GENOA, Neb. (AP) — Authorities say a Nebraska pilot suffered only minor injuries when his newly purchased plane ended up in trees after a botched landing.

The Columbus Telegram says (http://bit.ly/JoT1I9) the accident occurred Wednesday morning near Genoa (jeh-NOH’-uh) Municipal Airport in east-central Nebraska.

Airport authority chairman John Hall says Donald Kilday had been flying with his instructor and then tried his first solo landing.

Hall says Kilday applied too much power as he attempted to land. The plane bounced and crossed nearby Nebraska Highway 39. It ended up sitting nose down on an angle in some low trees and thick bushes.

Kilday was treated at Genoa Community Hospital for minor cuts.