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Minnesota News
The Associated Press
Blaine, Minn.

Pilot makes emergency landing on road in Minneapolis suburb

White plane on highway
In this photo from the Blaine Police Department, a plane is shown after an emergency landing on 125 Avenue NE and Legacy Creek Parkway on Saturday. No injuries were reported.
Blaine Police Department

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A small plane made an emergency landing on a road in a Minneapolis suburb Saturday after experiencing a mechanical problem shortly after takeoff.

Blaine Police said the pilot received an alert about low oil pressure after he took off from an airport in Cambridge, which is about 30 miles (48 kilometers) north of Blaine.

Initially, the pilot planned to divert to the Anoka-Blaine Airport but instead he landed the Cessna 172 on 125th Avenue Northeast near Legacy Creek Parkway just before 2 p.m. He had originally been planning to fly to Eden Prairie on the southwest side of the metro area.

Police said no one was injured and the plane was not damaged in the landing. The pilot had 13 years of flying experience and was the only person on the plane.