SUMTER COUNTY, Fla. – No one was injured when an experimental plane tumbled during a controlled emergency landing Thursday evening, officials said.
The Sumter County Sheriff's Office said the crash happened shortly before 5 p.m. behind a residence on County Road 204. The pilot, who was the only occupant of the plane, did not require hospitalization.
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It's unclear why the pilot needed to make an emergency landing or what caused it to tumble.
Firefighters said a very small fuel leak has since been contained.