Small plane lands on highway; pilot OK

A small plane made an emergency landing on Texas 71 Thursday afternoon, Texas Department of Public Safety said.

The plane landed on Texas 71 near the intersection with U.S. 281 around 1:50 p.m. and caught fire after touching ground, DPS said. The pilot, who was the only passenger, was transported to University Medical Center Brackenridge with minor injuries, DPS said.

The reasons for the emergency landing remain unclear. Federal Aviation Administration investigators were called to the scene, DPS said.

Texas 71 was shut down for several hours after the incident.