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)
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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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