Updated
By Sharyn L. Decker
Lewis County Sirens news reporter
CHEHALIS – An ultralight aircraft crashed at the Chehalis-Centralia Airport this afternoon with no serious injuries to the pilot.
Chehalis Firefighter Kevin Reynolds said the man took off and came down to land right away because something wasn’t right, and it didn’t end well.
“He walked away from it with minor cuts and bruises,” Reynolds said. “He’ll probably be sore tomorrow.”
Members of the Chehalis Fire Department called about 3:15 p.m. to the scene just west of Interstate 5 bandaged up the pilot’s hand and helped him roll the ultralight off the runway, according to Reynolds.
He was wearing safety gear and didn’t go the hospital, he said.
It was a two-seater, fixed wing machine whose home airport was elsewhere, but Reynolds wasn’t sure where.
Police report the 70-year-old man from Rainier, Ore. was flying a 2008 Aero and the Federal Aviation Administration would be investigating.
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“A good landing is one you can walk away from”