Sen Tim Sheehy makes emergency landing in Montana after engine failure
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Sen. Tim Sheehy, R-Mont., was forced to make an emergency landing after experiencing engine failure while operating a plane Friday.
According to Sheehy’s chief of staff, Mike Berg, the senator was conducting a routine flight training exercise that he completed twice a year.
“This afternoon, Sen. Sheehy participated in a routine flight training exercise that he completes twice a year,” Berg said in a statement. he said. “The plane experienced a mechanical engine failure.”
Sheehy and his co-pilot made an emergency landing in a field, Berg said.
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Sen. Tim Sheehy, R-Mont., landed the plane safely in a field after mechanical engine failure during a training flight. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc. via Getty Images)
“Both pilots were uninjured,” he added.
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Sen. Tim Sheehy, R-Mont., was not injured after making an emergency landing due to engine failure. (Reut3ers/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 engine failure in flight. (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)
Reached for comment, Sheehy’s office referred Fox News Digital to Berg’s statement.
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