A small “training” plane crashed around 7:10 this morning (Thursday, Sept. 19, 2019) in a field near Aurora Municipal Airport in Sugar Grove.

According to local authorities and media reports, two people were on board the Remos GX two-seat, single-engine airplane, but neither were injured and were able to walk away from the emergency landing.

(CREDIT: Aurora Police Department)

The Aurora Police Department identified the passengers as an instructor and a student.

Fire crews were dispatched at about 7:15 a.m., shortly after the plane left the airport and had a mechanical issue, fire officials said.

Aurora spokesman Clayton Muhammad said the training plane was was about 5,000 feet into its takeoff roll on the east-west runway when it alerted the control tower of the mechanical problem.

According to Aurora police, the plane was subsequently unable to return to the runway and made a soft landing into a bean field on the airport’s property.

(CREDIT: Google Maps)

The plane sustained “minimal damage” and was taxied back to the hangar, officials said.

The Aurora Police Department, Aurora Fire Department, Sugar Grove Police Department and Sugar Grove Fire Department all responded to the scene.

Per protocol, the airport’s tower contacted the Federal Aviation Administration and National Transportation Safety Board to report the incident.

The Aurora Police Department is assisting in a multi-agency investigation.

SOURCE: Aurora Police Department news release and media reports

“We have no control.”

Audio from the Aurora Airport tower shows that pilot lost control of small plane and had to make an emergency landing in a field near the airport in Sugar Grove. Both people that were in the plane are okay. pic.twitter.com/Tu6P7ZMOj4

— Sarah Jindra (@SarahJindra) September 19, 2019