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| Light aircraft makes emergency landing in Stonehaven field | |
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| A pilot has escaped serious injury when he was forced to make an emergency landing in a field. | |
| The 60-year-old landed the eight-seater aircraft near Limpet Wood - about two miles outside Stonehaven, Aberdeenshire - at about 16:00. | |
| It is believed the plane developed an engine fault and lost power. | |
| Five fire engines from Stonehaven and Aberdeen arrived at the scene shortly after reports that an aircraft had come down. | |
| The pilot had climbed out of the plane by the time the firefighters arrived. | |
| He had suffered only minor injuries and was checked over by an ambulance crew. | |
| One eyewitness said "I saw the plane fly overhead and noticed that both its propellers weren't spinning. There was also two helicopters flying closely behind it." | |
| Precautionary measures | |
| Scottish Fire and Rescue Service group manager Mike Dickson said: "The crews first in attendance arrived to find the pilot was standing clear of the aircraft, which he had managed to safely land within a field and isolate some of its systems." | |
| Steps were then taken to reduce the chance of a fire. | |
| Mr Dickson added: "Firefighters ensured the plane's fuel and power systems were isolated and covered the aircraft with a blanket of fire-retardant foam. | |
| "They also removed some of its cargo and had two main jets standing by as a further precautionary measure." |