civil air patrol pilots followed the emergency trans mitter to find the plane. it appeared to be intact and the pilot was walking around when they found him. pilots say they train for emergency landings and are always looking for a flat area to land which they say that it appears that this pilot was able to do. >> you land with the shiny side up. as long as the place, the cockpit is up, generally you walk away. it's usually no problem. many times the aircraft is damaged. but more often than not, people walk away and it's really not as exciting as it seems. >> very happy ending. we did reach out to the pilot and his familiarly to hear what led up to this emergency landing. we haven't heard back. the ntsb is investigating this emergency landing. reporting live in san jose, michelle roberts, nbc bay area news. >> thank you. >>> growth, tonight the city council, the town council is meeting to figure out what to do with more than 40 acres of undeveloped land. now the parcel of land is the last of its kipd. right now the plan is for more than 300 homes and commercial