Flight Instructor Guides Malfunctioning Plane To Safe Landing
Ryan Munro was teaching a student to fly when the plane lost power. He took over and smoothly merged into traffic on a freeway near San Diego. Passengers of a car captured the landing on video.
STEVE INSKEEP, HOST:
Good morning, I'm Steve Inskeep. Should you have engine trouble in your car, you should calmly pull over. And the same applies to planes. Ryan Monroe (ph) is a flight instructor who was teaching a student to fly when the plane lost power. The instructor took over for the involuntary descent and smoothly merged into traffic on a freeway near San Diego. Passengers of a car captured the perfect landing on video, although their amazed profanity means we cannot play you the sound. It's MORNING EDITION.
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