Light plane makes emergency landing on freeway

Updated June 12, 2012 07:06:29

A light plane has made an emergency landing near Moorooduc, on the Mornington Peninsula in Melbourne's outer southeast.

The Cessna 172 aircraft made the controlled emergency landing just after 12pm
today on the Peninsula Bypass, just north of Bungower Rd.

The pilot and passenger, aged 50 and 44 and both from Rosebud, were taking a joy flight
from Tyabb in a rented plane when they landed as a safety precaution due to weather conditions.

No one was injured and it is likely the plane will re-fuel before taking off again.

No cars were on the road at the time of the controlled emergency landing.

Topics: emergency-incidents, moorooduc-3933

First posted June 11, 2012 13:39:36