{"id":51487,"date":"2024-10-30T18:34:15","date_gmt":"2024-10-30T22:34:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/?p=51487"},"modified":"2024-10-30T18:34:21","modified_gmt":"2024-10-30T22:34:21","slug":"a-small-replica-warplane-makes-an-emergency-landing-on-a-bartow-highway","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/2024\/10\/30\/a-small-replica-warplane-makes-an-emergency-landing-on-a-bartow-highway\/","title":{"rendered":"A small replica warplane makes an emergency landing on a Bartow highway"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Drivers along U.S. Highway 17 on Wednesday morning had an unusual commute when a small replica warplane landed on the street.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to the&nbsp;Polk County&nbsp;Sheriff\u2019s Office, Robert Mosier, 45, of Winter Haven, was flying the plane from Fort Myers to the Bartow Airbase around 11: 05 a.m. when the engine began to lose power.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" data-dominant-color=\"48463c\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #48463c;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"932\" height=\"524\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1110px) 100vw, 1110px\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/bartow-plane.webp?resize=932%2C524&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-51488 not-transparent\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/bartow-plane.webp?w=932&amp;ssl=1 932w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/bartow-plane.webp?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/bartow-plane.webp?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Investigators say Mosier saw that there was room enough on the highway with little to no traffic to safely make an emergency landing on U.S. Hwy 17 near Homeland Garfield Road in&nbsp;Bartow.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He then maneuvered the plane into the grass median so it wouldn\u2019t impact traffic.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to PCSO, Mosier, who was not injured during the incident, is a commercial pilot who works part-time, moving small planes from one place to another.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Investigators say he was hired to bring the plane to Bartow for an inspection before being sold. &nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Drivers along U.S. Highway 17 on Wednesday morning had an unusual commute when a small replica warplane landed on the street.&nbsp; 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