Briefly in the news

A private plane crash landed at John Wayne Airport on Friday afternoon

after its landing gear failed to deploy, closing one of the airport’s two

runways but not causing any injuries.

The single-engine plane, a Beachcraft Bonanza, skidded onto Runway

19-R about 2:30 p.m., suffering minor damage. The runway was unavailable

for 37 minutes.

The pilot, whose name was not available, was not injured in the crash.

The runway was not damaged, according to an airport spokesman.

After the incident, the plane was plucked off the runway with a crane.

By about 3:10 p.m., the airport was back to normal operations.