A small float plane had to land on a road east of Sherwood Park.

Shortly before noon on Saturday (Apr.25), Strathcona County RCMP and Strathcona County Emergency Services were called to a reported plane crash on Township Road 524 near Range Road 212.

It turned out to be an Edmonton-area man who was forced to make an emergency landing due to mechanical issues.

"There were no vehicles on the roadway and the plane experienced very little damage," said RCMP Constable Kathleen Fossen. "The pilot, luckily, was uninjured and he was the lone occupant of the plane."

No additional information was released.