A pilot came out unscathed after being forced to make an emergency landing at a high school in Westchester County following a mechanical issue.
The landing happened Tuesday afternoon, May 26, at Rye Neck High School on Hornidge Road in Mamaroneck, when the aircraft landed on one of the school's athletic fields, according to Rye Neck Union Free School District Superintendent Michael Burke and City of Rye Police.
Burke said the helicopter had a mechanical issue before the landing.
The pilot was the only one inside the aircraft and was not injured, police confirmed.
Members of the City of Rye Police Department, City of Rye Fire Department, Mamaroneck Police Department, and Mamaroneck Fire Department all responded to the scene as a "precautionary measure," police said.
Proper notification was made to aviation authorities, police added.
More information was not released.
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