엔진 고장이 난 비행기가 4차선 고속도로를 이용해 비상 착륙했다.
87살의 퇴역 엔지니어가 손수 제작한 비행기로 8,500피트 상공을 날고
있을 때 비행기가 엔진 고장을 일으켰다. 비상 착륙을 위해 주변을 보다가
한산한 유에스1번도로의 4차선 지선이 한산한 것을 보고 그 고속도로에 비상
착륙했다고. 30년간의 비행에서 처음 만난 어려움이었다고.국가 운송국은
아무런 과태를 물지 않기로했다고. 진짜 멋쟁이 노익장 거대 미국을 보는 듯
앞으로의 고속도로 건설에 이런 기능을..
Pilot lands conked-out plane on highway
Associated Press
NEW HILL, N.C. - A pilot whose engine died looked around for a smooth emergency landing spot and
spotted just what he needed - a four-lane highway that wasn't busy.
Frank H. Smith, 87, of Cary was flying his home-built aircraft at 8,500 feet when he lost power Saturday afternoon.
He saw that traffic on a stretch of U.S. 1 was light enough for him to land in the southbound lanes without
endangering any vehicles, then put his plane down and coasted over to the side of the highway.
"When the engine blows, you've got to put it down someplace," he said. "Highway 1 was the best I could do.
I lucked out."
State Trooper Ed Suttles said no charges would be filed and the National Transportation Safety Board would
investigate. Smith, a retired engineer, said it was the first problem he has had in about 30 years of flying.
He said the aircraft has given him no trouble since he built it in 1993.
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