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Small plane makes emergency landing on Atlanta interstate

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Tough enough task for anyone at a critical point, but during Atlanta rushhour, this is impressive.

http://www.cnn.com/2010/US/09/20/georgi ... tml?hpt=T2
Atlanta, Georgia (CNN) -- A small plane made an emergency landing on Interstate 85 northeast of downtown Atlanta, Georgia, on Monday, snarling traffic during afternoon rush hour. No injuries were reported.

Aerial images from CNN affiliate WSB showed a small white plane on the left shoulder of the southbound lanes of the highway, surrounded by orange safety cones and rescue workers. Cars snaked slowly by on the right side of the road.

A spokeswoman for the Federal Aviation Administration, Kathleen Bergen, said the plane was licensed to Saratoga Rental Options. The aircraft went down -- on either takeoff or landing, she said -- on I-85 near Shallowford Road north of downtown.

No fire or injuries were reported, according to Tameka Minter, dispatch supervisor with the Dekalb County Police Department
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And Atlanta traffic has to be among the worst I have seen in North America. A pleasant ending to a bad situation.
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One instructor I had said if you have the choice between a field or a highway, take the highway- that way you'll get on the news!

Nice landing. No gear, but right on the solid line anyways. I'm sure he had other things on his mind though.

I hope he was one of the guys that always say, "I'll NEVER land gear up. I just know I won't." :P

In any case, any landing you can walk away from... :smt023
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istp wrote:Nice landing. No gear, but right on the solid line anyways. I'm sure he had other things on his mind though.

I hope he was one of the guys that always say, "I'll NEVER land gear up. I just know I won't." :P

In any case, any landing you can walk away from... :smt023
Actually, the gear appears to have collapsed...you can see the gear door and buckled main wheel in this pic:

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Looks like this armchair quarterback fumbled the ball. :oops:
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No nose gear visible. Buckled fuse ahead of the cargo door - power clearly on. Hmmmmm. Musta been quite the ride
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