A small plane made a 害羞草研究所渟pectacular landing害羞草研究所� on the Highway 6 north of Salmo on Tuesday, according to a driver who witnessed the incident.

害羞草研究所淭he way he landed that plane, it was just incredible,害羞草研究所� said Ed Baker who was driving from Ymir to Salmo at about 9 a.m.

Baker looked out his vehicle window and saw a plane flying beside him, just above the treetops.

害羞草研究所淵ou could tell he was having problems because of how low he was,害羞草研究所� Baker said. 害羞草研究所淗e kind of veered off, and it looked like he was lining up to go down onto the road.害羞草研究所�

Baker slowed down to try to get out of the way, then lost sight of the plane around a curve ahead.

害羞草研究所淚 knew he was going down, and I was concerned that when we get around that corner, that we would have to do a rescue of some kind.害羞草研究所�

But when he regained sight of the plane, he saw it had landed safely.

害羞草研究所淩eally it was a fantastic landing. There was two power lines there that he had averted, and by the time we saw him he was taxiing down the highway.害羞草研究所�

Markus Herzig also witnessed the incident. He was driving in front of the plane and saw it flying low in his rear view mirror, then lost sight of it.

He drove back and found the plane landed on the road. He and Baker helped the pilot push the plane off onto a driveway.

害羞草研究所淭he pilot said it was a full engine failure,害羞草研究所� Herzig said. 害羞草研究所淗e said he saw something fly out of the motor and slice his wing, and there was fluid everywhere. He said he was flying to Castlegar.害羞草研究所�

A Salmo RCMP news release described the plane as a 1969 Lake Capithian single engine aircraft that had 害羞草研究所渟uffered a catastrophic engine failure.害羞草研究所�

The pilot was unharmed, and Navigation Canada was informed of the incident.

The RCMP did not identify the pilot in its news release, and neither Herzig nor Baker asked him his name.

bill.metcalfe@nelsonstar.com
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