VIDEO: A small plane made an emergency landing on Interstate 15 between Las Vegas and Mesquite Tuesday morning, according to police. The single-engine Cessna 172 touched down around 9 a.m. on southbound I-15 at mile marker 82 in Moapa Valley, about 28 miles north of the Speedway Boulevard exit, Las Vegas Metropolitan Police said. The pilot reported having engine issues and a landing gear out, Trooper Shawn Haggstrom with Nevada State Police, Highway Patrol told News 3.
The plane landed safely without any further issues or injuries. Police officers and highway patrol troopers are conducting traffic control as crews assess the plane on the shoulder. News 3 has reached out to the Federal Aviation Administration for further information, though it’s unclear if the agency will provide comment amid the ongoing government shutdown.
