"A plane forced to make an emergency landing at a local park in Long Beach left the pilot and another person injured Tuesday after it struck a woman as it touched down. Firefighters responded to a plane crash near Carson Street just east of Woodruff Avenue near Heartwell Park, around 4 p.m, according to a Long Beach Fire Department social media post. Firefighters arrived to find the small aircraft on its belly with broken landing gear, according to officials."
"A woman in her 40s, who was struck by the aircraft in the park, was also hospitalized. Both had moderate injuries but were in stable condition. The plane was flying out of Compton and headed to French Valley and was returning to Compton when the crash occurred, according to the social media post. The investigation into the cause of the crash is ongoing. Long Beach Mayor Rex Richardson said during Tuesday's City Council meeting that the incident could've been "a whole lot worse.""
An aircraft conducted an emergency landing at Heartwell Park in Long Beach around 4 p.m., striking a woman as it touched down. Firefighters found the small plane on its belly with broken landing gear and extracted the pilot from the cockpit. The pilot and the woman in her 40s were taken to hospitals with moderate but stable injuries. The flight originated in Compton, landed at French Valley earlier, departed French Valley around 3:40 p.m., and was returning toward Long Beach when the incident occurred. Officials continue investigating the cause of the crash. The site is about 1.5 miles from Long Beach Airport.
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