A local pilot crash-landed his private plane at the Haines Airport Monday afternoon, temporarily closing the airport and freezing flights.
Resident Shane Horton attempted to land his Stinson 108 fixed wing single-engine aircraft around 12:30 p.m. when the plane collapsed onto one side.
Noreen Price, an aviation accident investigator with the National Transportation Safety Board in Alaska, said preliminary information indicates the plane had a gear collapse upon landing.
“The structure that supports the aircraft…