A plane crashed upside down into a farmer’s field near Krause Berry Farms this weekend.
No one was seriously injured when a Glasair Sportsman aircraft went down during the dinner hour Saturday, in the 6200-block of 248th Street of the North Otter neighbourhood.
Some witnesses report hearing a low flying plane in the area just before 5 p.m., others reported hearing a plane sputtering.
Turns out the pilot, flying out of Langley Regional Airport on a local flight, ran into difficulties with the American registered kit-built aircraft, reported Chris Krepski, a spokesperson for the Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB).
“While in the Glen Valley training area the pilot observed an unusual noise coming from the engine, and elected to return to Langley. During their approach to Langley, the pilot requested priority from air traffic control… shortly after priority was given, the pilot noticed a reduction in power,” Krepski read from the TSB report.
While attempting to make the “priority” landing, about 3.5 nautical miles away from the airport, the engine failed and he was forced to set it down in the farm field, Krepski said.
“So they did an emergency landing in a rhubarb field in Langley,” he confirmed, noting that the aircraft then “nosed over [on its roof] in the soft field.”
TSB was notified of the incident, “and will not be pursuing it any further,” Krepski said, noting there were only reports of minor injuries.
