A small plane lands at the Goderich Municipal Airport. (File photo by Bob Montgomery)A small plane lands at the Goderich Municipal Airport. (File photo by Bob Montgomery)
Chatham

Pilot Makes Emergency Landing Near Erieau

A Chatham-Kent pilot walked away from the wreckage of his airplane unharmed after running out of fuel over Erieau Rd.

Police say the man made an emergency landing yesterday morning in a field on Erieau Rd., south of Drury Line.

His Challenger Ultralight airplane ran out of fuel before he could make it back to the Chatham Airport, a short distance away.

The plane's landing gear was damaged in the crash.

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