Tonight the pilot is talking to abc 7 news about what he did to keep everyone including himself safe. Good evening and thanks for joining us. The pilot had to land on 101 following mechanical problems. You can also see on this map where that plane landed and where the pilot wanted to land at the san martin airport. The pilot tried to glide towards the runway but realized his plane couldnt make it that far. Lillian kim has the story. Reporter eric, here it is, this was the plane towed to the san martin airport. It was quite a sight on highway 101 after the plane landed after 11 00 a. M. , moments before the pilot reported engine failure. He was flying a pa 46 and made an Emergency Landing on the grassy median that splits the northbound and southbound lanes. The plane was intact if nothing was wronged and pilot emerged unscath unscathed. Flying to watsonville and talked to us as the plane was being u towed to the airport. If he had gone in with the traffic i would have ended up hitting c
Unscath unscathed. Flying to watsonville and talked to us as the plane was being u towed to the airport. If he had gone in with the traffic i would have ended up hitting cars, i had to go over to tshoulder, the opposite direction. This was just enough room there, my wing tip was out in the number one lane and couple of cars moved over to make room for me. Im sure its a day theyll remember and everything worked out fine. How scary was it . Not at all. Reporter the pilot says hes been flying for 40 years and spoke to an aviation expert and he says the pilot did a great job landing the plane safely. No word yet on what was wrong with the engine. The faa is investigating. Live at san martin, lillian kim, abc 7 news. Turning to our weather the beach and Snowy Mountains what a contrast. Very different places to be but the constant with both is the cold. The mountains and bay area could see record lows tonight. Lets check in with drew. We have this cold front that moved through today, kicked
Live where you live, this is ab 7 news. Wind is rattling the bay area as temperatures winter storms are coming. Im dion lim. Im eric thomas. Its told tonight and its going to get colder with a freeze warning coming for tomorrow. Lets get to drew tuma for more. Were tracking the winds that brought in cool canadian air. Right now numbers in the 30s and 40s. 46 in san jose, but what were watching tomorrow morning, future weather, early monday morning the chances there you, you see the pink and white color in the santa cruise mountains, its for that fact a Winter Weather advisory is in effect. Snow could drop below 1,000 feet. So there could be some slushy snow. The north winds are with us tomorrow morning, lows in the 20s and 30s. You need the winter jacket, hat and scarves and gloves. Colder air arrives tomorrow, a freeze warning goes into effect. Well detail it later. Abc 7 was in napa where workers were busy covering trees to protect them from frost. You can cover plants with a sheet t
News meteorologist drew tuma. Drew . What a difference 24 hours makes. It is certainly feeling like winter again and live doppler 7 tracking wintry precipitation to get you down to street level. Live doppler 7 to the north we go. Around ukiah, and theres a chance of a few flurries flying in that part of the woods. To the south we go. The Santa Cruz Mountains, light showers being picked up on live doppler 7, and there is the chance as well in the south bay, around mt. Hamilton. We could see a few snow flakes flying right now. Its all an indication of the colder air mass that has settled overhead. Look at these winds gusting over 30 Miles Per Hour across much of the region, and thats pulling in some very cold air. In fact, a Winter Weather advisory is in effect starting at midnight tonight for the Santa Cruz Mountains where we could see above 1,000 feet and perhaps two to four inches of snow and that means delays are possible taking highway 917 or 35 tomorrow morning. Well take a much cl
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