Nobody was seriously injured when a plane made an emergency landing In Fond du Lac County Monday afternoon. The Sheriff’s Office says it happened near the area of Triangle Road and CTH M in the Township of Rosendale. A witness said that the plane had crashed in farm field off Triangle Road. The pilot was able to get out of airplane on his own with minor injuries. There were no other occupants of the airplane. The pilot was identified as Gary W. Dornfeld, age 70, of Suamico, Wisconsin. Dornfeld was flying from Pulaski to Juneau when he encountered what he described as turbulent air or wind shear like conditions. He stated he attempted to maintain control of the airplane, but was unable to, so he attempted to make an emergency landing in the farm field. He stated that the conditions he was encountering made this very difficult, and as he attempted to land he lost further control of the airplane. The airplane came to rest upside down with significant damage. The airplane is a 1946 Engineering & Research 415-C Fixed Wing Single-Engine airplane, and is owned by Dornfeld. Dornfeld was transported by ambulance to Ripon Medical Center Hospital for evaluation and treatment of minor injuries. The airplane crash remains under investigation.
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