McNEAL, AZ (AP) -
A pilot suffered minor injuries after his small plane was forced to land in the Swisshelm mountains in eastern Cochise County.
County sheriff's officials say the single-engine Piper Super Cub encountered a down draft over the mountain range and the 55-year-old pilot made a forced landing about 9:30 a.m. Thursday.
The pilot resides in the small town of McNeal and his passenger was a teenage boy who escaped injury.
After the pilot contacted Tribal Air Airport in McNeal about the incident, he and the boy walked out to the nearest roadway to be picked up by airport personnel.
The plane had taken off from the airport about two hours earlier.
The names of the pilot and boy haven't been released. The Federal Aviation Administration was notified of the incident.
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