Overview

• CHP reported a plane down around 2:03 p.m. near South Mission Road and Air Park Road and issued a Mayday alert identifying a Cessna-type aircraft.
• FAA said the Cessna 182 crashed while landing at Fallbrook Community Airpark at about 2:05 p.m.
• The pilot, who was the sole occupant, sustained minor injuries and was not transported.
• A 10-by-10-foot vegetation fire near the aircraft was quickly extinguished and the plane itself did not burn.
• South Mission Road was closed from South Stagecoach Lane to Mission Oaks Road with traffic diverted to Rocky Crest Road as crews remained on scene.