GREENSBORO, N.C. — A small plane had an emergency landing along a major highway between Battleground Avenue and Bryan Boulevard in Greensboro on Aug. 28.
The Greensboro Police Department said mechanical failure of the plane caused the landing, but our viewers were left with many questions about whether highways are designed for such emergency landings.
The U.S. Department of Transportation says it's a common myth that the Interstate Highway system is straight so airplanes can conduct emergency landings when needed.
The agency's website says:
One in five miles of the Interstate System is straight so airplanes can land in emergencies.
This myth is widespread on the Internet and in reference sources but has no basis in law, regulation, design manual—or fact. Airplanes occasionally land on Interstates when no alternative is available in an emergency, not because the Interstates are designed for that purpose.
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