'We're coming through the pass and I hear a 'boom' and then I lose all my engine power,' said 18-year-old pilot Brock Peters. Peters spoke to CBSLA this morning WATCH
on Cajon Boulevard in the San Bernardino National Forest, according to the Federal Aviation Administration.
Authorities said an 18-year-old was flying family members from Apple Valley Airport to Riverside Airport when he heard a"pop" and decided to make an emergency landing in a safe area.While he loves flying ever since grade school, Peters only obtained his license four months ago. "I can hear my grandma crying in the back," he said."I'm like 'I've got to tune her out, focus on what I need to do and get this plane down safely and make sure everybody is OK.'"
Unable to notify a nearby airport tower because of the terrain, Peters called his mom to let her know. He made the decision to bring the plane down in the Cajon Pass on a small frontage road. "I knew I was going to land it," Peters said."I knew I was going to. But to not hit anything that's God's intervention right there."Nobody was injured in the incident. The FAA and NTSB are investigating exactly why the plane had to make the emergency landing.
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