MOUNT AIRY, N.C. —
A pilot is in the hospital after his plane crashed on an airport runway in Mount Airy.
The plane was trying to land when it went down in ravine Thursday night on the west side of the runway.
Witnesses said they heard the plane sputtering just before it happened.
The pilot’s name has not been released.
He is expected to be OK.
The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating.
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