A former San Diego State Baseball stand out is being heralded after a plane he was piloting was forced to make an emergency landing on a local freeway.
Daily Mail reports that Ryan Mundo safely landed a small plane on the 5 freeway in southern California after experiencing engine failure. Fortunately for drivers, Mundo was able to navigate the plane on to the busy freeway without anyone getting hurt.
At first the plane obstructed two lanes of the freeway but it was then guided to the Mollison Avenue off-ramp for Interstate 8 West, which was still blocked off around rush hour at 4pm.
The pilot and student pushed the single-engine 1979 Piper PA-28 to the freeway shoulder to avoid blocking traffic.
According to report, California Highway Patrol officials call the landing ‘nothing short of a miracle’.
To see the miraculous landing, plus photos of from the scene, flip the pages.