At approximately 8:33 a.m., on Wednesday, Clinton County Central Dispatch received a report of an airplane that landed in a field. An aircraft from Purdue University experienced engine trouble this morning and made an emergency landing in a field just North of the Frankfort Airport.
A flight student and instructor from Purdue University took off from Purdue Airport on the way to Marion Indiana when they started to experience engine trouble. They decided to turn around and head back to Purdue when the engine failed completely. They attempted to make it to the Frankfort Airport, when it was decided they were unable to make it. The pilot then made a landing in a field just north of the Frankfort Airport.
Both pilots were uninjured and walked away from the aircraft. FAA was notified and will be conducting an investigation. Units from Frankfort Police, Frankfort Fire and EMS also assisted.