Small plane makes emergency NYC landing while flying banner marking Hudson River crash
By APFriday, January 15, 2010
Plane marking Hudson flight has forced NYC landing
NEW YORK — A small plane flying a banner marking the one-year anniversary of the emergency landing on the Hudson River off New York City has made an emergency landing itself at a nearby landfill.
Police said Friday that the pilot is out of the aircraft and is safe. The two-seater had no other passengers onboard.
The plane landed at 12:35 p.m. at the Fresh Kills landfill in Staten Island after experiencing engine trouble. Police say it came from New Jersey and was flying a banner in honor of US Airways Flight 1549.
The landfill is closed and holds wreckage from the Sept. 11 attack. The landing did not disturb any of the debris.
The Piper PA 18 is registered to Smoketown Banners LLC out of New Holland, Pa.
