ROCKLIN, Calif. —
A small plane made an emergency landing in traffic on a highway median in the Sacramento area Wednesday morning.
The California Highway Patrol says the aircraft landed safely on a grassy center divide of Highway 65 near Rocklin as cars whizzed by. No injuries were reported.
Pilot John Mares says he was testing a new engine on the Beech BE35-33A when it lost power at about 3,500 feet, leaving him with no choice but to find a place to land.
A mechanic was on scene to see if the fuel pump failed. The highway remained open although traffic slowed down to see the plane.
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