The emergency landing happened around 7:30 p.m. on northbound I-95 at mile marker 119, which is near US 264.
Authorities on the scene told ABC11 a pilot and student pilot took off from Alabama heading to Wilson. Before making it to Wilson, the pilot took over and made the emergency landing..
Nobody was injured.
The airplane was towed to Wilson where Federal Aviation Administration experts will arrive Thursday to investigate what forced the emergency landing.