Southern Airways Express Flight 246 made a hard emergency landing on Route 606 just minutes after departing Washington Dulles International Airport Friday.
A small passenger plane was forced to use a Virginia highway as a landing strip Friday in a chaotic touchdown that saw the aircraft collide with a guardrail.
Southern Airways Express Flight 246 made the “hard landing” on Loudoun County Parkway at 12:50 p.m., almost immediately after taking off from nearby Washington Dulles International Airport, according to the Federal Aviation Administration.
Fortunately, none of the seven people — including a 15-year-old boy — on board were injured and none of the cars on the roadway were struck, the airline said.
