Mar. 3—BRIDGEPORT — A plane made an emergency landing at Seaside Park Wednesday afternoon due to loss of fuel, according to a city official.

The pilot — the sole occupant of the plane — was not injured. No property damage nor hazardous material spill were reported, according to Scott Appleby, the city's director of the Office of Emergency Management.

The Bridgeport Emergency Communications Center received a call from the Sikorsky Airport Tower around 4:50 p.m. saying they had lost contact with a single engine Cessna. Moments later, the ECC received multiple calls from residents about a plane landing on the West Beach area of Seaside Park, Appleby said in a news release.

The plane was occupied by the pilot, and no injuries were reported. There does not appear to be substantial damage to the aircraft or the beach, Appleby said.

Bridgeport firefighters and EMS responded to the scene around 5 p.m. Wednesday.

"We're grateful the pilot was able to do what seems be all the right things and had the ability to land on the beach away from residential areas safely," said Bridgeport Mayor Joe Ganim. "I also want to recognize that all response efforts from each coordinating city department during this incident were handled quickly and properly — and that we can report no injuries, no damages."

The National Transportation Safety Board and the Federal Aviation Administration are investigating the incident.

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