Pilot Jay Kim and his passenger were on their way from Abbotsford Airport to Chilliwack on Friday just before noon, when the engine on his Beechcraft Sierra began sounding rough.

Kim decided to try to head back to the airport, but the engine died and he was forced to make an emergency landing.

Kim, a Surrey resident with 25 years鈥� flying experience, first touched down on 鈥� just north of Vye Road 鈥� but he hit a sign post. The plane then skidded into a nearby field.

Shortly after the landing, Kim was in good spirits, saying it鈥檚 the first time in all his years of flying that something like this has happened.

鈥淲e鈥檙e OK. We made it on the ground. We are safe,鈥� he said at the scene.

Kim said he has owned the plane for about a year and a half, but this landing 鈥渨as different from the normal.鈥�

When asked if he would continue to fly, Kim laughed and said, 鈥淥h, sure!鈥�

The plane remained in the field Friday afternoon, as personnel were expected to arrive to investigate the matter.

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