Cessna lands on highway Interstate 95

October 23, 2009

This is a news report of a recent emergency landing (and take-off, after repairs) of a Cessna on the Interstate 95 stretch not far from me. Great video of the aircraft taking off, right at the DOT camera! That’s not often seen, so it’s here for your viewing enjoyment.

As usual, the local news has enough inaccuracies to make this somewhat amusing. Earlier reports stated that an Essna aircraft had to take off from the highway, then it noted that the small aircraft’s engines were running at full power to make the take off. A “mere 600 yards” available for taking off! The Cessna could make three take-offs with that much length, but clearly the reporter is not a pilot. This report shows the “malfunctioned fuel cylinder” briefly, which I always thought was an engine cylinder. The DOT worker adds a bit of local entertainment, certainly, “By golly, I’ll tell you what!”

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Posted by roy | Filed Under Cessna 

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25 Responses to “Cessna lands on highway Interstate 95”

  1. FoulOwl on October 23rd, 2009 7:53 am

    “only 600 yds of …
    “only 600 yds of runway”shit you can land near anything in 1800ft.Its the power lines and you gotta worry about.

  2. agentfazexx on October 23rd, 2009 7:53 am

    That’s a good …
    That’s a good pilot right there.

  3. helipilot727 on October 23rd, 2009 7:53 am

    “neither of them …
    “neither of them will never forget”. Would have thought both of them would never forget. Oh well, guess it wasn’t so much of an incident.

  4. freddy813 on October 23rd, 2009 7:53 am

    I was a pilot at …
    I was a pilot at Ormond Beach Aviation as well… Adrian is nuts 😉

  5. cessna421ace on October 23rd, 2009 7:53 am

    The fuel cylinder …
    The fuel cylinder malfunctioned? I have never heard of a fuel cylinder. Leave it to the media to botch things up when it comes to specifics.

  6. Paradyski on October 23rd, 2009 7:53 am

    brilliant lol
    brilliant lol

  7. BrandonMCL on October 23rd, 2009 7:53 am

    The guy in the end …
    The guy in the end reminds me of hank hill. Just a little bit more stupid.

  8. skierplaterandy on October 23rd, 2009 7:53 am

    wow, that guy at …
    wow, that guy at the end is dumb, its not luck, he is trained to do so, and if you were a driver your not out running a plane so its obvious he isnt going to hit any cars as they slow down for it.

  9. nsutrumpeter on October 23rd, 2009 7:53 am

    i own 2 cessna 150′ …
    i own 2 cessna 150’s strong little plane thank god i havent had to worry about any poblems like thatr

  10. joeymuffarco69 on October 23rd, 2009 7:53 am

    haha he “had” to …
    haha he “had” to land on 95. that place is completely surrounded by fields every where u go. unless he was only a couple hundred feet up and happened to be over 95, he shoulda picked one of the fields. much safer place to land.

  11. gallibep on October 23rd, 2009 7:53 am

    rofl i love the guy …
    rofl i love the guy at the end talking about how he should go 2 church and buy him a lottery ticket. People with a good sense of humor always keep the mood up!

  12. freddotu on October 23rd, 2009 7:53 am

    The fuel cylinder …
    The fuel cylinder comment is typical of today’s media, I agree. The landing on the highway was almost adjacent to the airport of intended landing, but clearly the pilot did not have enough altitude to make it. It’s good that you have airports everywhere and can always have enough altitude to land at one, but in an emergency power loss, sometimes the choices are greatly reduced.

  13. andrewfrazee on October 23rd, 2009 7:53 am

    hmm thats funny, …
    hmm thats funny, all my power went out in my plane, yet i could find an airport and land safely, not a highway!! and fuel cylinder??? i agree wtf is that?

  14. moss197 on October 23rd, 2009 7:53 am

    What’s funny is …
    What’s funny is they probably didn’t. Reporters are very good at coming up with shit, like they are some sort of generator. Then they see something shiny and run over to it, it’s a cyclical system lol.

  15. MaulePilot on October 23rd, 2009 7:53 am

    Did that reporter …
    Did that reporter say ‘fuel cylinder’?.. LOL What the is that?. To funny.
    Where did he hear such a term?.

  16. mattf49006 on October 23rd, 2009 7:53 am

    Zlin0035 ..its a C- …
    Zlin0035 ..its a C-152….

  17. Chuckjagermeister on October 23rd, 2009 7:53 am

    Cessna 152.
    Cessna 152.

  18. freddotu on October 23rd, 2009 7:53 am

    And a uniform …
    And a uniform presents a professional appearance. It’s likely the students in this program have aspirations for commercial careers, in which a uniform is mandated.

  19. dustziggy on October 23rd, 2009 7:53 am

    Epaulettes have to …
    Epaulettes have to be worn, its just a shirt guys not a full airline captains uniform. These guys have studied hard, even a ‘cessna instructor’, they deserve it

  20. NIGHTEHAWK on October 23rd, 2009 7:53 am

    wow! just wow! …
    wow! just wow! great piloting!

  21. gunkydunk on October 23rd, 2009 7:53 am

    you’re cool.
    you’re cool.

  22. alando2796 on October 23rd, 2009 7:53 am

    i put poor comment …
    i put poor comment on all people:D

  23. Zlin0035 on October 23rd, 2009 7:53 am

    Ha you can fix a …
    Ha you can fix a C172 with a piece of string and a hammer.

  24. KSharp320 on October 23rd, 2009 7:53 am

    Canada. I agree …
    Canada. I agree with a shirt and pants but I think epaulettes are a bit much. Just my opinion though.

  25. dalequarmby on October 23rd, 2009 7:53 am

    Where are u from …
    Where are u from mate, flying instructors wear epaulettes in many places.

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