POLK COUNTY, Fla. — A small plane made an emergency landing late Tuesday night near Lakeland International Airport, according to Florida Highway Patrol.
Troopers say it happened at 11:19 p.m. in the westbound lanes of SR-570, just east of Drane Field Road at Milepost 4.
The pilot, a 23-year-old man, and a flight student safely guided the Piper Cherokee single-engine aircraft into the right grass shoulder without any injuries or damage, FHP says.
The plane was safely relocated back to Lakeland Linder Airfield.
