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Plane makes emergency landing on Ocean City beach

The single-engine Cessna landed on an empty beach near 49th Street.

This single-engine Cessna conducted a successful emergency landing on an empty beach in the area of 49th Street in Ocean City around 8:35 a.m. Saturday. The pilot, the only occupant, was not injured, police said.
This single-engine Cessna conducted a successful emergency landing on an empty beach in the area of 49th Street in Ocean City around 8:35 a.m. Saturday. The pilot, the only occupant, was not injured, police said.Read moreOcean City Police

A single-engine Cessna plane executed an emergency landing Saturday morning on the beach in Ocean City.

Police said the plane, occupied by just the pilot, touched down about 8:35 a.m. on an empty stretch of beach near 49th Street. The pilot was not injured. The aircraft sustained minor damage.

Police said the Federal Aviation Administration would be investigating the incident.