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Biplane Makes Emergency Landing on Assateague Island

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Assateague Island

A biplane made an emergency landing on a beach in the Assateague National Park.

The Park Service says yesterday morning around 11:30 a.m. the pilot of an Ocean Aerials Ad reported something was wrong with his plane.

He decided to land his aircraft at the north end of the island.

WBOC reports that both the pilot and the passenger were uninjured in the incident and that it is not clear what caused the mechanical failure.

Don Rush is the News Director and Senior Producer of News and Public Affairs at Delmarva Public Media. An award-winning journalist, Don reports major local issues of the day, from sea level rise, to urban development, to the changing demographics of Delmarva.