Engine failure forces emergency landing short of runway in Pavas

October 12^th, 2015 (ICR News) Two passengers and a pilot onboard a private plane got the scare no passenger or pilot ever wants to experience when the single-engine aircraft in which they were traveling lost engine power on Saturday, forcing the pilot to make an emergency landing at the Pavas airport.

According to emergency authorities, all three onboard were unharmed despite the fact the pilot was forced to put the Piper Dakota aircraft down in the grass shortly before reaching the runway.

The aircraft itself suffered some minor structural damage from the landing.

Authorities have not released the names or nationalities of the pilot or passengers.