Two Unhurt After Aircraft Makes Hard Landing In Montgomery County
BALTIMORE (WJZ) -- Two people walked away mostly unscathed Sunday after a small aircraft had a hard landing in Montgomery County, authorities said.
The incident was reported about 12:30 p.m. Sunday at the Montgomery County Airpark in Gaithersburg, Montgomery County Fire & Rescue Services said.
A spokesperson for the fire department said the aircraft had a hard landing on the runway before coming to a stop on a grassy field near the taxiway.
Two people were checked out at the scene for minor injuries, the spokesperson said. Both said they did not require transport to a local hospital.
Based on a preliminary investigation, the fire department spokesperson said wind might have been a contributing factor in the hard landing.
Additional details were not immediately clear as of Monday morning.
