BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Rail line seem to be popular landing strips for small aircraft in distress.
Birmingham Fire & Rescue Service reports it responded to the crash landing of a small plane on the CSX Transportation tracks near the 3300 block of Vanderbilt Road at 9:58 p.m. on Tuesday night. A trainer pilot was training a student when the plane’s engine suddenly shut off on approach to the runway at the Birmingham Airport. The pilot was able to divert and land on tracks in the CSX rail yard.
The two people on board the plane were uninjured. The plane, a Piper Warrior, had 40 gallons of fuel on board when it landed.
Planes made similar emergency landings in April on CN tracks in Flint, Mich., and CPKC tracks in Buffalo, Iowa.
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