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Helicopter crash-lands on runway Helicopter in emergency landing
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A helicopter has crash-landed on the runway of Mid Wales Airport near Welshpool, Powys. A helicopter has been involved in an emergency landing at Mid Wales Airport in 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 said the pilot, who holds a helicopter pilot's licence, was treated by paramedics at the scene, near Welshpool.
The Mid and West Wales Fire Service said it was called to the airport at 1145 BST. A spokesman for 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. The helicopter is operated by the Whizzard helicopter flying school, which is based at the airport.
The man, who holds a helicopter pilot's 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 Whizzard helicopter flying school based at the airport.