RANCHO SANTA MARGARITA – A pilot instructor and student safely landed a small plane Sunday afternoon in the northbound lanes of the 241 toll road near Oso Parkway, authorities said.

The plane landed as a precaution around 3 p.m. after experiencing engine problems, a California Highway Patrol dispatcher said. No vehicles were struck, and neither occupant was injured.

CHP estimated the plane would be removed from the freeway by 10 p.m.

Ian Gregor, of the Federal Aviation Administration, identified the aircraft as a fixed wing, single-engine Evektor Aerotechnik. Gregor said he didn’t know the plane’s scheduled itinerary.

The plane is registered to Mamont Airplane Rental, based in Mukilteo, Wash., according to online FAA records. Officials at John Wayne Airport, the nearest major airport, did not immediately respond to messages seeking comment.

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