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Posted: 8:44 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 14, 2012

Plane makes emergency landing on highway near Rocklin

plane on highway Nov 14
plane on highway Nov 14

KTVU-AP

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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