RDU plane crash: Aircraft ‘bounced’ during landing attempt, pilot expected to recover [Video]

A small plane “bounced” before it crashed Wednesday at Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU), according to a new report.

The Federal Aviation Administration’s preliminary report said the “aircraft attempted to land, bounced and began a missed approach and crashed.”

The pilot and a UNC Health physician were the only two people on board the plane, which crashed around 10:10 a.m. on a secondary runway near Terminal 1.

A spokesperson for UNC Health said Dr. Paul Chelminski, an internal medicine physician, was on the flight returning from a lecture in Wilmington and is in “good condition.” Chelminski was released from UNC Hospitals later Wednesday afternoon.

The pilot, Art Johnson, was taken to Duke University Hospital in Durham and was listed in fair condition, according to UNC Health. The FAA’s preliminary report said the pilot’s injuries are serious, but UNC Health said they are “optimistic he will make a full recovery.”

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