NO ONE WAS INJURED WHEN THE PILOT OF A SMALL PLANE MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN A WATSONVILLE FIELD TODAY. THE PILOT, WHO WORKS FOR A LOCAL SKYDIVING COMPANY, SAID THE 1956 CESSNA 182 EXPERIENCED A POWER SURGE, AND THEN COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE. THE PILOT, WHO WAS COMING BACK FROM A SKY-DIVING TRIP, SAID HE PUT THE PLANE INTO A GLIDE PATTERN, AND WAS ABLE TO LAND IN A SAFE SPOT.
MEMBERS OF THE NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD PLAN TO WORK WITH THE PILOT TO DETERMINE WHY THE ENGINE OF THE SMALL PLANE FAILED.
