The pilot told MacArthur Airport he was experiencing engine failure, according to Suffolk County Police.<\/b>
\nBELLPORT, N.Y. (CBSNewYork) \u2013 A small plane made an emergency landing on a golf course in Bellport Monday morning.
Only the pilot was aboard the plane when it landed at the Bellport Country Club around 6: 15 a.m. Monday.
The golf course was closed at the time.
The pilot told MacArthur Airport he was experiencing engine failure, according to Suffolk County Police.
Bellport Deputy Mayor Joseph Gagliano spoke with the pilot.
\u201cHe saw the golf course and he felt that he had just enough time, and he did actually make it just in time, and he was very calm about it afterward because at that point the plane was already secure on the ground, \u201d Gagliano told WCBS 880\u2019s Sophia Hall.
The plane clipped a tree during landing, causing some damage to the right wing of the 1973 Cessna 172M.
\u201c [The pilot] was just \u2018I\u2019 m OK, everything is good, \u201d Bellport Assistant Fire Chief Kieran Murphy told Hall.
It\u2019s the second time a plane landed on the course. In 2001, a similar incident took place, again with no injuries.<\/p>\n

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