CAP plane lands in farmer’s field outside of Bath, New York

BATH — A single-engine plane landed unexpectedly in a cornfield outside of Bath Friday evening. Nobody was injured.

The pilot of the Cessna 172 reported an engine problem before landing at the field,an FAA spokeswoman said. New State Police and Bath Firefighters responded to the field off of Larue Road in the Town of Wheeler.

The pilot was the only person on the plane, police said. The plane had no visible damage, police said.

The plane is registered to Civil Air Patrol Inc. of Maxwell Air Force Base in Montgomery, Ala., according to Federal Aviation Administration records.

The FAA is investigating the incident, the spokeswoman said.

Wheeler, N.Y. —  No one was injured this afternoon when a plane made an emergency landing in a field near LaRue Road in Wheeler.

Authorities on the ground were not immediately able to find the plane,  but the pilot called 911 to say he was OK. He was the sole occupant of the Cessna.