A pilot narrowly missed highway signage to make a daring emergency landing on a major Florida road. Flight instructor Emily Shelton, 21, performed the skilful manoeuvre after smelling fumes in the cockpit and warning air traffic control: “We’re not making it to the airport.”
Cashcam footage shows the moment she glided under highway signs, avoided traffic and safely landed on the interstate. Emily, who has logged around 1,300 hours of flight time, had been taking a student on his first ever lesson when she reported the smell of burning fuel.
She told air traffic control: “Our oil pressure is dropping down into the red, and we do have fumes in the cockpit from the oil.” As the situation worsened, she warned controllers that they would not make it to the airport. She said: “We would like to go ahead and declare an emergency. We’re losing our engine. We are not making the airport; we are going down on I-10. We are lined up trying to avoid the cars.”
Controllers replied: “Roger. It’s at your discretion, safe spot as possible. We’ll get the vehicles out for you.” Truck driver Eric Jordan, whose dashcam recorded the feat, described the landing as a “miracle”.
just missed the empennage, but I don't see why she couldn't have flown over the signage; it looked like she had enough speed
ReplyDeleteI love Americans! When the pressure is on and it's lookin' ugly, some Genuine Murrican steps up and makes it look easy... An that includes the trucker!
ReplyDeleteShe summoned Steve McQueen for that landing.
ReplyDeleteThe plane flew over our house and landed about a half mile or so from us on I10 here in Pensacola. She had nerves of steel landing it.
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