Original story:

A small single-engine plane made an emergency landing on U.S. 1 near Moncure Thursday at approximately 3:45 p.m.

The above video was taken before emergency crews arrived. No details have been released, but based on the video and a short eye-witness account, the plane appeared to have made a successful landing, despite no evidence of visible landing gear in the short clip.

The Rant will have updates on this story as they arrive.

Update: 11:20 p.m. The plane, a single-engine Lancair 360, experienced mechanical failure before it went down on Thursday. The pilot, who was uninjured, clipped two vehicles while making his landing attempt without his landing gear deployed. The vehicles sustained minor damage, but nobody was injured.

According to ABC11, the plane will be removed from the highway on Friday, as federal officials are required to investigate the scene. Traffic on northbound U.S. 1 should be affected for Raleigh commuters.

Update: 4:11 p.m. Northbound traffic on U.S. 1 is backed up as a result of the incident. Emergency crews and the State Highway Patrol were seen investigating the incident.

Update: 4:32 p.m. According to ABC11, the plane took off from Lynchburg, Virginia and was heading toward Ocean Isle Beach in North Carolina.