Small aircraft makes landing on California interstate

DEL MAR, Calif. (KGTV) — A tiny craft landed connected Interstate 5 successful the San Diego country connected Tuesday afternoon, California Highway Patrol confirmed.

The aircraft, a single-engine Piper PA-32, landed connected Interstate 5 adjacent Via De La Valle conscionable aft 12 p.m. and came to remainder against the halfway freeway divider, according to CHP serviceman Jim Bettancourt. He added that portion landing, the level whitethorn person struck respective vehicles, but didn't instantly cognize the grade of immoderate imaginable damages.

Emergency crews connected the country checked connected 2 occupants wrong of the level and they did not look to beryllium injured, Bettancourt said. They volition beryllium checked connected further by crews connected the scene.

It wasn't wide if immoderate motorists were injured.

Bettancourt said officers are investigating wherefore the level needed to marque the exigency landing. In a statement, the FAA besides confirmed it is investigating the incident.

This communicative was primitively reported by Mark Saunders connected 10news.com.