FALLBROOK, Calif. (FOX 5/KUSI) -- A plane occupied by one person crashed in Fallbrook Tuesday afternoon, causing a small brush fire where it landed, according to authorities.

North County Fire Protection District crews responded to the plane crash near South Mission Road and Air Park Road just before 2:15 p.m., not far from Fallbrook Airpark.

Only one person, the pilot, was on the plane at the time. According to authorities, he had minor injuries as a result of the crash.

The crash led to a small spot fire near the plane, but the plane itself was not on fire, according to North County Fire. The fire was put out around 2:45 p.m.

California Highway Patrol issued a Mayday Alert, saying the plane was a "Cessna-type" aircraft that had landed near South Mission Road and South Stagecoach Lane

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