A light plane crashed this afternoon near Sheffield in Canterbury.
Police were notified at about 12.15pm.
A spokesman for the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) said a duty inspector had spoken to the pilot, who misjudged the landing.
Two passengers were on board but no one was injured.
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The pilot will submit an accident report to the CAA.
A spokesman for the fire service said they could not comment.