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Plane makes emergency landing on Southern California freeway
Officials say a small plane has made a nighttime emergency landing on a freeway south of Los Angeles. (www.msn.com) Más...
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A cracked or broken crankshaft would have allowed the prop to spin freely. My guess is a loss of lubrication from an oil pump drive shaft failure is more likely. That would cause engine seizure and hence lack of prop rotation.
Tustin is in Orange County and Tustin doesn't have an airport. It has an old Marine Air Station (not to be confused with El Toro) .
And at least the freeways are nice and big and well lit. If it was rush hour, he would have been landing on cars.
And at least the freeways are nice and big and well lit. If it was rush hour, he would have been landing on cars.
in the video (cell phone),it appears that plane landed in the far right hand lane of the freeway and it looks to be well lighted..still,all in all, the pilot was lucky he found a clear spot and he was not hit by someone who did not see him until the last minute..
You call the pilot "Lucky" ....there were dozens of things that could have gone VERY bad in this situation. I believe a lot of divine intervention is in order here.
well bill..call it luck, karma,divine intrvention or a "gutsy" move,this pilot at least landed in one piece and the video showed no fire involvement..you know the old adage about cats with nine lives..?that can apply to pilots as well!
And the article is incorrect; the plane was on its way to Tustin, not Orange County. Once the engine failed at 5500', the pilot tried to make it to KSNA, 8 miles way. The headwind was too strong, so set it down on the (fortuitously) empty section of the freeway.