Sunday, June 28, 2015

No injuries after Cessna U206G small plane skids off runway at Merrill Field in Alaska



By KTVA CBS 11 News 4:47 PM June 27, 2015
 
ANCHORAGE, AK 
 
No injuries have been reported after a small plane crashed at Merrill Field, police say.

A small commercial plane from Lake and Pen Air was coming in for a landing at the airport on Saturday afternoon when it hit the runway and bounced, according to a release from the Anchorage Police Department.

“The pilot attempted to give the plane more power to take off again but the engine stalled and the plane skidded sideways on the runway,” the release says. “The plane hit a median which caused the landing gear to break off.”

The plane eventually came to a stop. At about 2:20 p.m., APD and the Anchorage Fire Department responded to the crash.

Neither the pilot nor the four passengers were injured, police say.

Police say the Merrill Field manager is awaiting the arrival of the National Transportation Safety Board to investigate.