DAVIDSON COUNTY, N.C. — Police said nobody was hurt after a pilot was forced to land his plane after in the middle of Interstate 85 in North Carolina Monday.
The pilot made the emergency landing on I-85 in Davidson County after he lost power.
Investigators said the plane, which was coming from Tennessee, lost power just two miles away from its destination in Siler City.
The pilot, Cliff Evans, tried guiding the plane onto the runway but couldn't make it, so he tried landing just off the highway -- all while avoiding power lines and a business park.
"You can't panic,” Evans said. “You just gotta keep your mind on flying the plane. A lot of people panic and that's not a good thing."
A tow truck couldn't move the plane off the highway so the driver of a passing Hummer volunteered to move the plane off the interstate.
Investigators are trying to figure out what caused the power failure.
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