FORT WAYNE, Ind. (AP) - Fort Wayne police say the pilot of a small plane and a passenger have escaped injury after the aircraft crashed during an emergency landing.
Police spokeswoman Sofia Rosales-Scatena says the pilot was on approach to Smith Field about 7:30 p.m. Friday when the pilot heard mechanical problems and the engine stalled. She says pilot maneuvered around buildings, and the plane crashed into a tree.
A football game was underway at nearby Northrop High School.
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Officials with the Fort Wayne-Allen County Airport Authority and Fort Wayne police inspected the plane, which appeared to be nose down with little damage to the cockpit.
Rosales-Scatena says the pilot had made a few flights around the city Friday evening with several different passengers before the mechanical problems developed. The pilot’s name wasn’t released.
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