5 p.m. update The Kansas Highway Patrol described Friday’s airport accident this way. ” The pilot, Trevor James Shaw, age 27 of  Granada, Colorado, landed the

plane southbound on runway 16. As he was rolling to a stop, a gust of wind caught the left wing of the aircraft, lifted the left landing gear off the ground and turned the airplane sideways. When the gear touched back down, it collapsed under the weight of the aircraft and came to a rest right there. Passengers on the plane included 28 year old Toby Dale Kandt of Holly, Colorado and 26 year old Taylor Jordan Kandt of Walsh, Colorado.

 2:55 p.m. Nobody was injured during a mishap involving a single engine airplane Friday afternoon at Hays Regional Airport. Bob Johnson, Airport Manger, told Hays Post,

“About 12:30 p.m. a small plane experienced trouble as it landed.  The plane’s landing gear was crushed and the propellor hit the runway. The accident shut down the main runway for approximately 2 hours. A pilot and two passengers on the plane were not injured.”  The aircraft was licensed in Colorado.

The scheduled Great Lakes Airline flight had to be diverted to Great Bend and arrived later. “We are now back on the regular scheduled,” said Johnson. The FAA will conduct an investigation.