Bavaria: Cessna rolls over during emergency landing

Engine problems forced a 60-year-old pilot to make an emergency landing near Munich. When the plane touched the ground, it flipped over.

A small plane overturned during an emergency landing in Bavaria. The 60-year-old pilot was uninjured in the accident this afternoon, police said.

Due to engine problems, the man had to make an emergency landing with his Cessna near Bruckberg in the Landshut district near Munich, officials said. When the plane had already reached the ground, it rolled over. A police spokesman could not say exactly where the pilot made the emergency landing.

Police, fire and rescue services took care of recovering the aircraft and caring for the pilot. An expert will now be called in to clarify the exact cause of the accident.