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Emergency crews called to Connellsville Airport due to plane missing runway

April 28, 2024 / 7:57 AM EDT / CBS Pittsburgh

Plane misses runway a Connellsville Airport

CONNELLSVILLE (KDKA) - Emergency crews had to rush to the Connellsville Airport in Fayette County on Saturday night after a plane landing missed the runway.

Video showed the plane appeared to have gone over a hillside while coming in for a landing.

First responders tell KDKA that the pilot was not hurt in the landing and refused medical treatment.

It's currently unclear what caused the plane to go off of the runway.

This is a developing story, stay with KDKA.com for the latest.

Fayette County

Patrick Damp

Patrick Damp is a web producer for CBS Pittsburgh. A Pittsburgh native who grew up watching KDKA-TV, Patrick studied journalism at Indiana University of Pennsylvania. After half a decade in sports communication, Patrick decided to pursue his dream of working in journalism in his hometown and joined the CBS Pittsburgh team in 2019.