Fault forces plane to land on Queensland road

Four people have been lucky to escape injury after their small plane was forced to make an emergency landing on a central Queensland highway.

The light plane was travelling the breadth of the state from the western town of Cloncurry to Rockhampton this morning when it started having trouble.

It was just 30km shy of completing its 1000km journey when it made the emergency landing on the Capricorn Highway.

The four people on board were uninjured.

Rescue crews have praised the efforts of the male pilot for his skill in bringing the plane down safely.

Engineers are at the scene trying to fix the fault so the plane can complete its trip.