Five people have been hospitalised after a light plane crashed southwest of Melbourne.
The aircraft was taking off from Barwon Heads airport near Geelong about 8am on Friday when it came off the runway.
The pilot made an emergency landing nearby in Connewarre, police said.
Paramedics treated 17 people at the scene, including the pilot, with five patients needing to be taken to hospital with non-life threatening injuries.
The Country Fire Authority also responded to the incident, which was deemed under control about 8.40am.
Investigations into the circumstances of the incident remain ongoing, a police spokesman told AAP.