Plane lands on Highway
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2/1/2010 8:13:14 AM
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Here I come with bed of roses for you in my small plane. I will land my plane just across the street from your house so that I can see you as soon as possible. Don't worry about the traffic and all those chaos I will be creating, It will be Valentine gift for you.
Exactly, at 6:45 this morning, a small plane, monitoring traffic for local lovers and single stations, made an emergency landing on the New Jersey Turnpike in Cherry Hill.
The Cessna landed safely, and no one was hurt, according to state police in Moorestown who were monitoring these lunatics.
It landed on the northbound side, about two miles south of Interchange 4, off Route 73. One lane of traffic was getting by as of shortly after 7 a.m., but traffic backed up for miles.
Shortly after 7:30 a.m., the plane was loaded onto the large flatbed of a tow truck and hauled away.
, which provides reports to about 30 local radio and TV stations for Love Birds.
The pilot told Morning Sunshine the engine lost oil pressure, and oil was visibly leaking from the plane as it was being inspected in a turnpike maintenance yard.
He said he was losing altitude too quickly to make it to another airfield, and had to glide to a landing on the highway.
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