A 22-year-old solo pilot flying a single-engine Piper Cherokee Warrior was forced to make an emergency landing in a field in the Sullivan County town of Bethel on Monday, according to a statement released recently by New York State Police.
Brent Kozura, a resident of Pottsville, Pennsylvania, was flying from Rutland Regional Airport in Vermont, en route to Schuylkill County Airport in Pottsville, when he began having mechanical problems. The plane was diverted to Sullivan County Airport, but Kozura was unable to land at the airport, and made an emergency landing in a field near Horseshoe Lake Road and Davis Road.
The airplane was not damaged in the landing, and no one was injured. The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating the incident.
