For the fifth time since May, there’s been an incident involving a small plane at North Perry Airport in Pembroke Pines.
A single-engine 2005 Ultralight SRO StingSport aircraft made a hard landing shortly after takeoff about 11:15 a.m. Friday, according to the Federal Aviation Administration.
The pilot was the only one aboard, and he survived. The plane landed in the grass at the end of the runway and sustained some damage, officials said.
The National Transportation Safety Board is expected to investigate the incident.
The plane is registered to Cargon Aviation LLC with a residential apartment address in Plantation.
Other recent incidents include:
On Dec. 17, two adults and two young children survived the crash of a single-engine Socata TB10 Tobago that hit a tree about one mile west of the airport after takeoff.
On Dec. 2, two adults walked away from a single-engine Piper PA-38 Tomahawk that flipped upside down on landing.
On Nov. 23, the pilot died when his single-engine Lancair Legacy FG had engine trouble and crash landed at the airport.
On May 12, pilot Mark Daniel Scott died after his plane developed mechanical problems and clipped power lines while trying to land on Pembroke Road near North Perry Airport.
Gerald Ricardo lives in the Honeywoods community west of the airport and says plane crashes are always top of mind.
“Everyone in the area is concerned about it,” he says. “It’s dangerous.”
Wayne K. Roustan can be reached at wkroustan@sunsentinel.com or 561-379-6119 or on Twitter @WayneRoustan
