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I wonder about the "Last" in the title, and how common road landings are in general. We had one not far from us awhile back: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Q

I wonder about the "Last" in the title, and how common road landings are in general. We had one not far from us awhile back: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2QOMDyMZD3k https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2QOMDyMZD3k, saw the plane from a bridge on my bike commute home... a strange day was had by all, with zero casualties.

gpderetta 3y ago
I guess the article implicitly refers to commercial aviation.
wlesieutre 3y ago
One in Knoxville earlier this year as well, small plane and no injuries. I guess the article is talking about large commercial flights. https://www.knoxnews.com/story/news/local/2023/01/21/small-plane-makes-emergency-landing-on-interstate-40-in-knoxville/69828896007/ https://www.knoxnews.com/story/news/local/2023/01/21/small-p...
- eigenhombre 3y ago
  Amazing video in that link!
  - ledauphin 3y ago
    yeah, i think this is maybe the best video of a road landing ive ever seen.
    - kube-system 3y ago
      That looked like a nasty prop strike, and a bit of a strike to the wing tip too. There's tons of clips on youtube where it appears people set them down without damage. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uRUdFOuHvGM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uRUdFOuHvGM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a1I2Mk-MHV8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a1I2Mk-MHV8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E3MlRRM9tpA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E3MlRRM9tpA
GavinMcG 3y ago
The article did not use that headline, and is explicit about what it claims: > no passenger jet pilot has tried again since (emphasis added)
mindcrime 3y ago
There was at least one (successful) such landing (small plane, not commercial) in NC last year as well[1]. [1]: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qCgrGTZdd4A https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qCgrGTZdd4A
rob74 3y ago
That's why HN has a rule to post articles with their original title... and that is "Highway to Ruin: The crash of Southern Airways flight 242".
- nanidin 3y ago
  I agree, the headline has been editorialized in order to drive engagement.
robohoe 3y ago
There was another one recently this past year where the pilot landed on Interstate 355.
buildsjets 3y ago
What a cute little Ercoupe. Also, I really appreciated the CBS2 headline shot at 0:26 - "PLANE ON LSD."
outworlder 3y ago
An Ercoupe needs about 300m to land normally.
matthewdgreen 3y ago
The article says the following: "it seems that the crash permanently killed the idea of landing large airliners on highways. This Hollywood staple makes for good cinema, but in real life it usually ends in catastrophe — and while McKenzie and Keele were not the first to discover this, they were the last,no passenger jet pilot has tried again since."

gpderetta 3y ago

I guess the article implicitly refers to commercial aviation.

wlesieutre 3y ago

One in Knoxville earlier this year as well, small plane and no injuries. I guess the article is talking about large commercial flights. https://www.knoxnews.com/story/news/local/2023/01/21/small-plane-makes-emergency-landing-on-interstate-40-in-knoxville/69828896007/ https://www.knoxnews.com/story/news/local/2023/01/21/small-p...

eigenhombre 3y ago
Amazing video in that link!
- ledauphin 3y ago
  yeah, i think this is maybe the best video of a road landing ive ever seen.
  - kube-system 3y ago
    That looked like a nasty prop strike, and a bit of a strike to the wing tip too. There's tons of clips on youtube where it appears people set them down without damage. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uRUdFOuHvGM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uRUdFOuHvGM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a1I2Mk-MHV8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a1I2Mk-MHV8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E3MlRRM9tpA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E3MlRRM9tpA

GavinMcG 3y ago

The article did not use that headline, and is explicit about what it claims: > no passenger jet pilot has tried again since (emphasis added)

mindcrime 3y ago

There was at least one (successful) such landing (small plane, not commercial) in NC last year as well[1]. [1]: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qCgrGTZdd4A https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qCgrGTZdd4A

rob74 3y ago

That's why HN has a rule to post articles with their original title... and that is "Highway to Ruin: The crash of Southern Airways flight 242".

nanidin 3y ago
I agree, the headline has been editorialized in order to drive engagement.

robohoe 3y ago

There was another one recently this past year where the pilot landed on Interstate 355.

buildsjets 3y ago

What a cute little Ercoupe. Also, I really appreciated the CBS2 headline shot at 0:26 - "PLANE ON LSD."

outworlder 3y ago

An Ercoupe needs about 300m to land normally.

matthewdgreen 3y ago

The article says the following: "it seems that the crash permanently killed the idea of landing large airliners on highways. This Hollywood staple makes for good cinema, but in real life it usually ends in catastrophe — and while McKenzie and Keele were not the first to discover this, they were the last,no passenger jet pilot has tried again since."