By Associated Press
Mascoutah, IL – The Federal Aviation Administration says it will investigate what caused the reported engine failure that forced an airplane to make an emergency landing in the Metro East today.
A spokesman for Republic Airways says the plane headed from St. Louis to Milwaukee landed safely just before 9 a.m. at MidAmerica St. Louis Airport near Mascoutah. That's about 20 miles east of St. Louis.
Spokesman Warren Wilkinson says there were no injuries among the 32 passengers and three crew members. And he says earlier reports that the plane had been hit by lightning aren't true.
The plane was part of Chautauqua Airlines, which is affiliated with Indianapolis-based Republic.