A skier nearly lost her hand after she was clipped by a plane making an emergency landing on the French Alps . The light single-propeller aircraft managed to miss a group of children but caught the unnamed Polish skier around 10am , nearly severing her hand . The 55-year-old was evacuated to hospital via helicopter . Emergency services said she suffered a 'near amputation ' . A skier has nearly lost her hand after she was clipped by a plane making an emergency landing on the French Alps near Avoriaz ( stock image above ) It is not known what forced the plane , which had two passengers on board , to try and land . Reports suggested that plane had a taken-off well . A spokesman for the fire service said : 'We only narrowly avoided a catastrophe . 'The plane passed under the ski lift , just missed the trees and then a group of children before touching down on a blue run on which the woman was skiing . ' The accident happened at the popular ski resort of Avoriaz close to the border with Switzerland . The 55-year-old was evacuated to hospital via helicopter . Emergency services said she suffered a 'near amputation ' . Above , a stock photo of a rescue helicopter . In Europe a blue run denotes a moderately hard route . A post written before the accident on the Facebook page for Avoriaz read : 'The slopes of Avoriaz are ready ! Enjoy the sun ! ' The accident comes just two days after two helicopters crashed in Argentina , leaving eight French nationals including three Olympic stars dead .
Polish woman , 55 , had hand 'nearly amputated ' , emergency services said . Pilot managed to miss a group of children who were also on the blue run . Skier was evacuated to hospital but her current condition is not known .