Aircraft experienced engine issues and landed in a field.
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Date: 14-JUL-21
Time: 22:38:00Z
Regis#: N789PS
Aircraft Make: CZECH SPORT
Aircraft Model: PIPER SPORT
Event Type: INCIDENT
Highest Injury: NONE
Aircraft Missing: No
Damage: MINOR
Activity: PERSONAL
Flight Phase: EN ROUTE (ENR)
Operation: 91
City: WICHITA
State: KANSAS
WICHITA, Kansas (KSNW) – Officials say no one was injured when a small plane made an emergency landing in a field just outside northwest Wichita.
The call came in after 5:15 p.m. Wednesday.
The Sedgwick County Sheriff’s Office says the 41-year-old Wichita man piloting the CSA PiperSport was flying to Augusta, Kansas, from Boulder, Colorado, when he experienced engine failure and was diverted to Wichita’s Dwight D. Eisenhower National Airport.
Officials say strong winds forced him to land in a nearby field. Officials say the plane landed safely.
The pilot was the only occupant on the plane and was not hurt in the incident.
WICHITA, Kansas (KWCH) - A small plane made an emergency landing near K-96 and West on Wednesday evening. No injuries were reported.
The plane was occupied by a 41-year-old male pilot from Wichita. The Sedgwick County Sheriff’s Office says the pilot was coming from Boulder, Colorado, to an airport in Augusta when the plane experienced engine failure. It caused the pilot to land near the closest airport, Dwight D. Eisenhower National Airport. However, the pilot did not make it all the way there and had to make an emergency landing in a field near the airport.
The pilot was not injured and is safe. Deputies say there is minimal damage to the plane as well. The FAA and NTSB are now investigating.
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