2 Hospitalized As Plane Lands On Southern State Parkway

EAST FARMINGDALE, NY — A small plane carrying two people landed on the eastbound side of the Southern State Parkway in East Farmingdale Tuesday morning, according to the Federal Aviation Administration.

A single-engine Piper PA-28 landed on the parkway after the pilot reported engine failure while approaching Republic Airport around 11:40 a.m., the FAA stated.

Both occupants were evaluated at local hospitals for injuries that are not life-threatening, New York State Police said. Investigation into the cause of the crash will continue.

The flight took off from Republic Airport just before 10 a.m. and had been "flying low over Suffolk County until landing on the highway," ABC7 reported.

Aptum Aviation Inc. is the registered owner of the plane, according to FAA records. The company is based in Hicksville.

East Farmingdale Volunteer Fire Company firefighters said they responded to the crash, which was in the North Amityville Fire Company's district.

"Our Units assisted in creating a safe work environment so North Amityville and Stonybrook University Hospital Ambulance could transport two patients to local trauma centers," the East Farmingdale Volunteer Fire Company wrote on Facebook.

East Farmingdale firefighters were under the command of Chief of Department Scott Lewis.

News 12 reported a large fuel spill on the road.