5 Times Planes Landed In Middle Of Road

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13 May 2024

Here's a look at some of the incidents where planes landed in the middle of roads and highway strips 

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In 2016, a twin-engine plane made an emergency landing on a road in Brazil's Santa Isabel

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The plane had three passengers on board when it crash landed and skidded along a road in the town of Santa Isabel in Sao Paulo. No one was injured in the accident

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The same year a small plane crashed on a Southern California freeway Saturday and struck a car, killing one person and injuring five others

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Witnesses told dispatchers that the plane, a single-engine Lancair IV,  landed on a vehicle on Interstate 15, about 50 miles north of San Diego

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In 2013, a private plane owned by an NRI businessman made an emergency landing on a busy highway in Betul, Madhya Pradesh 

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The aircraft, owned by NRI businessman Sam Verma, landed at Betul-Nagpur National Highway 69 after strong winds interrupted the flight

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In 2009, a home-built airplane made an emergency landing on a road in Winter Haven, Florida, after its engine gave up mid-flight

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Back then, the pilot, Kyle Davis, and his passenger were not injured in the landing 

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In 2007, an  Ohio man flying a World War II-era plane made an emergency landing on a Wisconsin highway after experiencing engine trouble

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The 1946 North American T-6G plane hit several highway signs during the landing, damaging its right wing. However, no one was injured

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