Fargo couple okay after emergency small plane landing

(Fargo, ND) -- A Fargo couple is back home safely after making an emergency landing on the way to Minot.

Pilot Jon Shilling says the plane began to have mechanical issues and he had to land in a field short of the runway. Shilling's fiancee and passenger Amanda McKinnon credits his experience and training for getting them down safely.

The cause of the catastrophic engine failure isn't known yet. Shilling has been flying for nearly 25 years.