This story is from May 28, 2021

Two-seater Cessna 152 makes emergency landing on Yamuna Expressway in Mathura

Years after IAF Mirage 2000 fighter jet landed for test flights on Yamuna Expressway, a two-seater private aircraft — Cessna 152 (VT-NNN) — made an emergency landing on the Uttar Pradesh expressway on Thursday after a "technical snag". The busy stretch was nearly empty due to Covid lockdown.
Two-seater Cessna 152 makes emergency landing on Yamuna Expressway in Mathura
The aircraft was on a flight from Aligarh to Haryana’s Narnaul and back
AGRA: Years after IAF Mirage 2000 fighter jet landed for test flights on Yamuna Expressway, a two-seater private aircraft — Cessna 152 (VT-NNN) — made an emergency landing on the Uttar Pradesh expressway on Thursday after a "technical snag". The busy stretch was nearly empty due to Covid lockdown.
The landing, near the milestone 72 in Mathura’s Naujheel area, was “safe” with no loss of life or property reported, according to in-charge of Yamuna Expressway corridor control, Agra-Mathura sector, Major Manish Singh.
The area has been cordoned off by the police.
Two-seater Cessna 152

“The incident took place around 12.30pm. The aircraft belonging to Pioneer Flying Academy in Aligarh had two individuals onboard - a trainee pilot and an instructor. Both of them are safe,” he added.
Two-seater Cessna 152

Talking to TOI, Mathura SSP Gaurav Grover said the incident is said to have occurred due to a technical glitch in the aircraft. Their technical team is on the way to Mathura.
“The aircraft was on a flight from Aligarh to Haryana’s Narnaul and back,” he added.
When contacted, the company's chief pilot Captain Anil Kumar said, “The aircraft had to make an emergency landing as it lost power due to a technical snag in the engine.”

The captain said that he is on his way to Mathura to bring the aircraft back to Aligarh after disassembling it. "It is a training aircraft and has been used for the past 12 years."
Onboard the Cessna 152 were Captain Jagrat Singh and trainee pilot Aditya Ghosh.
Captain Kumar further said that the pilot onboard came to know about the power loss when they were flying at 5,000 feet and then "decided to make an emergency landing at any available clear land space".
“Luckily vehicle movement was less on Yamuna Expressway due to lockdown. They landed safely, else they could have flown only 10 km ahead,” the captain added.
A combined team of Directorate General of Civil Aviation and Aircraft Accident Investigation Board will now probe the matter, he said.
According to Yamuna Expressway officials, traffic movement on the busy route was only 5 percent of the usual flow due to the Covid lockdown. It could have caused problems on a normal day, they said.
The landing created quite a stir among locals who rushed to the spot to click selfies. Soon, a huge crowd gathered. They were not allowed near the aircraft, though.
Bhuvnesh, an excited local resident who had never seen an aircraft so close, said he was out for some work when he suddenly saw the plane coming over his head and then landing on the expressway.
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