Emergency landing in France

[pivo11]

This morning a single engine GA airplane took off from Cuers, destination Brignoles, and quite soon after developed "technical problems", (that's all that's been said), but had enough time to call the emergency services and they managed to close the autoroute so he could land.  I can't recognize the airplane from the photos, mebbe a Tocano? 

The link goes to a French source, , but I'm sure y'all can figure it out.  

france3-regions.francetvinfo.fr/provence-alpes/insolite-un-avion-se-pose-sur-l-autoroute-a8-pres-de-brignoles-1090231.html
 

[Deleted]

Hmmph. Fix the problem, close the road again for 5 minutes and takeoff . It's the longest runway that airplane will ever see .

[olderndirt]

With those bent wings, maybe a Jodel or perhaps just a really hard landing.

[pivo11]

Turns out the traffic was never stopped, the pilot did alert the emergency services but there was no time left so he landed in the breakdown lane.  While the traffic sped by to his left.    No way to fly it out of there so they took it apart.  www.nicematin.com/faits-divers/video-le-spectaculaire-demontage-de-lavion-pose-sur-la8-79288  It's a Robin DR 401.

[Deleted]

Well, if he got it in, he could get it out. He'd have to be mindful of the wires, but otherwise the highway is certainly wide enough. Too bad - that's an expensive extraction, but probably safer all things considered I guess.

[spud]

Stop traffic just to let an airplane use the roadway to takeoff?? Like all 'motorists' its hey I NEED to drive here now get that aeroplane thingy out of the way!

[Deleted]

Yeah, ain't that the truth. Sad truth, but nevertheless... .

[pivo11]

Oh, c'mon, gentlemen, there ain't no way that the autoroute would be closed to let an airplane take off for the benefit of the media. 

[Deleted]

Maybe not over there Fritz but, I well remember a while back when a Turbo Beaver licenced CF-ETN lifted out of CYKZ and just a few minutes later lost its engine. There happened to be a Freeway called the 404 just below and they set down on it. The A/C was towed to the front yard a locals estate. Where the A/C's tanks were filled with fuel. A few days later the Provincial police stopped traffic on the freeway so that A/C could, and did take off and continued on to the owners cottage in Muskoka. Money and 'Name' does have their 'advantages'.

[olderndirt]

Years ago I knew a guy with a Pacer who landed on the Anchorage Fairbanks highway because the gas he needed to reach his destination was in a can behind the seat (and a tractor funnel complete with 'shammy').  Added the gas then took off with never a vehicle in sight. 

[spud]

Sept 21, 2016 20:13:01 GMT -5 olderndirt said:

Years ago I knew a guy with a Pacer who landed on the Anchorage Fairbanks highway because the gas he needed to reach his destination was in a can behind the seat (and a tractor funnel complete with 'shammy').  Added the gas then took off with never a vehicle in sight. 

Both people who own cars in that area were in church!!!!

[Sandy]

aviation-safety.net/wikibase/wiki.php?id=190268

The aircraft is a Robin DR400.