Overview:
A small plane owned by the Upper Valley Flying Club crashed after landing at Lebanon Municipal Airport in West Lebanon, N.H., due to collapsed nose gear. The two occupants of the plane were unharmed, and firefighters were on standby as a precautionary measure while the incident was documented. The crash did not affect other flights arriving and departing from the airport, which used the secondary runway.
Lebanon Municipal Airport Manager Carl Gross, left, and Wes Steins, of airport maintenance, monitor a gate onto the tarmac as Lebanon firefighters assess a small plane that crashed after landing when its nose gear collapsed in West Lebanon on Friday. The two occupants of the plane, which is owned by the Upper Valley Flying Club, were not injured. Firefighters were on standby as a precaution, as the crash was documented. Other flights arriving and departing were not affected during the incident and used the airport’s secondary runway, Gross said.
