A crane prepares to remove a Piper Arrow from a Beverly Regional Airport runway on Tuesday morning. (Photo Courtesy Beverly Regional Airport)
BEVERLY – Airport Manager Gloria Bouillon reports there were no injuries after a plane left the runway while landing on Monday night.
On Monday, June 20, at about 10:30 p.m., a Piper Arrow with two people aboard attempted to land on Runway 16/34, but the plane left the runway and stopped on adjacent grass.
The pilot reported the landing incident on Tuesday at 7 a.m. The pilot informed Beverly Regional Airport officials that there had been mechanical issues with the plane’s landing gear.
The Airport immediately suspended operations on the runway to prepare for the safe removal of the aircraft. Airport personnel secured the area, and performed mandatory safety checks of the runway area before reopening the runway. The Airport remained in operation because it has an additional runway
Runway 16/34, the Airport’s primary runway, reopened at approximately 11 a.m.
The pilot and passenger did not seek medical attention. An initial review showed that the underside of the Piper Arrow was damaged during the landing.
“We’re very thankful for the quick and efficient response of our staff and the help from our local businesses on and off airport to help expedite the removal of the aircraft,” Bouillon said. “We’d also like to thank our pilots and businesses at the airport for their patience and cooperation through this incident.”
The cause of the incident remains under investigation by the Federal Aviation Administration.
