Five jockeys had a lucky escape on Thursday when their plane was forced to make an emergency landing en route to the Glorious Goodwood meeting. The light aircraft, carrying Rowan Scott, Callum Rodriguez, PJ McDonald, Tom Eaves and Jack Garritty, suffered engine failure shortly after take-off from Bagby Airfield near Thirsk, Yorkshire.
The pilot turned the plane back to Bagby, where it landed safely despite a second bang as they approached. Scott described the incident, saying: 'There was a big bang when one of the engines failed. The pilot said straight away that he needed to bring it down.' He added that the pilot remained calm throughout.
Scott, 29, was due to ride Magellan Cloud and Naana’s Sparkle at Goodwood but missed the races. His agent, Niall Hannity, said: 'The main thing is they got back down and they are all safe now.' Scott confirmed it was his first and last flight in a private plane.
