(Photo courtesy Facebook/Illinois Department of Transportation)
By Greg Halbleib
EUREKA – Woodford County sheriff’s police say a pilot was not injured when his helicopter made a hard landing Sunday afternoon near Lake Evergreen.
According to Woodford County Chief Deputy Dennis Tipsword, the 33-year-old male pilot was the only person onboard and he refused treatment. The 2008 Robinson helicopter was crop dusting when it made the hard landing at about 2:40 Sunday afternoon.
The reason for the unplanned landing has not been determined. The sheriff’s department said the Federal Aviation Administration is investigating.
Greg Halbleib can be reached at greg@wjbc.com.
