A small plane with engine trouble made an emergency landing on a Pennsylvania highway Saturday.
A local ABC affiliate reported that Pennsylvania State Police confirmed the plane landed on I-78 eastbound Saturday morning between Exit 40 (Kutztown and Krumsville) and Exit 45 (Lynnport and New Smithville).
The plane, a 1995 Commander 114B, took off from Solberg, New Jersey, on a flight to Indiana when shortly after 9 a.m., the pilot noticed engine problems, PSP said in a news release.
The pilot tried to make it to a local airport but instead touched down on I-78 east in Weisenberg Township, Lehigh County, according to police.
“It was probably the best possible outcome for an incident like that,” Weisenberg Fire Chief Justin Oswald said.
Both the pilot and a passenger were uninjured in the incident.
