A flight instructor and his 16-year-old student pilot made an emergency landing on Highway 77 in Noble County, Oklahoma, after their plane's engine failed during a night flight.

"There was a solid loud thud, and I looked down at the tachometer, which shows you your RPMs for the engine, and it went to zero, showing there’s no power in the engine," student pilot Landon Atkinson said.

Certified flight instructor Owen Navarro praised Atkinson's composure.

"You were a lot calmer and more relaxed than I probably would have been as a 16-year-old student," Navarro said.

At about 6,000 feet in the air, the engine failed.

"Your heart is pounding, but all you can do is go back to your training, say a quick prayer, and hope you get to the ground," Atkinson said.

Navarro took over the controls an

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