The pilot of a Key Lime Air cargo plane survived a crash landing Wednesday morning near Goodland, Kan., authorities say.
The twin-engine Piper PA-31 was carrying UPS cargo from Denver International Airport to Colby, Kan., when it went down about 20 miles east of the Colorado state line near Interstate 70.
“The pilot reported an engine problem and attempted to land on a road,” said Tony Molinaro, an FAA spokesman. “The plane came to rest in a field, and there was substantial damage to the aircraft.”
The Kansas State Patrol said the plane crashed about 10 a.m. Trooper Tod Hileman said the pilot was “OK.”
The pilot was the only one aboard when the plane crashed in a rural area in Sherman County.
“There were no injuries to the pilot or anyone on the ground,” Key Lime Air said.
The company, which operates cargo and passenger air charters with a fleet of more than 30 aircraft, said it plans to conduct a “thorough investigation to determine the cause of the anomaly.”
The charter service says it will participate in the FAA and National Transportation Safety Board inquiry into the crash.
A Key Lime Air twin-engine cargo plane about 10 feet from a home after taking off from Centennial Airport en route to Denver International Airport. The pilot, who died in the crash, told air traffic controllers that he lost engine power before his Cessna 404 went down.
An investigation into the December crash is ongoing.
On Jan. 8, a Key Lime Air plane made an emergency landing at Centennial Airport after experiencing an engine malfunction in flight, . No one was hurt.
