The latest in what seems to be a serial pattern of freeway landings happened in Boise, Idaho, on Tuesday and it seems to have been the result of fuel mismanagement. A Cessna 210 made a belly landing on I-84, the main route through Idaho’s largest city, after the engine quit on approach to the Boise Airport about 7 a.m. The aircraft’s owner dealt directly with media inquiries. “He had plenty of fuel in the aircraft,” Andy Patrick, owner of Boise-based SP Aircraft, told The Associated Press. “He just made a mistake and forgot to switch fuel tanks. The pilot made an error and wasn’t able to make the runway.”
The pilot, who was on a freight flight from Spokane, managed to put the aircraft down without hitting any cars or injuring anyone and the plane is repairable, according to Patrick. The timing wasn’t great, however. It closed Boise’s main commuter route for the whole morning rush and the aircraft wasn’t off the road until after 9 a.m.
