Crime & Safety

Pilot Lands Plane In South Kingstown Neighborhood: Video

A pilot was uninjured after making an emergency landing on a quiet South Kingstown street.

A resident in the neighborhood captured the moment a small plane landed in a Shannon Road yard.
A resident in the neighborhood captured the moment a small plane landed in a Shannon Road yard. (Tom Leasca)

SOUTH KINGSTOWN, RI — A pilot walked away uninjured after making an emergency landing in a neighborhood in South Kingstown on Saturday afternoon. No one on the ground was hurt.

The plane ended up in the front yard of a home on Shannon Road. It's unclear what caused the crash, but a witness who was home during the wild scene caught it on video. She tweeted the video and said the pilot made it out safe and everyone on the ground was okay as well.

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