KAUFMAN, Texas, Jan. 6 (UPI) -- Authorities in Texas said a man who landed his small plane on a roadway was arrested on suspicion of flying while intoxicated. The Kaufman County Sheriff's Department said John Roy Petre, 38, landed his kit-built 1960 Baby Ace plane on FM429 and taxied the vehicle to a nearby home, The Dallas Morning News reported Wednesday. The pilot told investigators he landed the plane because the engine was "fluttering." The plane was described as an open cockpit, single-wing plane with only one seat.