Yamuna Expressway: Aligarh-Bound Training Aircraft Makes Emergency Landing

A two-seater training aircraft made an emergency landing on May 27 on the Yamuna Expressway near Mathura after developing a snag, the police said. Both the trainee pilot and the instructor are safe after making the emergency landing on the expressway in the afternoon, reported PTI. The Aligarh-bound Cessna-152 touched down as vehicles ran on the highway, one of the most modern in the country. The small plane was returning from Narnaul in Haryana, reported PTI. A crowd gathered on the expressway to watch the unusual sight and the local police were deployed, reported PTI. The incident also led to a brief disruption of traffic on one side of the expressway, the police said. A maintenance team from the flying academy reached the site to fix the snag as the plane remained parked along the expressway.