Plane emergency landing on Wisconsin road, student pilot OK
Plane makes emergency landing in Columbus (Courtesy: CCSO)
MILWAUKEE - A small plane made an emergency landing on a Wisconsin road Tuesday afternoon, Aug. 20.
It happened on Wendt Road just north of Bristol Road in Columbus around 12:25 p.m.
According to the Columbia County Sheriff's Office, the pilot was a student making a solo flight when the plane began to have engine problems.
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The student pilot landed the plane on the roadway without causing any property damage or injury, the sheriff's office said. The plane's owner made arrangements to remove it; the sheriff's office did not say how long it was on the roadway.
The Columbus Fire Department and Lifestar EMS also responded to the scene.