Armenian Pilot Makes Safe Emergency Landing on the 23 Freeway in Moorpark

Small plane lands safely on the 23 freeway. (Source: Moorparkpatch.com)

MOORPARK (KTLA News) — A single-engine airplane landed safely on the southbound 23 Freeway in the Moorpark area on Monday evening, at times flying just inches above cars travelling on the crowded freeway.

The fixed-wing single-engine plane came down around 4:37 p.m. in traffic lanes near Tierra Rejada Road, according to the California Highway Patrol incident log. Ian Gregor, a spokesman for the Federal Aviation Administration, described the incident as a “precautionary landing.â€