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Posted: **Wed Jul 12, 2006 12:46 pm**

Small Plane Lands On I-540 In Raleigh

POSTED: 12:43 pm EDT July 12, 2006
UPDATED: 1:07 pm EDT July 12, 2006

RALEIGH, N.C. -- A small plane that had problems Wednesday afternoon landed safely on Interstate 540.

The plane, which landed in the westbound lanes of I-540, was moved off the road by 12:30 p.m.

No one was hurt when the plane, a Cessna that had flown out of Durham County, landed near Creedmoor Road.

A crew from RDU International was enroute to move the plane, officials said.

http://www.wral.com/news/9505384/detail.html

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Hats off to the skilled pilot who landed safely and no injuries to himself or anyone else!

Posted: **Wed Jul 12, 2006 2:32 pm**

I'm glad that he was able to get the plane down safely!

Posted: **Wed Jul 12, 2006 4:34 pm**

I hope Clay Aiken wasn't on that plane...

Posted: **Wed Jul 12, 2006 4:53 pm**

Federal Regulations require that at least one mile per so many miles of interstate be straight..for this reason.

Posted: **Wed Jul 12, 2006 5:51 pm**

"Ice" wrote:I hope Clay Aiken wasn't on that plane...

Not sure how that is relevant to an emergency landing :?:

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I imagine Clay has his own leer jet. :wink:

Posted: **Wed Jul 12, 2006 7:26 pm**

The interstate could act as a military field if the events warrent.......MGC

Posted: **Wed Jul 12, 2006 10:37 pm**

george_r_1961 wrote:Federal Regulations require that at least one mile per so many miles of interstate be straight..for this reason.

Not to be a killjoy, but I couldn't help but pointing out that that is an urban legend. Next time you're travelling down the interstate pay attention and you'll notice that you can go quite far without hitting a one mile stretch of straight road.

Posted: **Thu Jul 13, 2006 6:42 am**

I'll ask around here at work. We have a whole department of highway designers.

Posted: **Thu Jul 13, 2006 8:04 am**

coriolis wrote:I'll ask around here at work. We have a whole department of highway designers.

No need to ask anyone when the Federal Highway Administration says so. :lol:

ONE MILE IN FIVE: Debunking the Myth

Posted: **Sun Jul 16, 2006 9:53 pm**

I found this, which happened a few days before the Raleigh incident. Interesting. There was also a plane that crashed onto an interstate in Ohio the same week. I guess things come in threes.

http://www.wistv.com/Global/story.asp?S=5129832&nav=0RaP