WILLIAMSBURG, Va. (WAVY) — A pilot had to perform an emergency landing Tuesday night after his plane’s engine caught fire in the air.
Virginia State Police say they responded to Williamsburg Jamestown Airport around 10:20 p.m.
They say the pilot, Robert W. Soderholm III, and a passenger were traveling back from Richmond FCI airport when the plane’s 1969 Piper engine caught fire.
Soderholm was able to successfully land at the airport without incident.