Six passengers were saved from a possible disaster when Pilot Michael Rushton had kept his composure during an aircraft emergency yesterday at 11am in Hilo. Rushton had managed to maneuver the Australian-made Gippsland GA8 Airvan, owned by Island Hoppers safely landed on Highway 130.

No passengers were reported injured in this incident. “The landing was perfect,” he said. “not a scratch. Nothing.”

Rushton had declined to talk about what caused the mechanical problem and had made a humorous comment instead. He told the police, “I got no tip” after the passengers left.