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Emergency Landing
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Pilot Makes Emergency Landing In Maryland: Police (
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Traffic came to a halt in Anne Arundel County after a single-engine aircraft was forced to make an emergency landing, prompting an investigation by Maryland State Police. The plane touched down at around 3:45 p.m. near Shoreham Beach Road and Triton Beach Road on Saturday, Feb. 22, leading to temporary road closures as authorities responded to the scene. Maryland State Police said motorists should expect delays and are urging drivers to avoid the area until the investigation wraps up. Officials have not yet disclosed the cause of the emergency landing or whether there were any injuries. M…
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Pilot Of Small Plane Injured In Virginia Crash (
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The pilot of a small plane that went down in Virginia on Thursday afternoon suffered injuries after being forced to make an emergency crash landing in a Fredericksburg field after a mechanical failure, officials say. Virginia State Police troopers were called to the 14500 bock of Spring Mill Road in Fredericsburg, where there was a reported crash involving a pilot of a single-engine Cessna plane that made an emergency landing, but not before taking out several trees. According to state police investigators, the 79-year-old pilot suffered serious injuries in the crash, but is expected to sur…
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Young Pilot Makes Masterful Emergency Landing On Loudoun County Parkway (
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A 27-year-old pilot masterfully landed a small plane on Loudoun County Parkway Friday, Jan. 19, officials said. Ahmed Awais, of Florida, was headed to Lancaster Airport in PA, and had just departed from Dulles Airport with Southern Airways Express Flight 246, when the plane went down in the DIREX lanes near Arcola Mills Drive, around 12:15 p.m., according to the FAA and local authorities. Southern Airways Express flight 9X246, a Cessna 208B Grand Caravan, force landed on Loudoun County Parkway roadway, two minutes after takeoff from runway 30 at Washington-Dulles International …
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Small Plane Makes Emergency Landing On Virginia Highway (
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A small plane made an emergency landing on a Virginia highway after an engine failure, according to reports. In Warren County, a pilot was forced to land on I-66 in Front Royal at approximately 11 a.m. on Saturday, Sept. 17 for a reportedly failed engine. No injuries were reported. First responders were at the scene as of 11:45 a.m. on Saturday morning and one lane of the interstate was closed. No other details were initially released. This is a developing story. Check Daily Voice for updates.
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Disruptive Passenger Removed From United Airlines Flight At Dulles Airport In Virginia
A United Airlines flight making its way from New Jersey to Costa Rica was forced to make an unexpected pitstop in Virginia for an unruly passenger Wednesday, Aug. 17, as first reported by the Washington Post. One passenger was reportedly removed from the flight for being unwieldy and causing a disruption on the plane, though United Airlines has not released official details of the incident. The FBI was involved in the investigation, according to the Washington Post. Flight 1080 left Newark Liberty International Airport shortly after 8:30 a.m. with a planned landing set in San Jose, Costa Ri…
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Helicopter Lands On I-395 To Assist Officer, Driver Captures It All
Everything is a landing site during an emergency. A medivac pilot proved that on Wednesday, July 6, after they landed a helicopter on Interstate 395 to rescue a police officer. Park police requested the helicopter to rescue a motorcycle officer who'd crashed on Maine Avenue, WJLA said. A US Park Police pilot had no choice but to land on I-395 around 6:30 p.m. to whisk the officer away to a nearby hospital for treatment. The impromptu landing caused a traffic back up and cars stopped on the other side of the interstate to watch this rare sight. One Twitter user videoed the scene to ask wh…
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Maryland Bound Plane Makes Emergency Landing In New Jersey
A Maryland-bound plane made an emergency landing in New Jersey after the cockpit became filled with smoke, officials said. The single-engine Piper PA-32 departed from Norwood Regional Airport in Norwood, Mass., and was headed toward Montgomery County Airpark in Gaithersburg, the FAA said. The plane landed safely around 11 a.m. in Teterboro after the pilot reported smoke in the cockpit, authorities said. The FAA is conducting the investigation.
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