Plane landing in Alaska damaged after it hits ice, gravel
by The Associated Press
Last Updated Apr 19, 2021 at 9:58 am EDT
ANCHORAGE, Alaska A small passenger plane in Alaska was damaged after it hit ice and frozen gravel when it was landing last Friday, officials said.
Glen Alsworth Jr., the chief pilot for Lake Clark Air, said the plane went down onto a wing after it hit the patch of ice and gravel while landing in the tiny community of Chignik Lagoon. The mishap broke the plane’s main gear.
“There was a chunk of ice and frozen gravel in the middle of the runway that wasn’t visible to the pilot until he was right on top of it,” Alsworth said.