Small plane lands safely on I-15 during afternoon rush hour

The location of the landing on northbound I- Map courtesy of Caltrans The pilot of a light airplane made a safe urgency landing on Interstate in Tierrasanta on Monday afternoon The single-engine aircraft touched down on the northbound side of the freeway near Aero Drive at about p m Monday according to the California Highway Patrol Drivers described the CHP that the plane landed without episode making no contact with any vehicles on the freeway and rolling to a stop in the center divider area The pilot was the sole occupant of the aircraft and was uninjured The landing took place about a mile southeast of Montgombery-Gibbs Executive Airport