The pilot was seriously injured on Saturday when an ultralight aircraft crashed at the Saarlouis-Düren airfield in Wallerfangen.
The experienced pilot, a 58-year-old Italian citizen from Rhineland-Palatinate, was brought to a hospital in Saarbrücken by rescue helicopter, the police also announced.
There is no mortal danger.
Wallerfangen Düren - The massively damaged single-engine ultralight aircraft was seized.
According to initial findings, the police assume that the pilot operated incorrectly during the landing approach.
Other people were not at risk.
dpa