A small plane crashed during an emergency landing on a California highway in the United States this Tuesday (9).
While attempting to land, the plane collided with the runway and collided with a passing truck, according to the California Highway Patrol.
A video from the American news channel KTLA shows the exact moment of the accident (see video below):
According to authorities, the singleengine Piper Cherokee suffered an engine failure en route to Corona Municipal Airport and made an emergency landing.
“The pilot claimed he had engine problems while attempting to descend at Corona Municipal Airport,” Capt. Levi Miller told KTLA.
The pilot, Andrew Cho, said he avoided tragedy because of the training he received. “If you don’t panic, you know what to do,” he told local media.
The two passengers on the plane and the three occupants of the truck were unharmed.
1 of 3 light aircraft make emergency landing on US highway Photo: Edward Pajaro/Reproduction
Light aircraft made emergency landing on US highway Photo: Edward Pajaro/Reproduction
2 of 3 light aircraft catch fire after forced landing on US highway — Photo: Edward Pajaro/Reproduction
Small plane catches fire after emergency landing on US highway Photo: Edward Pajaro/Reproduction
3 of 3 Firefighter puts out fire on plane that made crash landing on US highway Photo: Twitter/@CoronaFireDept
Firefighter puts out fire on plane that made crash landing on US highway Photo: Twitter/@CoronaFireDept