Plane Performs Emergency Landing at Ankeny Golf Course

Small plane makes emergency landing on central Iowa golf course

A small plane made an emergency landing on a golf course on Thursday, according to the Ankeny Police Department.

Plane performs emergency landing at Ankeny golf course

A plane was forced to land at a central Iowa golf course Thursday morning due to an engine malfunction.

Small plane makes emergency landing on Ankeny golf course's 12th hole

ANKENY, Iowa -- A small plane made an emergency landing on an Ankeny golf course Thursday morning. Sgt. Trevor McGraw of the Ankeny Police Department said the plane experienced some engine troubles and the pilot was able to land the aircraft safely on the course at Briarwood Golf Club, near NE 36th Street and NE Delaware Avenue. It happened around 11:30 a.m. and the plane came to rest on the 12th hole of the course. The FAA aircraft registry sho…

Plane makes an emergency landing on an Iowa golf course Thursday

(Ankeny, Iowa) – A small aircraft experienced an engine malfunction while in flight, Thursday, forcing the pilot to make an emergency landing at around 11:30-a.m., on the 12th hole at the Briarwood Golf Course, in Ankeny. According to an Ankeny Police Department social media post, there were no injuries reported. The flight originated from Oshkosh, Wisconsin. Ankeny was not the pilot’s intended destination. The FAA coordinated the removal of the…