Plane misses landing strip, ends up in Plato Twp. pasture
Posted December 02, 2017 12:00 am
A St. Charles pilot walked away OK after misjudging his approach to a landing in Plato Township Saturday afternoon and flew through a fence.
According to a report from the Kane County sheriff's department, 74-year-old David Weaver was trying to land a Pulsar 912XP experimental homebuilt airplane at the Olson Airport.
He told authorities there was an issue with lighting. The plane crashed through a wooden fence and came to rest on its belly in a pasture southeast of the landing strip, at 9N670 Kendall Road.
Weaver, the sole occupant, was not injured.
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