WASHTENAW COUNTY, Mich. – A single-engine airplane was stopped by trees during an emergency landing in Washtenaw County.
The emergency landing occurred on Monday (Oct. 21) at 3:44 p.m. near a privately owned airport on Bemis Road between Rawsonville Road and Mckean Road.
The trees stopped the plane from hitting manufactured homes that were nearby.
Officials say there was a small fuel leak, which the fire department contained.
Michigan State Police say the pilot, who is a Metro Detroit man in his 70s, was taken to a Metro Detroit hospital to be checked out as he complained of neck and back pain.
Today at approximately 3:44 p.m. troopers from the Brighton Post responded to the area of Bemis Rd near Rawsonville in Augusta Township, Washtenaw County for a single engine plane crash. The pilot, a 75 year old male from Ypsilanti was attempting to land his plane at the airport… pic.twitter.com/tK8f05krrw
— MSP First District (@MSPFirstDist) October 21, 2024
