Plane makes emergency landing on roadway in Columbus

COLUMBUS - Police say a lucky pilot was unharmed and his plane sustained only minor damage after he ran out of fuel and made an emergency landing Monday on road in Columbus.<br /> <br /> Dublin resident Dawson Lampp was on his way back to Georgia from a trip to Virginia when it happened around 10 a.m. Lampp said he had tried to land in Dublin and Eastman, but was prevented by fog. He opted for Columbus, but ran out of fuel about two miles short of the runway and 2,000 feet up.<br /> <br /> Lampp set the plane down on Warm Springs Road, traveling about 100 miles per hour. The plane rolled for about a mile before coming to a stop, and Columbus firefighters helped push it out of the road.<br /> <br /> The only damage: a dent on the right wing, when the plane clipped a sign.<br /> <br /> Lampp said he is amazed - and police said he was lucky - that he didn't run into traffic.

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