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The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is investigating a plane incident at Lancaster Airport in Pennsylvania that occurred on Thursday (July 17). A small plane, a VulcanAir P68R, experienced a nose gear collapse upon landing, causing it to go nose-down on the runway. Fortunately, the pilot, who was the only person on board, was not injured.
The plane, registered to Flyward LLC in Reinholds, Pennsylvania, took off from Myerstown, Lebanon County, at 8:29 a.m. and landed at Lancaster Airport at approximately 10:15 a.m. According to WGAL, the aircraft circled the area before landing. Emergency services, including the Manheim Township Fire Rescue, were on standby as the plane landed. The aircraft was later removed from the runway and towed to the front of the airport.
The incident caused a delay for an Orlando-bound Breeze Airways flight, which has since departed. The FAA has stated that it will release a preliminary accident report soon. FOX43 reports that the plane was on a test flight when the landing gear issue arose.
This incident follows a previous accident in March at Lancaster Airport, where a plane crashed into a nearby retirement community, causing serious injuries to the pilot and a passenger. The FAA continues to investigate the latest incident to determine the cause of the landing gear malfunction.