MAY 6, 2014
CHAMBERSBURG, Pa. — The pilot of a Piper PA-28 Cherokee with engine failure successfully managed an emergency landing at about 5 p.m. Tuesday on a Greene Township, Pa., field.
Northern Maine resident Brady Henderson, 35, walked away from the incident. He said he was a bit sore.
Henderson said he noticed the single-engine plane, which he has owned for six weeks, was having problems about six minutes before putting it down in a field across the road from Franklin County Regional Airport in Chambersburg.
The Federal Aviation Administration was on the scene investigating the incident.
Henderson said he was in communication with air-traffic controllers in Harrisburg, Pa., and attempting to land on the Chambersburg airport’s tarmac. Unable to set up the approach appropriately, Henderson opted for the field as an alternative.
Henderson, who has been flying for several years, is licensed for visual flying and has practiced grass field landings previously. While visiting family in the area, he decided to do a practice flight Tuesday afternoon.
The plane remained intact after the rough landing. Crews with a pickup truck hauled it to the airport.
Henderson said he was unsure why the engine failed and would hire a mechanic to evaluate the aircraft.
Jennifer Fitch/Staff Writer HM MEDIA
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