A pilot escaped injury after landing his plane without landing gear at the Southern Wisconsin Regional Airport in Janesville Sunday morning. According to the Rock County Sheriff’s Office, the single-engine aircraft began having power issues and started losing altitude. The pilot, a 56-year-old man from Poplar Grove, Ill., crash landed on a runway without engaging his plane’s landing gear. The plane slid to a stop on the runway and did catch fire. EMS checked on the man at the scene, but he did not need to be taken to a hospital. The FAA and NTSB were notified of the crash landing.
No injuries following plane crash on runway in Rock County
Nov 9, 2026 | 12:52 PM
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