A crash on Monday at Aurora Municipal Airport in Sugar Grove by a student pilot resulted in minor damage to an aircraft, but no injuries, according to the Aurora Police Department.
The police department said it was notified on Monday at around 12:15 p.m. of the reported crash at the airport. Officers learned that the incident involved a student pilot who had been practicing landings and whose plane came down too hard on the runway.
A notice from the Federal Aviation Administration about the incident indicates that the plane’s nose gear collapsed on landing.
The student pilot was the only occupant of the aircraft at the time, according to the police department, with an instructor observing from the ground. No injuries were reported as a result of the crash, but the hard landing caused minor damage to the aircraft, officials said.
Though one runway was temporarily affected, the airport remained open and fully operational during the response to the incident, according to police.
The FAA responded to the scene and is investigating the crash, the police department said.
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