane crash-lands near Halfpenny Green after fuel shortage | Plane crash-lands near Halfpenny Green after fuel shortage |
| (about 2 hours later) | |
| A plane made an emergency landing in a field after running out of fuel. | A plane made an emergency landing in a field after running out of fuel. |
| The light aircraft was brought down near Halfpenny Green, on the border of Staffordshire and Shropshire, hitting the ground nose first before flipping over. | The light aircraft was brought down near Halfpenny Green, on the border of Staffordshire and Shropshire, hitting the ground nose first before flipping over. |
| One man inside escaped uninjured from the crash, at about 12:10 BST. | One man inside escaped uninjured from the crash, at about 12:10 BST. |
| Firefighter Mark Weaver said the pilot took the decision to bring the plane down to avoid hitting houses in the nearby village of Bobbington. | Firefighter Mark Weaver said the pilot took the decision to bring the plane down to avoid hitting houses in the nearby village of Bobbington. |
| 'Heavy landing' | 'Heavy landing' |
| He said it eventually landed about 400ft (120m) from the nearest house. | He said it eventually landed about 400ft (120m) from the nearest house. |
| Staff at nearby Halfpenny Green Airport were able to free the occupant of the plane before fire crews arrived. | |
| A Staffordshire Fire Service spokesman said they responded to a light aircraft that had crashed on the approach to the runway. | A Staffordshire Fire Service spokesman said they responded to a light aircraft that had crashed on the approach to the runway. |
| He said: "When we arrived we found it to be in the field. There had been a heavy landing but the pilot was up and walking about when we left the scene. | He said: "When we arrived we found it to be in the field. There had been a heavy landing but the pilot was up and walking about when we left the scene. |
| "He was left with the police and breathalysed." | "He was left with the police and breathalysed." |