From the ArcaMax Publishing, Weird News Newsletter:
http://www.arcamax.com/news/weirdnews/s-569563-273855
MIAMI (UPI) -- An 83-year-old pilot who landed his damaged
single-engine Hummelbird plane on a busy South Florida expressway said
it was a "perfect landing."
Ralph Squeglia said he aimed for the Sawgrass Expressway near Miami
after clipping the homemade plane's left wing on a light pole Sunday
and guided the aircraft to the ground while carefully dodging cars,
WTVJ-TV, Miami, reported.
"It was a perfect landing," said Squeglia, who has been flying planes
since 1944.
However, he said there were some complications on the ground.
"I was rolling straight and my tail wing broke, causing me to veer
right," he said. "Then the wing hit a light pole and I ended up here."
A Florida state trooper on the scene said Squeglia will not be charged
with any traffic violations. The Federal Aviation Administration sent
investigators to the scene and has yet to comment on the incident,
WTVJ said.