VERNON – It was a situation that some observers believe could have been a lot worse.
A small private plane was forced to make an emergency landing in a field Wednesday shortly after it took off from the Vernon Regional Airport.
According to the city, the plane was around 300 feet in the air when the problem started. The Transportation Safety Board says the plane’s only engine lost power and then stopped.
The two people on board, a professional pilot and his son, escaped without any serious injuries. They had recently purchased the plane, which Transport Canada records show was over twenty years old.
“The plan can get all banged up but you are fine,” says Scholz.
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Some believe the pilot’s skill played a big role in the positive outcome.
“I’d say the pilot was pretty good at flying his plane to put it down in the field there,” says Robinson.
Thursday morning the plane was still in the field where it landed across the street from the airport. The Transportation Safety Board is gathering information on the incident for its records.
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