A 22-year-old trainee pilot was uninjured after he lost control of the 2-seat aircraft he was flying solo and crashed heavily onto the runway at Merredin airport in West OZ
Quoting from the Media: "...It appears the pilot was attempting to land and may have been caught in a cross-wind ...and ended up on the side of the runway"
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