A private plane struck a semi truck in Racine, Wisconsin, while trying to land at a nearby airport on Monday evening.
According to TMJ4.com, the low flying aircraft was approaching the Sylvania Airport in Racine County, when it clipped a semi truck on Interstate 94. The impact caused the plane’s landing gear to fall off, onto the highway below.
A third vehicle, driven by commuter Noel DuPont, then crashed into the landing gear and dragged it for a tenth of a mile.
“There was a semi to my left and I remember either the car in front of me pulled out of the way and then the next thing you know it looked like it was a dead animal in the road and bam I hit what turns out to be a piece of landing gear,” explained DuPont.
The operator of the plane was an experienced pilot and made an emergency landing in a nearby field.
Police say the semi truck did not stop or report the incident. No one was injured. The FAA is investigating.