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Pilot injures finger after plane flips at Palmer Airport

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Workers prepare to try and turn a plane upright at the Palmer Airport on Monday after the aircraft flipped over on the runway. The pilot, who was the only occupant onboard at the time of the
Workers prepare to try and turn a plane upright at the Palmer Airport on Monday after the aircraft flipped over on the runway. The pilot, who was the only occupant onboard at the time of the crash, suffered a minor cut to his finger but was otherwise unhurt. BRIAN O'CONNOR/Frontiersman
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PALMER — A pilot suffered a cut finger but no other injuries after his plane flipped on Monday on a gravel runway at the Palmer Airport.

The incident occurred at around 10:30 Monday morning. The pilot — who was the only person aboard the plane — was able to walk away from the crash.

The plane flipped while the pilot was making a landing, according to an investigator with the FAA.

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