ABC11 is learning more about the plane crash in Lee County on Wednesday that left two men seriously injured.
That crash happened in a field near Raleigh Executive Jetport just after 4 pm, as authorities said the pilot was performing “touch and go’s”, an aviation maneuver that can be used to practice takeoffs and landings. Both pilot Terrance Gallagher and mechanic Scott Riley were seriously injured in the wreck and flown to Triangle hospitals. There is no update on their conditions as of Thursday afternoon.
On Friday, ABC11 spoke with George Scheer, Chief Flight Instructor at the Wings of Carolina Flying Club, which is based at Raleigh Executive Jetport but had no connection with the crash. Scheer wouldn’t speculate on the cause of the crash but described what he saw from the edge of the runway ramp as that plane went down…