Aircraft makes emergency landing north of Airport Road

UPDATE: FRIDAY 5/31/2024 2:54 p.m.

(COLORADO SPRINGS) — Two people suffered minor injuries after the single-engine airplane they were traveling in made an emergency landing in a field off of Airport Road on Friday, May 31.

The Colorado Springs Fire Department (CSFD) held a press conference to provide updates, and said the initial call came in at 12:45 p.m. from the Colorado Springs Airport Operations Tower, reporting a single-engine aircraft with possible engine trouble. The plane made an emergency landing in a field near Airport Road and South Powers Boulevard.

CSFD said there were two people on board, and both suffered only minor injuries and were treated and released on scene.

The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) will take over the investigation of the emergency landing. CSFD said Hazmat crews responded to ensure there were no fuel leaks, and later posted on social media that all of its crews had cleared the scene just before 3 p.m.

FRIDAY 5/31/2024 1:20 p.m.

The Colorado Springs Fire Department (CSFD) is assisting an aircraft that made an emergency landing on Friday, May 31.

At 1:05 p.m., CSFD posted on X that they were assisting a small aircraft that made an emergency landing in a field north of Airport Rd/Powers Blvd. At the moment, all individuals who were on board are out of the plane and are being assessed for injuries.

The Colorado Springs Airport wrote the airport has been made aware of the incident and Airport operations are not impacted at this time.

CSFD is asking the community to avoid the area.

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