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Inquiries over two plane dramas |
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Two separate investigations are to be carried out after light planes got into difficulties in Londonderry and Tyrone on Sunday. | A pilot has spoken of his terror at having to make an emergency landing at City of Derry Airport after reporting technical difficulties. |
A pilot and his passenger escaped injury after their plane made an emergency landing near Dungannon. | Steven Johnston, from Ballyclare, left the Ulster Gliding Club in Bellerena in a plane on Sunday afternoon. |
The plane landed in a field and both men were able to get out quickly. | Mr Johnston reported that the aircraft, a Robin DR30, was experiencing problems at about 1600 BST. |
At City of Derry Airport the emergency services were on standby after the pilot reported a problem. That plane also landed safely. | Emergency services were on standby as Mr Johnston landed the plane at about 1600 BST. He left unscathed. |
The Dungannon alert happened shortly after noon. The light aircraft landed in a field close to the Pomeroy Road near the town. | Mr Johnston said that waiting to land was the scariest part. |
Local farmer, Kenny McClean, saw what happened. "I heard the plane coming over and you could hear it banging and clucking," he said. | "When I landed it was just sheer relief. |
"I ran out and saw it landing in the field just down the road a wee bit." | "When I was loitering in the air waiting to come down it was almost worse than the landing itself," he added. |
The two men were taken to Craigavon Area Hospital for treatment. | Paul Walsh, a member of the Eglinton Flying Club, watched the plane come down to land. |
It is understood that their injuries are not serious. | "We all fly here ourselves and I must say he did very well," he said. |
| "It was a job well done, the way he managed to get it down." |
Did you witness the events? Send us your comments and pictures. | The aircraft will remain at the airport until the Air Accident Investigation Branch have concluded their report. |
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