Small plane makes emergency landing near Cottage Grove after nationwide ground stop; no injuries reported

A small plane made an emergency landing in a field in Washington County on Friday afternoon, about an hour after the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) called for an unprecedented nationwide ground stop.

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A spokesperson for the sheriff’s office said a plane with two occupants made an emergency landing in a field near 100th Street and Manning Avenue South in Denmark Township around 4 p.m.

No one was injured, and the plane was not damaged.

5 EYEWITNESS NEWS has a crew on the way to the scene and will bring you updates when we receive them.

The nationwide ground stop is still in effect as of this publication.

The ground stop is “due to extraordinary circumstances and for reasons of safety.” Around 4 p.m., Homeland Security officials said, “there’s no indication yet of nefarious act behind FAA communications issue.”

Alerts on the FAA website cite an “equipment outage”; the agency later called it a “temporary telecommunications outage.”

FAA orders nationwide ground stop due to ‘extraordinary circumstances,’ says all flights accounted for More information is expected soon.