The pilot of a small plane that crashed near a North Carolina airport this month had raised a wheel after landing to avoid hitting a turtle on the runway, according to a National Transportation ...

An NTSB preliminary report says the pilot of a small plane that crashed at a North Carolina airport runway raised a wheel after landing to avoid hitting a turtle.

MOCKSVILLE, N.C. (AP) — The pilot of a small plane that crashed near a North Carolina airport this month had raised a wheel after landing to avoid hitting a turtle on the runway, according to a ...