SWITZ CITY, Ind (Greene County) – Tuesday night, just after 9 pm, a one passenger aircraft suffered engine failure at approximately 2000 feet. The engine failure caused an unplanned “dead-stick” landing near County Road 600 West.

(A “dead-stick landing”, is a type of forced landing when an aircraft loses all of its propulsive power and is forced to land.)

Immediately upon touchdown the aircraft bounced over the roadway before plunging the 2010 Quad City Challenger into a ditch on the opposite side. This caused the aircraft to invert, severely damaging the air frame and injuring the sole occupant.

The pilot, 52 year old Robert L Millsaps, of Coal City, suffered fractures and possible head injuries, all of which were thought to be non-life threatening. He was taken to Terre Haute Regional hospital for treatment.