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TexasTowelie

(112,138 posts)
Mon Sep 30, 2013, 10:46 PM Sep 2013

Pilot crash lands on Alaska highway near Wasilla


This photo provided by the Alaska State Troopers shows a small plane that landed on a highway in Wasilla, Alaska, Monday, Sept. 30, 2013. The pilot walked away after crash-landing his small airplane on the Seward-Meridian Highway in Wasilla after the plane had trouble after taking off. (AP Photo/Alaska State Troopers)

A pilot walked away after crash-landing his small airplane on the Seward-Meridian Parkway in Alaska.

Matanuska-Susitna Borough spokeswoman Patty Sullivan says in a statement there were no injuries. She identified the pilot as Jeff Burwell, and says his plane clipped a post.

Alaska State Troopers say there is a small airstrip near the highway in Wasilla. It appears the plane had trouble after taking off, and Burwell wound up making the emergency landing on the highway.

Wasilla is about 40 miles north of Anchorage.

Source: http://www.theeagle.com/news/nation/article_480a3a68-ef58-55a2-a8de-0f01a2fac7b6.html

[font color=green]Sarah Palin is on the scene trying to determine a way to blame Obama.[/font]
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Pilot crash lands on Alaska highway near Wasilla (Original Post) TexasTowelie Sep 2013 OP
Those pesky Palins shooting their guns into the air, again....? nt MADem Sep 2013 #1
I'm glad no one was hurt. Blue_In_AK Sep 2013 #2

Blue_In_AK

(46,436 posts)
2. I'm glad no one was hurt.
Mon Sep 30, 2013, 11:39 PM
Sep 2013

Palins aside, small plane crashes are all too common here, usually with outcomes not as good as this one.

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