Brooklyn pilot crashes plane during New Jersey landing, escapes with minor injuries
Chaim Masri, 46, of Midwood, flipped his single-engine Cessna 172 after touching down at Essex County Airport in Fairfield. Masri hurt his leg, but declined medical attention.
By Oren Yaniv / NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
Tuesday, February 18, 2014, 1:39 AM
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![On February 17, 2014, at approximately 6:53 P.M., the Fairfield Police Department was contacted by Essex County Airport Operations officials concerning an airplane that had crash landed on the airport runway and had overturned. Police, fire and EMS were immediately dispatched to the scene. Initial investigation indicates that a single engine Cesna Model 172 airplane approached the airport from the west and attempted to land on Runway #4. The plane touched down, at which time, it veered off the runway to the left, striking a snow bank and then overturning. The plane was piloted by Chaim Masri (46) of Brooklyn, N.Y. Mr. Masri received a minor injury to his leg and declined medical attention. -- Fairfield Police](http://assets.nydailynews.com/polopoly_fs/1.1617967.1392704878%21/img/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_635/crash18n-2-web.jpg)
Brooklyn pilot Chaim Masri, 46, crashed his small plane while touching down at Essex County Airport in Fairfield, N.J.
A Brooklyn pilot crashed a small plane during a landing at a New Jersey airfield Monday, but escaped with only minor injuries, the authorities said.
Chaim Masri, 46, of Midwood, flipped his single-engine Cessna 172 after touching down at Essex County Airport in Fairfield.
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The plane “veered off the runway to the left, striking a snow bank and then overturning,” Fairfield Deputy Police Chief Anthony Manna told local media.
Masri hurt his leg and declined medical attention. His father confirmed early Tuesday, “He’s fine. He told me he’s OK.”