Pilot hospitalized after hard landing at Ray Community Airport in Ray Township

RAY TOWNSHIP, Mich. – A plane at Ray Community Airport had a hard landing that sent its pilot to the hospital Saturday, according to the Macomb County Sheriff’s Department.

The plane went off the runway during landing around 11:35 a.m. and hit trees and farm equipment.

The pilot, a man in his early 70s from Sterling Heights, was the only person in the single engine plane, authorities said.

His injuries are believed to be non-life threatening, authorities said.

The FAA is investigating. 

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