An airplane has rolled over on the west-end runway at the Genesee County Airport and the pilot is still inside. Unknown injuries. No fire seen.
Mercy medics and Town of Batavia firefighters are responding. The airport is at 4705 E. Saile Drive, Town of Batavia.
UPDATE 8:48 p.m.: No extrication needed. The pilot is conscious and alert but medical attention is required.
UPDATE 8:52 p.m.: Medics will need assistance in getting the pilot out.
UPDATE 8:58 p.m.: A "hydraulic rescue cutter" is needed and will be brought to the scene.
UPDATE 9:03 p.m.: A pumper truck out of Oakfield is asked to stand in at Town of Batavia's fire hall. Mercy Flight is responding to the scene.
UPDATE 9:05 p.m.: The patient has been extricated.
UPDATE 9:10 p.m.: There's a 10 minute ETA for Mercy Flight.
UPDATE 9:12 p.m.: The Mercy Flight pilot says the airfield is in sight and it should arrive in about three minutes. The injured pilot is said to be in stable condition with a head laceration and an "open fracture" on one of his legs.
UPDATE 9:17 p.m.: Mercy Flight has landed.
UPDATE 9:30 p.m.: Mercy Flight is airborne, en route in Strong Memorial Hospital.
UPDATE 9:48 p.m.: Town of Batavia firefighters returning to service and so is Oakfield. The runway and taxiway are being checked, and swept, as per Federal Aerospace Adminstration requirements. State police will be the last to leave and then the runway will be reopened.
UPDATE 9:51 p.m.: The airport runway is clear of debris.
UPDATE: WBTA's Geoff Redick was still on scene when a State Trooper conducted a short press conference. Watch the video here. The pilot is Patrick McCabe, 54, of Caledonia. McCabe suffered a compound fracture to his leg. The trooper said this flight was McCabe's maiden voyage with the plane. The crash occured before take-off for an unknown reason.
