Light aircraft forced to make emergency landing in a field

A light aircraft was forced to make an emergency landing in a field in the south of the island on Wednesday afternoon.

Crews from the Isle of Man Fire and Rescue service were mobilised to the incident in Grenaby that took place shortly after 4pm.

Station officer Matt Tyrer said: ‘The aircraft’s pilot performed an emergency landing in a field of barley.

‘Crews provided precautionary fire cover and liaised with the Air Accident Investigation Branch (AAIB). There was no injuries reported.’