A small plane having " fuel-related issues" and carrying three family members landed safely on the Seward Highway near Potter Marsh just before 7:45 p.m. Saturday, Anchorage police said.
No one was injured.
The plane clipped a car before coming to a stop, according to Clint Johnson, Alaska region chief for the National Transportation Safety Board. The Cessna 182A appeared to sustain only slight damage to the right wing.
Anchorage police spokesperson Renee Oistad said the people in the plane were a "mom, dad and kid." Their names and ages were not available Saturday night.
Police didn't know if the plane ran out of fuel, had a mechanical problem or some other issue with fuel before the forced landing, Oistad said.
The highway was closed for a brief period while the aircraft was removed from the roadway. The NTSB sent an investigator to the scene. Johnson said the pilot reported a loss of engine power and little significant damage to the car or the plane.
"It could have been worse," he said.