JB Andrews helicopter makes emergency landing at school

A spokesman for Joint Base Andrews in Maryland says an Air Force helicopter made an emergency landing at a middle school about 8 miles south of the base.

Staff Sgt. Chad Strohmeyer says the helicopter landed shortly after 10 a.m. Eastern time at Gwynn Park Elementary School in Brandywine, Maryland, a Washington suburb. He says the helicopter's transmission warning light came on, and pilots are instructed to land immediately under those circumstances.

A pilot and co-pilot were the only people on board, and no one was injured. The helicopter is known as a Huey and is used for medical transport. It's being inspected to determine whether it's safe to fly back to the base.

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