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west r avenue plane emergency landing 081212

An experimental plane was forced to make an emergency landing in some Christmas trees in Texas Township. (Aug. 12, 2012)

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Small plane makes emergency landing

Experimental airplane landed in Christmas trees

Updated: Monday, 13 Aug 2012, 7:00 AM EDT
Published : Sunday, 12 Aug 2012, 8:28 PM EDT

TEXAS TOWNSHIP, Mich. (WOOD) - A small plane was forced to make an emergency landing near Kalamazoo Sunday night.

Authorities on the scene said it was an experimental plane and that it was only in the air for a few seconds before the landing.

The plane landed into some Christmas trees in the 5700 block of West R Avenue in Texas Township.

The pilot lives nearby.

No one was hurt, but the plane sustained some damage.

The Kalamazoo County Sheriff's Department is investigating.