A small plane landed on State Road 49 in Valparaiso near the Porter County Airport Tuesday afternoon.| Andy Lavalley~Sun-Times Media
A World War II era plane is carried back to the Porter County airport following a forced landing in the southbound lanes of Ind. 49 in Valparaiso Tuesday June 26, 2012. | Andy Lavalley~Sun-Times Media
A man hand cranks the engine of a War World II-era plane following a forced landing in the southbound lanes of Ind. 49 in Valparaiso Tuesday June 26, 2012. Investigators with the Federal Aviation Administration wanted to see the engine running. | Andy Lavalley~Sun-Times Media
A pair of Federal Aviation Administration investigators, left, confer near the engine of a small plane in Valparaiso Tuesday June 26, 2012. Earlier the plane was forced to land in the southband of Ind. 49. | Andy Lavalley~Sun-Times Media
A World War II-era plane is towed back to the Porter County airport following a forced landing in the southbound lanes of Ind. 49 in Valparaiso Tuesday June 26, 2012 | Andy Lavalley~Sun-Times Media
A World War II-era plane receives a police escort while being towed back to the Porter County airport following a forced landing in Ind. 49 in Valparaiso Tuesday June 26, 2012. | Andy Lavalley~Sun-Times Media
Traffic passes in the southbound lanes of Ind. 49 as a World War II-era plane rests following a forced landing near the Porter County airport in Valparaiso Tuesday June 26, 2012. | Andy Lavalley~Sun-Times Media
The pilot of a small plane, left, checks his craft following an emergency landing in the southbound lanes of Ind. 49 in Valparaiso Tuesday June 26, 2012. | Andy Lavalley~Sun-Times Media
VALPARAISO — Traffic briefly slowed on southbound Indiana 49 after a small passenger plane made an emergency landing on the highway. No injuries were reported. The pilot, who has not been identified, was experiencing engine trouble after taking off from Porter County Airport, according to …
