DANBURY — A pilot overcompensated while landing his small plane shortly after 3 p.m. Friday, scraping the plane nose on the runway, an airport official said. The pilot, who was not identified, was able to walk away with minor injuries. Michael Safranek, the assistant airport administrator, said the man was the only person in the plane.
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