Emergency services are on the scene of a plane crash at the Burnie Airport.
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A Tasmania Police spokesperson said about 4.45pm a light plane crashed while attempting a landing on the runway at the airport in Wynyard.
The female pilot and passenger were able to exit the plane.
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The spokesperson said they were being assessed by Ambulance Tasmania paramedics.
The Australian Transport Safety Bureau has been notified and the crash will be investigated.
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Luke Sayer
Luke Sayer became the editor of The Advocate Newspaper in mid-2017, after beginning his media career in the late 1980s. He is passionate about sharing the best regional news from North-West Tasmania and what matters from around the nation and world. He's been known to throw himself around a hockey field and jump in a surf boat, and loves to spend time with his kids and grandkids.
Luke Sayer became the editor of The Advocate Newspaper in mid-2017, after beginning his media career in the late 1980s. He is passionate about sharing the best regional news from North-West Tasmania and what matters from around the nation and world. He's been known to throw himself around a hockey field and jump in a surf boat, and loves to spend time with his kids and grandkids.
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