Vic pilot injured after rough landing

A 69-year-old pilot has been injured during a rough landing in which his plane ended up on the wrong runway.

A 69-year-old pilot has had a rough landing, ending up on the wrong runway at Melbourne's Moorabbin Airport.

The single engine plane came down hard during landing about 2.15pm (AEDT) on Tuesday, a police spokeswoman said.

It bunny-hopped on the runway, one of its wings touched the ground and it veered onto a neighbouring runway, she said.

A Victoria Ambulance Service spokesman said the pilot was treated at the scene for leg injuries and taken to hospital for observation.


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