A small plane that was taking off from Smoketown Airport early Friday afternoon made an emergency landing in a nearby cornfield, but both the pilot and a passenger were not injured.
The plane apparently developed engine problems and the pilot brought the plane down just before it began its climb into the sky, airport manager Mel Glick said.
Several fire departments, including Witmer and Bird-in-Hand, and other emergency units responded to the scene.
The incident happened around 1 p.m.
The pilot and a male passenger, who were not identified, climbed out of the plane safely after the emergency landing, officials said.
"He (the pilot) didn't crash, he just landed in a cornfield. There are no injuries at all," Glick said Friday.
Runways for takeoffs are on the western side of the East Lampeter Township airport, which is at 311 Airport Drive, Smoketown, and witnessess said there is a slight incline that planes must clear to go airborne.
Witnesses speculated that the pilot, seeing the rise in the hill, decided to land the plane in the cornfield rather than try to clear the elevation.
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