HOUSTON, March 25-- A pilot managed to get out of a seaplane that crash landed at a private airport in the U.S. state of Texas and swam to safety Wednesday, local media reported.
The small seaplane crashed in the water runway at David Wayne Hooks Memorial Airport near Houston and then flipped over, according to local TV KTRK.
The pilot, the only person on board, was able to get out of the plane and swam to the water's edge. He was treated at the scene and seemed to be in good condition.
The airport was temporarily shut down but has since reopened. Investigators are looking into the cause of the accident. It's believed the pilot forgot to retract his pavement landing gear when he landed in the water.
J-11 fighters in air exercise
Beauties dancing on the rings
Attendants-to-be join Mr. & Miss Campus Contest
Beijing's toughest anti-smoking law takes effect
Family lives in cave for about 50 years in SW China
PLA soldiers operating vehicle-mounted guns in drill
Blind carpenter in E China's Jiangxi
China hosts overseas disaster relief exercise for the first time
20 pairs of twins who will become flight attendants in Sichuan
Obama is sowing discontent in S.China Sea
Rescuers work through night to reach cruise ship survivors
Driving through limbo
Facing down MERSDay|Week
