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No injuries in Rock Co. emergency plane landing
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The airplane landed on its top after going through a snowbank. Monroe Police Chief Fred Kelley said the airplane, owned by Airmotive Inc. of Poplar Grove, Ill., was destroyed.

JANESVILLE — A successful emergency landing in Rock County resulted in zero injuries on Sunday, Nov. 8.

According to the Rock County Sheriff’s Office, at approximately 10:21 a.m., Rock County 911 Dispatch was notified from the Control Tower at the Rock County Regional Airport, located at 4500 South U.S. 51, of a single engine aircraft encountering power issues and was losing altitude was en route for a possible emergency landing. Deputies from the Rock County Sheriff’s Office and emergency personnel from Janesville Fire Department and EMS were dispatched.

The aircraft, piloted by a 56-year-old man from Poplar Grove, Illinois, was able to crash land on one of the runways without the landing gear engaged, the plane slid to a stop without ignition.

The pilot, the lone occupant, was checked by EMS on scene and not transported.

The FAA and NTSB were notified, and any further investigation will take place under their guidance. There was no stoppage to airplane traffic at the airport as the involved aircraft was removed from the runway after initial investigation.