Pilot makes rough landing at Jersey Shore airport
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No one was injured when a pilot made a rough landing at an Ocean County airport.
Police say the incident occurred at Lakewood Airport around 5 p.m.
It wasn’t immediately known what led to the abnormal landing. Authorities say one passenger accompanied the pilot but have not yet released their identities.
Yikes. Plane makes a hard landing in Lakewood. #BreakingNews pic.twitter.com/hxcelRUdaP
— Jeremy Settle (@JeremySettle) May 1, 2017
The FAA is investigating the cause.
Lakewood Airport is located just to the west of the Garden State Parkway in the northern Ocean County community. The municipally-owned airfield serves mostly single-engine aircraft.
This is a developing story.
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