SMALL PLANE LANDS ON I-5 AS MOTORISTS MAKE WAY.Byline: Eugene Tong Staff Writer The pilot of a single-engine plane that stalled high above Santa Clarita Santa Clarita, city (1990 pop. 110,642), Los Angeles co., S Calif., suburb 30 mi (48 km) NW of downtown Los Angeles, on the Santa Clara River; inc. 1987. Situated in the Santa Clara valley and nearby canyons, Santa Clarita includes the former towns of Canyon Country, on Monday safely landed on a stretch of southbound Interstate 5, squeezing beneath an overpass, and taxied on the shoulder amid lunch-hour traffic. The emergency landing on I-5's southbound lanes near McBean Parkway was worthy of praise, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. California Highway Patrol highway patrol n. A state law enforcement organization whose police officers patrol the public highways. officers. The PA-24 Piper Comanche took off about noon from Whiteman Airport Whiteman Airport (IATA: WHP, ICAO: KWHP) is located in Pacoima, California in the San Fernando Valley. No commercial airlines fly into this airport and it used exclusively for general aviation. in Pacoima en route to Santa Paula Santa Paula (săn`tə pôl`ə), city (1990 pop. 25,062), Ventura co., S Calif., on the Santa Clara River in a fertile valley that yields citrus fruits, avocados, vegetables, flowers, nursery products, and walnuts; laid out 1875, inc. with pilot Chad Wadsworth and a passenger, who were planning lunch there. The plane, built in 1958, experienced engine trouble about 2,500 feet over the Newhall Pass Newhall Pass is a mountain pass in Los Angeles County, California, USA. Historically called San Fernando Pass and Fremont Pass, it separates the Santa Susana Mountains from the San Gabriel Mountains. . ``We lost the engine,'' passenger Christian James, 34, said. ``We had three minutes "Three Minutes" is the 46th episode of Lost. It is the twenty-second episode of the second season. The episode was directed by Stephen Williams, and written by Edward Kitsis and Adam Horowitz. It first aired on May 17, 2006 on ABC. to make a decision whether to hit a mountain or land on the freeway.'' Wadsworth, 28, of Acton had been flying about six months. He brought the plane low - about 20 feet above the eight-lane freeway that divides a golf course and an open-air strip mall. Drivers realized he was trying to land, and parted way for him. ``He kept cool,'' James said. ``Everybody gave us the room to land on the freeway. ``We tried to stick to all the usual emergency procedures,'' he said. ``It didn't work, so I tried to land as safely as I could. I just wanted to get it landed as safely as I possibly could without hurting anyone else.'' Wadsworth landed about 1 p.m. approximately 150 feet before the McBean Parkway overpass and slipped the plane under it before backing into the right shoulder, out of traffic's way. No one was hurt, but the landing left the plane with a flat tire. It was towed back to the airport for repairs. CHP CHP Chapter CHP Combined Heat and Power CHP California Highway Patrol CHP Cumhuriyet Halk Partisi (Turkish: Republican People's Party) CHP Chemical Hygiene Plan (OSHA) CHP Community Health Plan officials said the freeway has doubled as an emergency runway in the past. ``If this was going to happen, this would be it,'' Sgt. Rick Miler said. ``This was perfect.'' Eugene Tong, (661) 257-5253 eugene.tong(at)dailynews.com CAPTION(S): 3 photos Photo: (1 -- color in SAC edition only) A CHP officer talks with pilot Chad Wadsworth in front of a patrol car as passenger Christian James is shown at the right of the car on the shoulder of the I-5 in Valencia. (2 -- 3 -- ran in Valley edition only) James makes a phone call, above, and Wadsworth, left, waits to hear the CHP's plan to remove his plane from the freeway Monday afternoon. John Lazar/Staff Photographer |
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