Three people were transported to local hospitals after a small plane crash near Baptist East in St. Matthews on Friday evening.
St. Matthews Police Chief Barry Wilkerson confirmed that a plane had crashed near Breckenridge Lane and Kresge Way sometime after 6 p.m. but before 6:30 p.m., not far from Bowman Field.
A spokesperson for the St. Matthews Fire Department said the plane hit a car. Two people from the plane were taken to UofL Hospital, and one person from the car was taken to Baptist East Hospital.
Darrell Watson, with Louisville Regional Airport Authority, said the Piper PA 28 aircraft was on approach to land on a runway at Bowman Field when it “descended onto Breckenridge Lane and made contact with a motor vehicle on landing.”
The plane also took out two utility lines and some traffic lights in the area.
A source close to the investigation said there was an instructor pilot and a student passenger on the plane when it experienced an engine issue while flying near the Lewis & Clark Bridge. That is when the pilot took over and attempted to get the plane back to Bowman Field.
The pilot used “extensive training and skills” to navigate the landing, but hit something before making it to the ground, the source said. The student was able to get out of the plane on their own, but the pilot had to be extracted. The pilot suffered a broken femur, but is stable. The source did not know the condition of anyone else involved.
Source: WDRB
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