A small plane made an emergency landing on Interstate 78 in Lehigh County on Saturday morning, shutting down a stretch of the highway and causing major traffic delays for hours.<\/p>\n
Trooper Nathan Branosky, a state police spokesperson, reported<\/a> the plane landed around 9:19 a.m. in the highway\u2019s eastbound lanes in Weisenberg Township, near the Lynnport\/New Smithville exit.<\/p>\n WATCH: Interstate 78 emergency plane landing caught on video<\/a><\/p>\n Two people were on board the plane but were not injured, he said. The pilot, a 65-year-old man from Michigan, was flying with a 34-year-old woman from New Jersey, Branosky said.<\/p>\n The aircraft departed from Solberg\u2013Hunterdon Airport in Readington Township, New Jersey, and was headed to Indiana. However, the pilot reported unknown engine problems and attempted to fly to a local airport before landing on the highway, Branosky said.<\/p>\n The single-engine plane was a Commander Aircraft Corp. 114-B, manufactured in 1995, according to the Federal Aviation Administration aircraft registry<\/a>. It was later towed to Queen City Airport in Allentown, according to the Weisenberg Volunteer Fire Department<\/a>.<\/p>\n The FAA is investigating the incident.<\/p>\n