Pilot, 21, With Promotional Banner Lands Plane At Inwood Golf Course After Engine Failure

JOLIET, IL — The Joliet Police Department has issued another press release surrounding Thursday's dinner time incident involving a small airplane that made an emergency landing at the Inwood golf course, causing minor damage at the Joliet Park District property.

Joliet police said at 5:14 p.m., the officers responded to McDonough Street and Infantry Drive for a possible downed aircraft. The officers found the single-engine Piper PA-18 Super Cub aircraft in a grassy area near the Inwood Golf Course.

The 21-year-old man who was the pilot was outside of the aircraft and he was uninjured. No injuries were reported on the ground, either. The pilot indicated his aircraft’s engine began to fail mid-flight, prompting him to execute an emergency landing near the golf course.

Joliet police advised that the aircraft was towing a promotional banner during the flight. This banner was released from the aircraft prior to the landing and was safely recovered in the 2600 block of West Jefferson Street.

The emergency landing caused minor damage to a section of fence owned by the Joliet Park District. The Federal Aviation Administration and the National Transportation Safety Board have been notified of the incident, Joliet police advised.