HILLSBORO, Kan.—A pilot avoided injury after a rough landing just before noon Friday in Marion County.

The Kansas Highway Patrol reported the landing gear on a 1964 Beechcraft fixed wing, single engine aircraft piloted by 69-year-old Perry V. Proffitt, of Keller, Texas, failed.

The plane made a belly landing at the&nbsp;Hillsboro Municipal Airport.&nbsp;

Proffit was not injured.&nbsp; The NTSB will investigate.

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 </figure>HILLSBORO, Kan.—A pilot avoided injury after a rough landing just before noon Friday in Marion County.The Kansas Highway Patrol reported the landing gear on a 1964 Beechcraft fixed wing, single engine aircraft piloted by 69-year-old Perry V. Proffitt, of Keller, Texas, failed.The plane made a belly landing at the&nbsp;Hillsboro Municipal Airport.&nbsp;Proffit was not injured.&nbsp; The NTSB will investigate.

Pilot avoids injury after belly landing at Kansas airport