A pilot and passenger have walked away unscathed after their Tiger Moth bi-plane made an unscheduled landing in a rural south Auckland paddock today.
A police spokeswoman says the plane landed in a paddock, between Papakura-Clevedon Rd and Creightons Rd at 12.25pm, and the occupants have walked away.
A police spokeswoman said they received a report of a bi-plane losing power and "going down".
Auckland Mayor Phil Goff, who has a property in the area, described hearing the plane's engine cut out.
"I was working outside and watching a vintage biplane fly overhead when it's engine cut out. The pilot tried four or five times to restart it but without success. He got the plane over the ridge where I live but it was clear he wouldn't make it back to Ardmore.