DOUGLAS COUNTY —A passerby found a small plane off the roadway Saturday morning near Vinland at N 700 and E 1700 road, approximately two miles north of Baldwin City, according to the Douglas County Sheriff. Nobody was with the plane when it was found. 

The Kansas Highway Patrol arrived and according to their investigation, the incident occurred just after 2:30a.m. Saturday.&nbsp;

A 1978 Cessna&nbsp;Single Engine Fixed Wing aircraft piloted by Arnold&nbsp;Nguyen, 26, Kansas City,&nbsp; Missouri,&nbsp;landed long and failed to stop on a runway.

The aircraft then crossed the roadway to the north and struck a tree. The pilot was not injured. There were no passengers on the plane, according to the KHP.

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 </figure>DOUGLAS COUNTY —A passerby found a small plane off the roadway Saturday morning near Vinland at N 700 and E 1700 road, approximately two miles north of Baldwin City, according to the Douglas County Sheriff. Nobody was with the plane when it was found. The Kansas Highway Patrol arrived and according to their investigation, the incident occurred just after 2:30a.m. Saturday.&nbsp;<figure>
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 </figure>A 1978 Cessna&nbsp;Single Engine Fixed Wing aircraft piloted by Arnold&nbsp;Nguyen, 26, Kansas City,&nbsp; Missouri,&nbsp;landed long and failed to stop on a runway.The aircraft then crossed the roadway to the north and struck a tree. The pilot was not injured. There were no passengers on the plane, according to the KHP.

KHP: Small plane lands, failed to stop and struck a tree