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Aircraft Accident at Prescott Regional Airport Featured

Craig Schmitt, Prescott Fire Engineer, Paramedic October 15, 2022 693

The aircraft accident occurred during landing

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  • An aircraft accident occurred on October 15th, Saturday morning
  • A single accident aircraft was attempting to land, and veered off
  • It landed in an inverted position, but the pilot sustained only minor injuries
  • No student training was associated with this accident
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Aircraft Accident at Prescott Regional Airport

At approximately 9:05 on the morning of October 15, an aircraft accident occurred when a single engine aircraft attempted to land on runway 21R at the Prescott Regional Airport. The Aeroprakt A22LS “Foxbat” veered off of the runway, landing in an inverted position between the runway and taxiway.

Prescott Fire and Airport Operations personnel arrived on scene to find the single occupant unable to remove themself from the cockpit. The pilot was safely extricated and treated for minor injuries by PFD Paramedics and transported to YRMC by ambulance for further medical evaluation.

For clarification, there was no student training associated with this incident. 

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Last modified on Saturday, 15 October 2022 19:43
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