KTLA reports that a pilot and a passenger needed to make an emergency landing during a training exercise in a Calabasas landfill on Thursday night, March 10. Both aircraft occupants suffered only minor injuries.
According to the article, an air traffic controller at the Van Nuys Airport notified the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) at about 6:18 p.m. to report the plane, a 2001 Piper Cherokee, was readying to make an emergency landing. Officials from the LAPD informed the Malibu/Los Hills police station of the situation. After several minutes, police received a 911 phone call from the pilot telling them he had successfully landed the plane.
The pilot told authorities that he and the passenger had been conducting an aircraft training exercise. The article states the pilot was a 27-year-old male flight instructor and the passenger was a 20-year-old male who had taken off from the Santa Monica Airport and had planned to return there after the exercise.
At the scene, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) as well as the National Transportation Bureau (NTB) were attempting to determine the cause of the emergency plane landing. Initial reports indicate the plane experienced engine failure.
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