A pilot has had a lucky escape after his plane flipped over on a beach at Magilligan Point in County Londonderry - Barrabest
"The pilot told us that he landed on soft sand and the plane flipped over."
Tony, his wife Sharon and a number of bystanders came to the aid of the pilot to help right the plane.Tony and a number of bystanders came to the aid of the pilot to help right the plane after it flipped over"It was a race against the tide. After we got it flipped, the pilot went to get someone to tow it off the beach."
It is not clear whether the pilot had intended to land on the beach or was performing an emergency landing.
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