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Small Plane Misses Runway, Crash Lands Near San Martin Airport

MORGAN HILL (KPIX) -- A small plane crashed landed on a street after it missed the runway at San Martin Airport.

The pilot of the Cessna 182 suffered only minor injuries.

It happened around 5:15 p.m.

A passing motorist got cellphone video of the plane wrapped around a light post on San Martin Avenue near southbound Highway 101, just as first responders arrived.

No word yet as to exactly what caused the plane to miss the runway.

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