A 70-year-old man is recovering in hospital after a light plane overturned after landing in grassland on Melbourne's Mornington Peninsula.
A man is recovering in hospital after a light plane overturned after landing in grassland on Melbourne's Mornington Peninsula.
Police were called just before 12pm following reports a vintage plane had flipped onto its roof after landing at Tyabb Airport.
The pilot and sole occupant of the aircraft managed to climb out of the plane without help.
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He was taken to Frankston Hospital with non life-threatening injuries.
An Ambulance Victoria spokesperson confirmed a man in his 70s was in a stable condition with upper body soreness.
Tyabb Airport is located about 70km from Melbourne.
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