Overview

• San Diego Fire-Rescue received reports around 4:45 p.m. of a plane on Interstate 15 near Balboa Avenue, and crews found it had landed safely with no injuries.
• California Highway Patrol and Caltrans said the aircraft came to rest on the center divide of the northbound lanes, and motorists were urged to drive cautiously during removal.
• CHP logs indicate the pilot set the plane down without striking vehicles, and callers to dispatchers believed the pilot was the sole occupant.
• FlightAware tracked the aircraft as a Cessna T206 Turbo Stationair that departed Montgomery-Gibbs Executive Airport at 3:50 p.m., flew along the coast, then returned to the area.
• The FAA registry lists the six-seat Cessna, built in 2005, to a regional aircraft rental business, and this landing follows other recent road and freeway incidents in San Diego County.