LINGAYEN—The provincial board will look into the safety measures for both planes and residential neighborhoods in the Lingayen Airport following the crash-landing of a trainer plane at the airport runway.

Provincial Board Member Nestor Reyes said he will seek an inquiry in aid of legislation to allay fears of possible major mishaps from planes using the airport.

The accident Sunday morning involved a CESSNA two-seater plane piloted by a female Indian student from Fly Fast Aviation School in Manila crash-landed at the airport’s runway.

Reyes said the provincial board will call Mariano Trinidad, OIC of the Air Transportation Office-Lingayen, to shed light on how come trainer planes various aviation schools in Manila are now landing her daily.

A separate probe is now being conducted by ATO on the crash-landing incident that damaged the plane’s propeller and right wing. No injuries on the pilot or other persons was reported.

Reyes noted that the residents of barangay Baybay Lopez in Lingayen, where the airport is located, somewhat panicked after learning of the incident.

It was learned that ATO is now diverting trainer planes from aviation school in Manila to land in the Lingayen Airport as they are prohibited to land in Clark and Subic.

Up to 10 to 20 trainer planes are landing at the Lingayen Airport daily, a report from the Philippine News Agency said.

There is a proposal form Governor Amado Espino to President Arroyo for an upgrading of the Lingayen Airport to be a commercial airport to accommodate more domestic planes and boost local tourism and commerce.