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| Helicopter crash-lands on runway | Helicopter crash-lands on runway |
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| A helicopter has crash-landed on the runway of Mid Wales Airport near Welshpool, Powys. | A helicopter has crash-landed on the runway of Mid Wales Airport near Welshpool, Powys. |
| Firefighters say they had to release the male pilot from the single seater aircraft and he was treated by paramedics at the scene. | Firefighters say they had to release the male pilot from the single seater aircraft and he was treated by paramedics at the scene. |
| The Mid and West Wales Fire Service said it was called to the airport at 1145 BST. | The Mid and West Wales Fire Service said it was called to the airport at 1145 BST. |
| It said the helicopter did not catch fire and it did not believe the pilot needed hospital treatment. | It said the helicopter did not catch fire and it did not believe the pilot needed hospital treatment. |
| The man, who holds a helicopter pilots licence, was on a training flight above the runway at the airport when the two-seater aircraft crashed - coming down on its side. | |
| The helicopter is operated by the Whizard helicopter flying school based at the airport. |