Engine issues prompt plane landing on Highway 501; 2 people on board
(WPDE) — A plane landed Wednesday on Highway 501 in the Carolina Forest area due to engine failure, according to audio obtained from LiveATC.net.
ABC15 listened to the live Air Traffic Control net audio between the tower and the pilot before the plane landed. The audio revealed the pilot said he had engine failure and he was going to land on the highway.
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) confirmed two people were on board the aircraft.
Their full statement read:
A single-engine Diamond DA40 landed on Highway 501 in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, around 12:55 p.m. local time on Wednesday, May 29, after the pilot reported engine issues. Two people were on board. The FAA will investigate.
The plane landing brought a large first responder presence near Carolina Forest Boulevard causing traffic to backlog in both directions on Highway 501.
