Time: 21:09:00Z
Regis#: N171MC
Aircraft Make: MARQUART
Aircraft Model: MA5
Event Type: Incident
Highest Injury: None
Damage: Minor
Flight Phase: LANDING (LDG)
FAA Flight Standards District Office: FAA Reno FSDO-11
City: TOULON LAKE
State: Nevada
AIRCRAFT FORCE LANDED ON THE HIGHWAY AND STRUCK A SIGN, NEAR TOULON LAKE, NV
KENNETH L. ORLOFF: http://registry.faa.gov/N171MC
FERNLEY, Nev. (MyNews4.com & KRNV) -- A small plane that made an emergency landing on U.S. 95 east of Fernley Wednesday was on its way from Wisconsin to California when it ran into trouble, according to Nevada Highway Patrol.
The plane struck a 70 mph sign along the highway and then was able to pull to shoulder out of the way of traffic, trooper Karen Garretson said.
The plane is identified as a Marquart Charger MA-5 experimental aircraft. It was carrying a pilot and passenger, who are husband and wife from Groveland, California, according to Garretson.
The couple started their day in Ogden, Utah, with fueling stops in Elko, Nevada, and Winnemucca, Nevada, Garretson said.
The plane was being taken apart late Wednesday afternoon so it could be transported to Reno-Stead Airport.
The plane is not a participant in the Reno Air Race, Garretson said.
FERNLEY, Nev. (MyNews4.com & KRNV) -- Nevada Highway Patrol troopers are in the Trinity area where a small plane made an emergency landing on U.S. 95 east of Fernley, the NHP said.
No injuries are reported.
A woman in the plane told the NHP that the plane had fuel issues and needed to make the emergency landing on the roadway’s shoulder, Trooper Karen Garretson said.
The site is along U.S. 95 about 1 mile south of Trinity, Nevada, which is about 65 miles northeast of Reno.
The emergency landing was reported shortly before 2:10 p.m.
Traffic is not blocked, the NHP said.
Wingtip and engine damage were reported, Garretson said.
It’s not immediately known where the plane was headed when it ran into trouble or how many people were on board.
The plane is now parked off the shoulder of the roadway.
No vehicles were damaged.
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