SHAWNEE COUNTY – A small plane made a rough landing just after 3:30 p.m. on Sunday in a private airfield on the southwest corner of Paulen Road and SW 45th Street, approximately 2 miles east of the Topeka city limits.

The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 2 seat, Fixed Wing, Single Engine STOL CH 701 plane piloted by James L. Long, 67, Berryton, attempted to land, west to east, when the plane came into a slight crosswind.

The pilot adjusted for the crosswind as the plane touched down
and the pilot continued to adjust for the wind instead of allowing the plane to coast in the direction it was traveling.

The plane nose gear bent and the right wing struck the ground.

Long was not injured.