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Pilot Lands Plane on Busy Washington Road | Caught on camera

2021-04-22 4 Dailymotion

Small plane's emergency landing on Pierce County street caught on camera<br /><br />A small plane made an emergency landing Thursday morning on Pacific Avenue in Parkland, and a trooper's dashcam captured the whole thing on video.<br /><br />According to the Washington State Patrol, the plane's fuel system malfunctioned while flying from Yelm to Boeing Field in Seattle.<br /><br />The pilot was forced to land the plane around 8:15 a.m. on Pacific Avenue between 135th and 143rd.<br /><br />Trooper Thompson just happened to be on patrol on Pacific Avenue when he saw the plane about to make the emergency landing.<br /><br />"After 21 years with the patrol, this is a first for him."<br /><br />Dashcam video obtained by Q13 News shows the plane flying low. The trooper then makes a U-turn and follows the small plane as it safely lands - coming to a stop just before reaching an intersection.<br /><br />The trooper and the pilot pushed the plane off of the road and into a nearby parking lot.<br /><br />There were no reports of injuries or damage.

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