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  • Man, 83, Lands Plane on Expressway Calls it "a perfect landing"

    06/23/2009 6:12:08 AM PDT · by Texas Fossil · 18 replies · 1,079+ views
    Miami News ^ | Mon, Jun 22, 2009 | CARLOS MILLER
    An 83-year-old pilot was forced to land on a busy expressway Sunday morning after experiencing engine trouble. Enlarge Photo The homemade single-engine Hummelbird plane ended up on the side of the road after its wing clipped a light pole upon landing on a South Florida expressway. Top News Photos View Slideshow See amazing photos from around the globe... Ralph Squeglia, who has been flying since 1944, said he was careful to avoid moving cars as he landed the plane on a stretch of the Sawgrass Expressway, just north of Oakland Park Blvd.