San Marcos Record, San Marcos, TX

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June 29, 2009

Small plane makes emergency landing near Austin

A pilot had to set his single-engine plane down in a pasture after experiencing engine trouble on a flight to Austin.

Officials said the pilot refused medical treatment after the landing. The Cirrus SR22 lost a wheel, had damage to both wings. The Austin American-Statesman said barbed wire was wrapped in the propeller after the plane landed against a barbed-wire fence.

The emergency landing near the Bastrop-Travis county line occurred late Monday morning.

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