Austin Toll 130: Plane (Cessna) Landed this morning
posted by pylornsYeah that’s right, a Cessna landed on 130 today.
Here is the information from KXAN’s site:
WILLIAMSON COUNTY, Texas (KXAN) – A small, single-engine plane made an emergency landing on southbound SH 130 in Williamson County just south of the State Highway 79 intersection Tuesday morning.
A passerby called the Texas Department of Public Safety at 8:37 a.m. Tuesday to report the incident.
Lisa Block with DPS said one person was aboard the Cessna fixed-wing aircraft when the 24-year-old pilot from Austin ran out of fuel.
Pilot Lindsey Moreland made a safe landing with no injuries, and officials refueled the plane.
After unexpected thunderstorms hampered their efforts to tow the plane off the roadway at 10 a.m. Tuesday, DPS officials said they moved the plane off of SH 130. Officials are breaking the plane down to put on a wrecker.
After obstructing traffic Tuesday morning, the intersection at State Highway 79 and SH 130 has reopened.
In looking at the video it appears to beĀ Cessna 182 as it looks like the gear retract which would be in the Cessna 182 and above model of planes.
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June 30th, 2009 at 10:42 am
Good use for all that empty pavement. Plane lands on a highway at rush hour and doesn’t even back up traffic.
June 30th, 2009 at 12:07 pm
Yep, I missed the actual news on it – hoping others can fill in all the details today.