Thursday, December 04, 2014

Zenith CH601, N131BP: Incident occurred December 03, 2014 near Hilliard Airpark (01J), Nassau County, Florida

Event Type: Incident 
Highest Injury: None 
Damage: Unknown 
Flight Phase: UNKNOWN (UNK) 
FAA Flight Standards District Office: FAA Orlando FSDO-15 

AIRCRAFT FORCE LANDED ON A ROAD, NEAR HILLIARD, FL 

http://registry.faa.gov/N131BP




A flight out of Nassau County was cut short Wednesday afternoon when engine trouble forced the pilot to make an emergency landing on the highway in Yulee, authorities said. 

The plane flying out of Hilliard Airpark abruptly landed on U.S. 17 near Interstate 95 in Yulee about 1 p.m., Nassau County Sheriff Bill Leeper told First Coast News.

Viewer Martin Everett caught the landing on video.

The pilot pushed the aircraft off the road and into a gas station parking lot with some help from passersby, a spokesperson for the Federal Aviation Administration told First Coast News.

The FAA is investigating the incident, spokesperson Kathleen Bergen said.

There were no injuries or damage to the plane reported.

- Source:  http://jacksonville.com


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