Two pilots scrambled to safety when their training plane crashed in farmland in the Philippines.

The aircraft made an emergency landing in a field in Bulacan province following an engine failure on Wednesday morning, February 19.

Footage shows the Piper PA-38-112 Tomahawk with tail number RPC1085 lying nose-down and tail-up on the ground after skidding across the grass.

The Philippine National Police (PNP) Air Unit said its Robinson R44 helicopter received an emergency call regarding the distressed plane at 9:45 am.

It said in a statement: 'The PNP Air Unit pilots promptly located the crash site in an open field and immediately responded to the call.'

The Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines said both the flight instructor and the student pilot were safe. They were from the Fliteline Aviation School.

It said: 'The aircraft, a Piper Tomahawk with Tail No. RPC1085 operated by Fliteline Aviation, safely performed a forced landing following an engine failure.

'Both the flight instructor and student pilot were unharmed and are accounted for. An investigation is currently underway to determine the cause of the engine malfunction.'

The emergency landing comes after a twin turboprop plane plunged into a rice field, killing four Americans onboard in Maguindanao del Sur province on February 6.

A U.S. service member and three defence contractors were inside the Beech King Air 350 plane, with body number N349CA, when the aircraft nosedived from the sky and smashed into the field near rural homes.

The U.S. Indo-Pacific Command said: 'The aircraft was providing intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance support at the request of our Philippine allies. The incident occurred during a routine mission in support of US-Philippine security cooperation activities.

'We can confirm no survivors of the crash. There were four personnel on board, including one US military service member and three defence contractors.

'The names of the crew are being withheld pending next of kin notification.'

Records show the aircraft was owned by Metra, which has offices across the United States, United Kingdom, Europe and Singapore. The firm specialises in defence and national security.