WEISENBERG TWP., Pa. — A small airplane that experienced engine problems while flying from New Jersey to Indiana made an emergency landing on Interstate 78 early Saturday, police said.
the operator reported unknown engine problems and tried to fly to a local airport in the area, but landed on I-78 eastbound at mile marker 45.6.
Westbound traffic on I-78 remained open during the incident, and the plane was towed to a local airport, police said.
The operator reported unknown engine problems and tried to fly to a local airport in the area, but landed on I-78 eastbound at mile marker 45.6.State police news release
Police said they got a call at 9:19 a.m. that a plane was on I-78 in Weisenberg Township.
It was determined a 1995 Commander 114B plane, operated by a 65-year-old man from Michigan, departed from Solberg, New Jersey, trying to fly to Indiana.
En route, the operator reported unknown engine problems and tried to fly to a local airport in the area, but landed on I-78 eastbound at mile marker 45.6.
A 34-year-old woman from New Jersey was a passenger on the plane, police said.
Eastbound traffic was reopened at 1 p.m.
The incident is being investigated by the Federal Aviation Administration.
Assisting are State Police Troop M Fogelsville Patrol Unit, Weisenberg Township Fire Department, Cetronia Ambulance, the state Transportation Department, ABE Operations and Safety and Fast Lane Towning.
