Teenager crashes plane on highway, gets out, directs traffic

April 04, 2010 12:40pm

UPDATE: A Teenage pilot miraculously walked away after crashing his plane on Hobart's Brooker Hwy today.

Patrick Humphries, 18, a trainee pilot with the Australian Airforce was practising aerobatics when the engine stalled forcing him down on one of the state's busiest highways just after 10am.

Mr Humphrey's then stepped from his plane and ran down the road to stop traffic.

http://www.themercury.com.au/article/20 ... -news.html