What happened
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Narrative: two aircraft made a precautionary landing on interstate 90 near Mullan, Idaho at approximately 0800 PST on April 1, 1995 after weather forced them to land. None of the crew or passengers were injured on this part 135 flight from billings, Montana enroute to spokane, Washington. One aircraft, N760PS, a Piper PA-32R-300, received minor damage to the left wing and pitot tube when it struck a highway marker located at approximately mile post 68 near Mullan, Idaho. The other aircraft, N777W, a Piper PA-32R-300 landed uneventfully. The aircraft were operated by northwest aero services, enid, Oklahoma. The purpose of the flight was to provide transportation of the passengers to seattle, Washington to attend a national basketball championship tournament. The two aircraft had stopped in billings, Montana to refuel and received a weather briefing from great falls, Montana flight service station. While flying on a VFR flight plan they encountered unreported mountain weather conditions in the vicinity of Mullan/look out pass, Idaho that prevented continued flight in VFR conditions. After briefly circling the two pilots decided to land on the westbound lanes of I-90. During the landing rollout N760PS received minor damage to the left wing leading edge at the outboard fuel tank and pitot tube. The pilot of N760PS was issued a special flight permit after field repairs were made and both aircraft took off and flew to spokane, Washington further repairs were accomplished.
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: TWO AIRCRAFT MADE A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON INTERSTATE 90 NEAR MULLAN, IDAHO AT APPROXIMATELY 0800 PST ON APRIL 1, 1995 AFTER WEATHER FORCED THEM TO LAND. NONE OF THE CREW OR PASSENGERS WERE INJURED ON THIS PART 135 FLIGHT FROM BILLINGS, MONTANA ENROUTE TO SPOKANE, WASHINGTON. ONE AIRCRAFT, N760PS, A PIPER PA-32R-300, RECEIVED MINOR DAMAGE TO THE LEFT WING AND PITOT TUBE WHEN IT STRUCK A HIGHWAY MARKER LOCATED AT APPROXIMATELY MILE POST 68 NEAR MULLAN, IDAHO. THE OTHER AIRCRAFT, N777W, A PIPER PA-32R-300 LANDED UNEVENTFULLY. THE AIRCRAFT WERE OPERATED BY NORTHWEST AERO SERVICES, ENID, OKLAHOMA. THE PURPOSE OF THE FLIGHT WAS TO PROVIDE TRANSPORTATION OF THE PASSENGERS TO SEATTLE, WASHINGTON TO ATTEND A NATIONAL BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT. THE TWO AIRCRAFT HAD STOPPED IN BILLINGS, MONTANA TO REFUEL AND RECEIVED A WEATHER BRIEFING FROM GREAT FALLS, MONTANA FLIGHT SERVICE STATION. WHILE FLYING ON A VFR FLIGHT PLAN THEY ENCOUNTERED UNREPORTED MOUNTAIN WEATHER CONDITIONS IN THE VICINITY OF MULLAN/LOOK OUT PASS, IDAHO THAT PREVENTED CONTINUED FLIGHT IN VFR CONDITIONS. AFTER BRIEFLY CIRCLING THE TWO PILOTS DECIDED TO LAND ON THE WESTBOUND LANES OF I-90. DURING THE LANDING ROLLOUT N760PS RECEIVED MINOR DAMAGE TO THE LEFT WING LEADING EDGE AT THE OUTBOARD FUEL TANK AND PITOT TUBE. THE PILOT OF N760PS WAS ISSUED A SPECIAL FLIGHT PERMIT AFTER FIELD REPAIRS WERE MADE AND BOTH AIRCRAFT TOOK OFF AND FLEW TO SPOKANE, WASHINGTON FURTHER REPAIRS WERE ACCOMPLISHED.
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