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Small plane makes emergency landing on Irvine street; no one hurt

A small plane with an instructor and student pilot made an emergency landing on an Irvine street Wednesday evening, authorities said.

The Piper Cherokee aircraft landed at 6:18 p.m. near John Wayne Airport at Red Hill and McGaw avenues during rush-hour traffic, coming to a stop at MacArthur Boulevard, Irvine Police spokeswoman Farrah Emami said.

The plane is based at the airport, but is owned by Orange Coast College, said airport spokeswoman Jenny Wedge

No injuries or damage to the plane was reported, and the Federal Aviation Administration will conduct an investigation, Wedge said.

Because the plane’s wings do not fold up, the plane will be parked outside the airport until Thursday morning, when it can be brought inside through a wider gate, Wedge said.

The cause for the emergency landing had not been determined Wednesday night.

Two southbound lanes on Red Hill Avenue were closed between Reynolds Avenue and MacArthur Boulevard until the plane was towed away.
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[Susan]

Thanks.

[spudigitti]

[guims79]

Pretty sure 99% of those drivers didn't planed to turn righ at the beginning.. (I would have done the same, just to be...sure about what I saw)

[darkredspyder]

Glad no one was hurt. Can imagine how that could have easily turned into a big wreck.

[ludokressh]

I thought it was fake at first. Must have been quite an experience for the student pilot and his instructor.

[kellyhound]

well, it had the green light lol

[BryanXavier]

That was a great fuggin landing all things considered!