Plane makes emergency landing on Blaine road
BLAINE, Minn. -- A pilot safely landed a plane on a road in Blaine on Saturday afternoon after experiencing low oil pressure.
Blaine Police say the pilot left Cambridge Airport around 1:45 p.m. and was heading to Flying Cloud Airport. However, after experiencing low oil pressure he was diverted to the Anoka-Blaine Airport.
The pilot said he was not able to make it safely to the airport and decided to land the Cessna 172 on 125 Avenue Northeast near Legacy Creek Parkway.
Tracking shows the plane took off 17 minutes prior to its emergency landing.
The Lorenzo family was just a half mile away from home when they captured the emergency landing on video.
"He was perfectly aligned with the road. We were just worried that the pilot was hurt or something was wrong with him, so we were just praying he was okay, and, fortunately, it seemed he landed just fine," Rufino Lorenzo said.
According to FAA records, the plane was registered to "Twin City Cloud 7," a member-based flying organization offering aircraft rentals based out of Eden Prairie.
The pilot has 13 years of experience. No one was injured and there was no damage to the plane.
