MANTEO, N.C. (WVEC) -- The North Carolina Highway Patrol is investigating after a small plane crash-landed at the Dare County Regional Airport on Wednesday morning.
The accident happened at about 10 a.m. on Runway 5.
A preliminary investigation revealed two occupants -- a student pilot and an instructor pilot -- experienced issues that forced them to make an emergency landing. The plane landed hard on the runway and slid off it into the grass, collapsing the landing gear.
A spokesperson with the State Highway Patrol said the student pilot, Balpreet S. Chahal, 23 was transported by EMS to a local hospital for evaluation after complaining of minor injuries.
The other passenger, instructor Jenny Renea Hawk, 32, had no complaints of injuries.
Dare County. Small plane crash at Manteo airport with injuries. Possible landing gear collapse.
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State Highway Patrol is investigating.