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Small plane makes emergency landing on major US highway
Feb 1, 2010, 22:29 GMT
Washington - A small traffic surveillance plane made an emergency landing Monday onto the heavily travelled New Jersey Turnpike, part of the major artery between Boston and Florida.
The Philadelphia Inquirer reported online that the Cessna landed after its engine started sputtering and losing power. There were no injuries.
The plane was monitoring morning traffic for local radio and TV stations, according to Charlie Yeirauch, regional director for Metro Networks Westwood One, which syndicated the traffic reports.
The pilot told a local broadcaster that oil was visibly leaking from the plane when it started losing altitude. The plane was carried off the major roadway on a flatbed truck after creating a kilometres- long traffic jam.
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