A Florida man was hospitalized after he crashed his remote-controlled plane this morning . The unidentified man was flying the radio-controlled jet as part of the Florida Jets RC Air Show in Lakeland in Polk County . It crashed into Paradise Field near the runway at Linder Regional Airport . The remote-controlled jet that crashed on Friday in Lakeland , Florida , is 'similar to one of these in size ' The jet crashed into Paradise Field at Linder Regional Airport during the Florida Jets RC Air Show this morning . Fog stopped the man from going to Tampa General Hospital so he was was taken to Lakeland Regional Hospital . The man suffered non-life threatening injuries , but was severely burned during the crash , according to 10 News . When the aerial enthusiast 's three-foot , $ 20,000 plane crashed near him , some of its fuel sprayed out and caused the burns . Polk Fire Rescue originally wanted to fly the injured man to Tampa General Hospital , but there was too much fog for the medical chopper to navigate . The man was taken to Lakeland Regional Hospital instead . Although the accident was originally reported as an actual plane crash , that notion was dispelled . The Florida Jets Air Show is not a competition , but more of a 'fly-In , or Jet-Together ' , according to its Facebook page from last year . The page reads : 'Florida Jets is one of the most exciting R/C Aviation events on the planet . 'FJ features the ultimate technology in airframe construction and power plant , and has the highest level of pilot proficiency of any radio control model aviation discipline . ' The Florida Jets Air Show is not a competition , but more of a 'fly-In , or Jet-Together ' , according to Facebook . There were some initial reports that a plane had crashed , but Sgt Gross quickly cleared up the confusion . Although this mishap might seem out of the ordinary , it is more common than you might think . Remote-controlled planes crash frequently enough that there is a webpage about it . The No . 1 cause of remote control plane crashes is pilot error , according to R/C Airplane World . According to the site : 'Either the pilot is flying beyond his or her abilities , or flying a plane that 's too advanced or simply unsuitable for his/her level of experience . 'Or perhaps they make a genuine mistake because of , say , disorientation - even experienced rc pilots make the wrong stick movements sometimes ! 'Equipment failure is another reason . In fact pilot error is commonly disguised as equipment failure ! 'Flying surface or control surface failure can also be the guilty culprit in bringing down our planes , especially if the builder did a less than satisfactory job on the hinges ! 'Prevention is better than cure , but sadly it takes a crash to figure out what went wrong and hopefully prevent it happening again in the future . '
Plane was part of Tampa General Hospital in Lakeland in Polk County . Crash occurred this morning at Linder Regional Airport 's Paradise Field . The man crashed his yard-long plane and some of its fuel burned him . He went to Lakeland Regional Hospital with non-life threatening injuries . No . 1 cause of remote control plane crashes reported to be pilot error .