Plane makes smooth landing on Ga. highway
Onlookers watch as a small plane sits on the road after making an emergency landing on Interstate 85 near Shallowford Road in Atlanta. (Sept. 20, 2010) Credit: AP
Authorities say they’re trying to determine what caused the engine problems that prompted a small plane to make an emergency landing on a busy stretch of Interstate 85 northeast of Atlanta.
The plane landed smoothly and without hitting any cars on a southbound stretch of the interstate Monday afternoon a few miles from Peachtree DeKalb Airport.
Television shots showed traffic snarled for miles as the Piper Saratoga blocked at least four lanes around 5 p.m. as the city’s evening rush hour was beginning. It was hauled away a few hours later.
Federal Aviation Administration spokeswoman Kathleen Bergen says no injuries were reported.
The pilot, identified as Matt Conway by WSB-TV, told the station mechanical problems forced him to land.
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