Aircraft flies into hangar at Ardmore Airport, fuel leaking

Fire crew clearing up after a small aircraft hit a hangar at Ardmore Airport.

Emergency services have been called to a aircraft accident at Ardmore Airport in the southeast of Auckland.

A Fire and Emergency New Zealand shift manager said crews were sent to the aerodrome at around 1.10pm where a light aircraft had flown into a hangar.

"There is an unknown quantity of fuel leaking," the shift manager said, "and we are still in attendance."

Emergency crews at Ardmore Airport after a small aircraft flew into a hangar.

Police said they were called just after 1.10pm to a light aircraft crash on the airfield.

"One person is reported to have minor injuries," police said.

However, Hato Hone St John said it responded one ambulance, one manager, and one helicopter. "One patient was assessed at this scene and was uninjured."

1News has sought additional information from Ardmore Airport.

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