Plane crashes on approach to Skydive The Ranch

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GARDINER – A single-engine plane coming in for a landing at  Skydive The Ranch in Gardiner just before noon on Saturday, wound up crashing on approach.

State Police from the Highland and Gardiner barracks investigated and said that a 1975 Piper Cherokee Six 300 aircraft was flying from Westchester County Airport at White Plains to the Gardiner facility.

While coming in for a landing, the pilot said there appeared to be a braking problem and the plane would not stop so he attempted to climb and try another landing.

While ascending, the plane did not gain enough altitude and struck a cable fence and the end of the runway adjacent to Sand Hill Road.

The plane crossed the road and traveled through a vacant lot striking trees and rocks before coming to a complete stop on Sand Hill Road.

There were four people onboard the plan. The pilot and front seat passenger suffered minor injuries. No one else was hurt.

The FAA and National Transportation Safety Board were notified.




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