An 18-year-old pilot saves his family by making an emergency landing on the highway. Video
Amman Today
publish date 1970-01-01 03:00:00
In an exciting journey, American Brock Peters, 18, landed a plane carrying his cousins and grandmother, on a highway in Southern California, just 4 months after he obtained a pilot’s license. While the family was flying at an altitude of 5,500 feet in the air, the plane’s engine suddenly broke down According to the Daily Mail website.
Peters said that he heard a sound from the engine, and immediately after that he lost the power generated by the engine. Peters, whose career goal is to become a pilot, added that he heard his grandmother crying, so he tried to control his nerves and focus on the emergency landing.
How was the emergency landing?
The emergency landing took place on one of the most famous highways in the United States, Route 66, and after the successful landing, Peters said that his message to others is simple: “Stay calm, remember your training and trust in God.”“.
An emergency landing plane
He explained that his cousins were visiting him and planned a trip about 60 miles from Apple Valley Airport to Riverside Airport.“.
And Peters continued: “There are fields under the plane, but being from the area, I know that there are rocks and trees also everywhere, if it lands, we will suffer serious injuries, and the plane will be completely destroyed.”“.
So Peters decided that the best chance of landing was Interstate 66, even though cars were moving in both directions and telephone wires were intricately intertwined..
Describing the descent, Peters said: “All I had to do at this point was slow down. It was a smooth descent like any other.”“.
Peters said his 77-year-old cousin and grandmother were “shocked, but unharmed.”“, Peters said he called 911 and a fire truck arrived to help move the plane out of the way.
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