A small plane registered to a flight school in the Edmonton region made an emergency landing on a highway near Sherwood Park early Wednesday during an overnight training flight.
The Cessna 172 Skyhawk, owned by the Alberta College of Aeronautics at the Cooking Lake Airport in Strathcona County, took off from that airstrip around 10:40 p.m. Tuesday.
Flight data shows the plane flew north to land at the Slave Lake Airport at midnight. Ten minutes later, the Cessna took off from Slave Lake and flew back south towards Edmonton.
Tracking data from FlightRadar24 shows the single-engine prop plane diverted from its flight path back to Cooking Lake while passing Fort Saskatchewan, and instead turned further south towards Sherwood Park and lined up with Highway 21.
Global News reached out to the flight school to find out what happened but no one was available for an on-camera interview.
The Alberta College of Aeronautics provided a statement, saying the Cessna experienced an in-flight malfunction during an overnight training flight.
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“The pilot responded to the situation, following their training procedures and successfully completed an emergency landing on Highway 21. There were two people on board, and no one was injured. There was also no reported collision with another vehicle or damage to the aircraft,” the statement said.
The plane touched down on the road around 1:10 a.m. Wednesday.
About an hour later, RCMP sent out a news release saying the plane was blocking the southbound lanes of the highway, between Highway 16 and Baseline Road, due to having to make an emergency landing. Police said two people were on board and no injuries were reported.
Traffic was re-directed until emergency crews could clear the scene, and by 8 a.m. the plane had been moved off the road and traffic was flowing again.
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The Transportation Safety Board of Canada said the aircraft lost engine power and was unable to maintain its flight.
“The forced landing on the highway occurred on the eastern outskirts of Edmonton at around 01:15 local time, resulting in no damage to the aircraft and no injury to the pilot or passenger,” the TSB said in a statement to Global News.
The TSB said it did not deploy any investigators to the scene, but it is collecting information and assessing the occurrence.
Cessna 172s are a popular aircraft commonly used to train student pilots.
“The safety of our students, instructors and pilots is our highest priority,” the Alberta College of Aeronautics said in its statement. “We are working cooperatively with the Transportation Safety Board and Transport Canada as it gathers information and assesses the circumstances surrounding the incident.
“We are grateful that everyone involved is safe and commend the pilot for their calm and professional response to an unexpected situation.”
With files from The Canadian Press
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