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Virginia State Police investigates plane crash at Chesapeake Regional Airport

Virginia State Police said a minor airplane crash happened Sunday morning at the Chesapeake Regional Airport. A pilot failed to put down the plane's landing gear.
Credit: Virginia State Police

CHESAPEAKE, Va. — Police said they are investigating a plane crash that happened at an airport Sunday morning.

Virginia State Police said it received a call on Sunday, May 23 around 11:35 a.m. about a plane that crashed at the Chesapeake Regional Airport.

According to officers, there was only minor damage from the crash and no one got hurt.

Police said the pilot of a 1997 Mooney MK20J (single-engine aircraft) did not put the landing gear down when landing the plane. 

The Federal Aviation Administration was informed of the crash. FAA officials were on the scene working to remove the plane off the runway.

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