The Smart Marty Sky Dispatch
Video shows plane using Highway 120 as runway after emergency landing
CHP Sonora said a Piper PA-28-180D Cherokee plane used Highway 120 as a runway on Nov. 10.
Video shows plane using Highway 120 as runway after emergency landing
A Piper PA-28-180D Cherokee was reported to have used a highway near Sonora as a runway when it took off on November 10, authorities said. Officers temporarily closed the roadway in both directions to permit the aircraft to depart, with the plane proceeding north toward Calaveras County.
Officials indicated the incident followed an earlier emergency landing on private property along Highway 120 near La Grange Road. The aircraft was forced to land due to a fuel issue.
The Federal Aviation Administration cited the earlier landing on private property as the basis for its record of the incident, noting the landing occurred on October 27. No injuries were reported in that event.
The National Transportation Safety Board stated that it did not open an investigation into the October 27 landing because it did not meet its criteria for an investigation. No further details about the earlier incident were provided.