Update: Latest on emergency plane landing in Gainesville that left pilot in critical condition - Gainesville Times

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Update: Latest on emergency plane landing in Gainesville that left pilot in critical condition

Lee Gilmer Memorial Airport is owned and operated by the City of Gainesville Public Works Department. The airport has two runways, consists of two runways of 4,001 and 5,500 feet long. - photo by Scott Rogers

03232023 AIRPORT 3.jpg — Lee Gilmer Memorial Airport is owned and operated by the City of Gainesville Public Works Department. The airport has two runways, consists of two runways of 4,001 and 5,500 feet long. - photo by Scott Rogers

The Times

Updated: Oct 21, 2024, 7:07 PM

Published: Oct 19, 2024, 6:47 PM

A single-engine airplane made a “hard landing” at Gainesville’s Lee Gilmer Memorial Airport Friday evening after the pilot experienced a “medical emergency” and the passenger landed the plane, according to a statement from the Federal Aviation Administration.

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