According to the article the pilot choose the street over filled with fences and animals.
I wasn't there with him but that sounds a little dodgy.
In any case they survived without too many injuries, that's the good thing.
It may seem a miracle but a quick Google search brings up quite a few landings on a public street:
Mesa Arizona:
Source:
Plane crash-lands on Mesa street - East Valley Tribune: Home
South Wales:
This is probably one of the most haunting pictures, taken minutes after the crash with the dazed pilot still (s)trapped in his seat:
