Small Plane Makes Emergency Landing On I-10

August 3, 2026

A small plane made an emergency landing on I-10 near 9th Avenue on Monday morning.

According to the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office, the pilot and a flight student reported mechanical issues that forced the emergency landing on the interstate.

“The Piper Warrior aircraft suffered engine failure during the flight, which caused the need to make the emergency landing,” FHP said in a release.

There were no injuries reported, and the plane has been removed from the travel lanes. FHP said the plane did not collide with any vehicle or object.

According to flight tracking data (pictured below, click to enlarge), the plane departed the airport in Pensacola before flying north into the North Escambia area and looping around Barrineau Park.

Photos for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.

Comments

4 Responses to “Small Plane Makes Emergency Landing On I-10”

  1. Niknak50 on August 3rd, 2026 10:07 pm

    Any landing you can walk away from is a good landing.

  2. Well on August 3rd, 2026 9:39 pm

    Well…..

    Yall always talking about them flying on the Interstate.

  3. Luigi on August 3rd, 2026 9:14 pm

    Hey you can not park there . Getting a ticket and tow .

  4. Voices in Pensacola on August 3rd, 2026 5:49 pm

    Good job, pilot!

    Thank goodness that was not a toll-by-plate gantry you flew under, lest the highway authority send you a bill. ;-)





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