Footage from the scene shows the plane heavily damaged in a paddock.

A pilot has been freed after becoming trapped when a light plane crashed.

A pilot has been freed after becoming trapped when a light plane crashed in the NSW Southern Highlands.

Emergency services were called to Medway Rd in Berrima about 7.45am on Thursday following reports a Hornet STOL recreational aircraft had crashed into a paddock..

 

A 58-year-old man, the sole occupant of the plane, was trapped in the wreckage for “some time” before being freed, police said.

He was treated at the scene for facial and leg injuries before being airlifted to Liverpool Hospital in a critical condition.

The plane was heavily damaged.The plane was heavily damaged. Credit: 7NEWS Emergency services were at the scene. Emergency services were at the scene. Credit: 7NEWS

Footage from the scene shows the yellow plane with red markings heavily damaged in a paddock, surrounded by emergency crews.

Police said investigations into the crash are underway, and the Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) has been notified.

However, the ATSB confirmed it does not investigate accidents involving recreational aircraft, except in limited circumstances.

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