Authorities are investigating after a pilot reported his plane was damaged by what he believed to be a gunshot while landing at Gardner Municipal Airport in Massachusetts on Monday.
According to Massachusetts State Police, the pilot reported that he believed the single-engine Cessna 172 was hit by a gunshot.
After landing it was determined that the plane’s gas tank was damaged and leaking, but troopers said they could not immediately confirm the damage was caused by a bullet.
Gardner Aviation Services owner Dominic Scalera shared video of the plane leaking fuel after it landed. He said the pilot and co-pilot were a student and teacher who were practicing. It was when the plane started to come down for a landing that it was hit – approximately 500 feet above the ground.