Piper Cherokee made an emergency landing on SR-570

On August 17th, 2021, at 11:19 PM, a Piper Cherokee single-engine aircraft made an emergency landing in the westbound lanes of SR-570, just east of Drane Field Road at Milepost 4. 

The 23-year-old pilot, along with a 23-year-old flight student, successfully guided the aircraft to the right grass shoulder causing no injuries or damage. 

The aircraft was safely removed from the roadside and escorted back to Lakeland Linder Airfield.

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