Slideshow Responders on an airboat approach a pilot and passenger who landed a prototype Icon A5 amphibious aircraft in the Bay Sunday morning. (Photo courtesy Menlo Fire.) Previous Next

An amphibious aircraft landed in the Bay near the Palo Alto Airport on Sunday morning around 11:30 a.m., according to Menlo Park Fire Protection District Chief Harold Schapelhouman.

The pilot and a passenger were on board; neither was hurt, he said.

The plane, an Icon A5 and a prototype of an amphibious aircraft, was experiencing electrical issues and was landed out of an abundance of caution, Schapelhouman said.

The plane landed near Cooley Landing and triggered a full response by the Menlo Park Fire Protection District.

Responders brought the passenger to safety by airboat, while the pilot remained with the craft, waiting for a boat to tow it back to shore, according to Schapelhouman.