A 1968 Piper PA-28R-180 Cherokee single-engine aircraft with four persons on board made an emergency landing on southbound Interstate I-15 between Escondido, Calif., and El Norte Parkway on Sunday evening, July 22, 2012 at 11:25 p.m. PDT according to reports published on Monday, July 23 by KGTV 10News San Diego, the Los Angeles Times, the Kathryn's Report, the North County Times, and other media.
The pilot, 48-year-old Ken Gheysar of Orange, Calif., was en route from Mammoth Yosemite Airport (MMH) to McClellan-Palomar Airport (CLD) in Carlsbad, Calif., but ran out of fuel and decided to put down on the freeway.
According to CHP officer Jim Bettencourt, "Since traffic was light at that hour he was able to land safely and make it to the right shoulder of the freeway just north of El Norte Road."
The plane landed safely and was undamaged, until the tip of the left wing was clipped by 74-year-old Milton Loy of Poway, who was driving a 1995 Dodge Dakota, causing minor damage to the aircraft and pickup truck.
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