Tonight the pilot is talking to abc 7 news about what he did to keep everyone including himself safe. Good evening and thanks for joining us. The pilot had to land on 101 following mechanical problems. You can also see on this map where that plane landed and where the pilot wanted to land at the san martin airport. The pilot tried to glide towards the runway but realized his plane couldnt make it that far. Lillian kim has the story. Reporter eric, here it is, this was the plane towed to the san martin airport. It was quite a sight on highway 101 after the plane landed after 11 00 a. M. , moments before the pilot reported engine failure. He was flying a pa 46 and made an Emergency Landing on the grassy median that splits the northbound and southbound lanes. The plane was intact if nothing was wronged and pilot emerged unscath unscathed. Flying to watsonville and talked to us as the plane was being u towed to the airport. If he had gone in with the traffic i would have ended up hitting c
Unscath unscathed. Flying to watsonville and talked to us as the plane was being u towed to the airport. If he had gone in with the traffic i would have ended up hitting cars, i had to go over to tshoulder, the opposite direction. This was just enough room there, my wing tip was out in the number one lane and couple of cars moved over to make room for me. Im sure its a day theyll remember and everything worked out fine. How scary was it . Not at all. Reporter the pilot says hes been flying for 40 years and spoke to an aviation expert and he says the pilot did a great job landing the plane safely. No word yet on what was wrong with the engine. The faa is investigating. Live at san martin, lillian kim, abc 7 news. Turning to our weather the beach and Snowy Mountains what a contrast. Very different places to be but the constant with both is the cold. The mountains and bay area could see record lows tonight. Lets check in with drew. We have this cold front that moved through today, kicked
52 in Mountain View and 54 downtown. You can see the hills there floating on top of the fog. Looking at numbers in the 40s here. Well be above average records again possible in the future. Chris . Thanks, lisa. New this morning, the Santa Clara County Sheriffs Office is asking for your help in identifying a man they say shot another man in downtown san jose. A camera captured this picture of the man who investigators say shot the victim on the light rail platform. It happened just after 10 00 last night. The victim was taken to the hospital with nonlife threatening injuries. The Sheriffs Office is handling the case because it happened on vta property. The chp is trying to track the person responsible for a bizarre attack on the Golden Gate Bridge. Abc 7 News Reporter has more. Reporter both blow darts are four inches long according to the california highway patrol. One penetrated pretty deep. As paramedics try to help first victim, a second said she was also hit. She was struck in the