Twin-engine plane makes emergency landing at Cape Girardeau airport on one engine

A small, twin-engine plane was forced to make an emergency landing Tuesday afternoon at the Cape Girardeau Regional Airport after losing power to one engine, said fire department battalion chief Steve Niswonger.

The plane, a Beechcraft C90, was making its way from New Madrid, Mo., to Jefferson City, Mo., when the right engine failed, said pilot Collin Little of Springfield, Mo. The engine failure caused the plane to jolt, unnerving the six passengers a bit, Little said.

"You train for this stuff all the time. It's really not that big a deal with this airplane," he said.

Duane Highley of Springfield, a passenger on the plane, said he did get nervous although Little seemed "confident and in control of the situation."

"It's good to be a Christian at a time like this because you know your salvation is taken care of," he said.

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