Crew taking plane back to airport. Pilot crashed during take-off and walked away. #abc7now pic.twitter.com/FvCkIv4S2q
— Katie Utehs (@KatieUtehs) August 28, 2015
The plane, described by a Federal Aviation Administration spokesman as a DV-1 Skylark, came down in the 300 block of Shoreway Road near Holly Street at 5:21 p.m., according to police Sgt. Nick Perna.
The plane, which had just taken off from the nearby San Carlos Airport at the time, landed on the side of the road, Perna said.
#sancarlos E13 and #redwoodcity units are on-scene of a plane down across from #sancarlosairport . @CityofSanCarlos pic.twitter.com/U5gzpvo6BI
— Redwood City Fire (@redwoodcityfire) August 28, 2015
The pilot, the plane's sole occupant, was uninjured. Shoreway Road was briefly blocked but reopened after a tow truck removed the plane, Perna said.