JOHNSON COUNTY, Iowa — No one was injured when a biplane made an emergency landing on southbound Highway 218 at Mile Marker 94 in Johnson County, according to a news release.
At 5:45 p.m. Saturday, the Joint Emergency Communications Center received a 911 call for a small biplane that made an emergency landing on southbound Highway 218 at Mile Marker 94. John Ockenfels of Swisher, Iowa, the pilot and sole occupant of the Stearman model biplane, was not injured.
The aircraft safely landed on the roadway and was steered into the drainage ditch after running out of fuel. There was no damage to the aircraft.
Ockenfels departed from the Iowa City Municipal Airport and returned there after the incident. The roadway was closed for about one minute while the plane took off after receiving refueling assistance from local law enforcement agencies. The FAA was notified of the incident.
The Johnson County Sheriff’s Office was assisted by the Iowa City Police Department, Iowa State Patrol, and the Johnson County Joint Emergency Communications Center.
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