KUANTAN: A light airplane crashed at the Pulau Tioman airport Friday, but there were no casualties reported.
Singaporeans Salem Ibrahim, a lawyer who was also the pilot, and passenger Foo Shing Yng survived the crash of the privately-owned Piper 34-200 aircraft while attempting to land at the airport.
The downed Piper 34-200 on the Airport runway
According to the police, the front landing gear was not functioning properly, causing the pilot to lose control of the plane, which crashed in the middle of the runway at 2.02pm.
The plane had flown in from Singapore.
The airport's Fire and Rescue Department responded immediately and removed the airplane from the landing strip shortly afterwards.
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