Long-EZ: Incident occurred April 27, 2015 near Gardner Municipal Airport (K34), Kansas

GARDNER, Kan. — One person was reportedly briefly trapped inside a small plane that made an emergency landing in Gardner, Kan. Monday morning.

Firefighters tell FOX 4 the person got out without serious injuries.

Emergency crews responded to the field area just west of Gardner Municipal Airport on 175th Street and Four Corners at approximately 9:50 a.m.

They found the 1994 Long EZ aircraft crashed in a field there. The pilot had taken off from New Century Airport, but began experiencing engine trouble shortly after take-off.

The crash is being investigated by the Johnson County Sheriff’s Office and the FAA.

Aircraft force landed about 9:30 a.m. near West 175th Street and Four Corners Road west of the Gardner Municipal Airport.  

GARDNER, KS (KCTV) -  A pilot of an experimental aircraft was forced to make an emergency landing Monday morning.

The plane landed about 9:30 a.m. near West 175th Street and Four Corners Road west of the Gardner Municipal Airport.

The pilot was not injured but did tell the control tower and the airport that he was having trouble exiting the aircraft.

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