Light Plane Hard Landing at Motueka Aerodrome Emergency Services Respond

A vintage 1948 de Havilland Canada DHC-1 Chipmunk aircraft experienced a hard landing at Motueka Airport, triggering a significant emergency response involving over a dozen firefighters and police officers. The co-pilot reported that during landing training, the plane skidded on grass before being halted by a tyre barrier. Fortunately, neither of the two male occupants, the pilot and co-pilot, sustained any injuries. The incident occurred around 11:15 am, 40km northwest of Nelson.

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