plane makes emergency landing on Fire Island beach

plane makes emergency landing on Fire Island beach

FILE - A Federal Aviation Administration sign (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)

A single-engine plane made an emergency landing on the beach on Fire Island Monday afternoon.
Two people were aboard the plane when it landed just after 12 p.m.
The plane is registered to Icarus Flying Academy based out of Republic Airport in Farmingdale. There were no reports of any injuries.
It was not yet clear why the plane had to land on the beach.
The FAA said it will investigate.