Crime & Safety
No One Injured in Small Plane's Hard Landing at Gillespie Field
The landing gear on the twin-engine airplane appears to have failed, a fire dispatcher said.
Originally posted at 4:37 p.m. Thursday Aug. 15, 2013.
People inside a small airplane escaped injury Thursday after they experienced a hard landing at Gillespie Field in El Cajon.
A Heartland Fire dispatcher said it appears the landing gear malfunctioned, causing the nose of the twin-engine aircraft hit the runway.
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The Lakeside Fire District sent a Nixle alert at 4:24 p.m. Thursday that said they were assisting with the Gillispie Field incident.
City News Service contributed to this report.
City News Service contributed to this report.
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