Small Plane Makes Emergency Landing on Hwy 280 in Redwood City

UPDATE 11:13 p.m.: KTVU reports the plane had just taken off from San Carlos Airport prior to its emergency landing.

UPDATE 9:50 p.m.: A vehicle was struck by a small plane that made an emergency landing on northbound Interstate Highway 280 Sunday evening, according to the Federal Aviation Administration.

The plane, a Cessna 210, was conducting a photo mission when it lost engine power, FAA spokesman Allen Kenitzer said.

It made an emergency landing on northbound Highway 280 just north of Farm Hill Boulevard around 7:15 p.m., and the left main landing gear broke the rear window of a moving vehicle.

No injuries have been reported.

UPDATE 8:49 p.m.: The California Highway Patrol reports that a small plane landed on northbound Interstate Highway 280 just north of Farm Hill Boulevard in Redwood City on Sunday evening.

No one was injured in the emergency landing, which occurred at about 7:13 p.m.

The plane remained on the right-hand shoulder of the freeway and was
not blocking traffic as of 8:40 p.m., according to the highway patrol.

-- Bay City News