Emergency Landing on Loudoun County Parkway
Published on March 15, 2022
Authorities received a distress call shortly before 1 p.m. regarding a small aircraft that had to make an emergency landing on Loudoun County Parkway in Virginia, as reported by Virginia State Police.
The plane successfully landed on the westbound lanes of the parkway, just a few miles away from the airport. Fortunately, no vehicles were hit during the landing, and the only damage reported was to a guardrail at the edge of the road, according to the police.
The aircraft involved was identified as a Southern Airways Express plane that was scheduled to depart from Dulles to Lancaster, Pennsylvania, at 12:45 p.m., as stated by FlightAware.
The Federal Aviation Administration confirmed that there were a total of seven individuals on board the single-engine Cessna 208 Caravan, including five passengers and two crew members. Both the FAA and the National Transportation Safety Board will conduct an investigation into the incident.
Virginia State Police Identify Pilot and Passengers in Plane Crash
Virginia State Police have identified the pilot of the plane that crashed yesterday as Ahmed Awais, a 27-year-old resident of Florida. The passengers on board included four adults and a 15-year-old boy, according to police.
About Southern Airways Express
Southern Airways Express, a commuter airline founded in 2013, is based in Palm Beach, Florida. The airline operates flights to 40 cities across the United States, from Nantucket Island in Massachusetts to Honolulu, as stated on its website.
