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Sen. Tim Sheehy, R-Mont., was forced to make an emergency landing Friday after experiencing an in-flight engine failure while piloting a plane.
According to Sheehy’s chief of staff, Mike Berg, the senator was conducting a routine flight training exercise that he completes twice a year.
“This afternoon, Sen. Sheehy was engaged in a routine flight training exercise which he completes twice a year,” Berg said in a statement. “The aircraft experienced a mechanical engine failure.”
Berg said Sheehy and his co-pilot made an emergency landing in a field.
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Sen. Tim Sheehy, R-Mont., safely landed a plane in a field after a mechanical engine failure during a training flight. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)
Neither pilot was injured,” he added.
Sen. Tim Sheehy, R-Mont., was not injured after making an emergency landing following an engine failure. (REUTERS/Mike Segar)
The plane landed in a field in Ennis, Montana, according to KBZK.
The outlet reported that Sheehy is an FAA-certified commercial pilot and certified flight instructor.
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Sen. Tim Sheehy, R-Mont., made an emergency landing after the plane he was piloting experienced an in-flight engine failure. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)
Reached for comment, Sheehy’s office referred Fox News Digital to Berg’s statement.
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