(Clockwise) Combo picture of a four-seater private plane making an emergency landing on a busy highway at Betul in Madhya Pradesh startling motorists on Tuesday.
The small aircraft, said to be Piper PA-30, belonging to NRI Sam Verma, was on a regular sortie when it was apparently caught in strong winds and forced to land on a four-lane highway, about 180 KM from state capital Bhopal.
The pilot was unharmed as the spectacle of the small aircraft touching down the highway in the morning hours brought traffic to a halt.
The rough weather forced the emergency landing and the incident prompted aviation regulator DGCA to launch a probe.