It was surreal : 18-year-old pilot recalls emergency landing on New Jersey bridge Share Updated: 6:53 PM PDT Jul 21, 2021 By Keely Aouga and Laura Ly, CNN It was surreal : 18-year-old pilot recalls emergency landing on New Jersey bridge Share Updated: 6:53 PM PDT Jul 21, 2021
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The latest breaking updates, delivered straight to your email inbox. Share Updated: 6:53 PM PDT Jul 21, 2021 By Keely Aouga and Laura Ly, CNN An 18-year-old pilot had to make an emergency landing on a New Jersey bridge Monday afternoon after the aircraft experienced an engine malfunction.Landon Lucas was flying a banner plane over the southern New Jersey shoreline when he realized the airbox of his plane was dangling off the spring, preventing a proper flow of fuel on his aircraft.Lucas said he attempted to land at Ocean City Municipal Airport, but as the airbox continued to malfunction, he knew he would be unable to make hi
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The Ocean City Police Department and the FAA arrived to the scene to inspect the aircraft shortly after its landing. Both the FAA and the National Safety Transportation Board will investigate the incident
By Keely Aouga and Laura Ly, CNN
A teenage pilot had to make an emergency landing on a New Jersey bridge Monday afternoon after the aircraft experienced an engine malfunction.
Landon Lucas, 18, was flying a banner plane over the southern New Jersey shoreline when he realized the airbox of his plane was dangling off the spring, preventing a proper flow of fuel on his aircraft.
A teenage pilot had to make an emergency landing on a New Jersey bridge Monday afternoon after the aircraft experienced an engine malfunction.
Landon Lucas, 18, was flying a banner plane over the southern New Jersey shoreline when he realized the airbox of his plane was dangling off the spring, preventing a proper flow of fuel on his aircraft.
Lucas said he attempted to land at Ocean City Municipal Airport, but as the airbox continued to malfunction, he knew he would be unable to make his intended destination. He told CNN that after realizing this, his main priority was finding any place he could land safely and immediately.
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