Road Landing

 A paved county road southwest of Aberdeen
became a runway Wednesday afternoon when John Bartholomew needed to
land his four-passenger plane because of engine problems.
The 70-year-old Dakota Dunes man said landing on a road isn't
much different than landing at an airport.

Bartholomew and passenger Gary Nelson of Aberdeen took off from
the Aberdeen airport for a pleasure flight.

Neither man was hurt and the plane wasn't damaged in the
emergency landing. A pickup truck towed the plane to the airport.

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