Emergency Landing Misses Lake Erie

What: two-seat single-engine plane (2006 Flight Design CTSW) (not pictured)
Where: Avon Lake’s Walker Road Park
When: 4 pm
Who: Pilot Roger Johnson and passenger Matthew Wilson
Why: Experienced engine trouble over Lake Erie. He was heading for Lorain County Airport but after more engine trouble, air traffic controllers directed him to land at Walker Road Park/ and a field belonging to a local stable. The frozen ground plus the fact that the property had been mowed contributed to the successful landing.

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