By Skies Magazine | April 16, 2020 Estimated reading time 1 minute, 23 seconds.
VIDEO HIGHWAY LANDING
A Piper PA-28 Cherokee landed safely this morning on Hwy 40 just south of Québec City Int’l Airport. A suspected mechanical issue caused the pilot to perform this forced landing. No injuries reported. pic.twitter.com/xmOMICjOJk— Tom Podolec Aviation (@TomPodolec) April 16, 2020
Here’s something you don’t see everyday.
A video surfaced on social media early Thursday morning which displayed a pilot who was forced to land their Piper PA-28 Cherokee on Highway 40 in Quebec City.
According to reports, at roughly 10:30 a.m., the pilot called the Quebec City Fire Department asking for permission to land on the stretch of highway in the middle of live traffic. The pilot touched down just a few kilometres south of Jean-Lesage International Airport.
A Quebec City Fire Department spokesman told the press the plane had landed safely when emergency crews arrived, and that the pilot was not injured.
Quebec Provincial Police also told reporters that the emergency landing was prompted by a mechanical problem on the aircraft.
The pilot did a great job. Thankfully, the cars behind him stayed back. It could have been a disaster.