Out of gas, pilot lands on I-495. Cessna disrupts rush-hour traffic

[Ian David]

Out of gas, pilot lands on I-495


By David Abel, Globe Staff | July 24, 2007

A 57-year-old pilot from Michigan landed his single-engine airplane on Interstate 495 in rush-hour traffic in Boxborough yesterday after he ran out gas, authorities said.

The Cessna 170 landed without doing any damage or injuring anyone, said Jim Peters, a spokesman for the Federal Aviation Administration in New England.

In an interview by phone, pilot Allan W. Kidd of Brownstone, Mich., said he was traveling with friend Steve Bradshaw to a reunion for Vietnam veterans in the Boston area.

Kidd had flown out of Grosse Ile Municipal Airport in Michigan and had been trying to land at a nearby airport, but could not get clearance. He said he was circling until he could be diverted to an airport a few miles away.

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[Ian David]

1. Plane on a road

Submitted by adamg on Tue, 07/24/2007 - 11:15am.


Co-worker Jason Meserve was driving home to New Hampshire up 495 yesterday when traffic slowed to a crawl. After all, it's not every day you see a plane in the breakdown lane. The pilot ran out of gas during rush hour, landed and, naturally, pulled into the breakdown lane (well, actually pushed into it). Meserve reports his ride home took an extra 45 minutes because of the gawkablocka.

An amazing simulation of the landing.

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http://www.universalhub.com/node/9724