Small plane makes emergency landing on Florida highway

Summarised from 4 outlets · Updated 8 Nov, 14:47 · Archive

A Cessna suffered mechanical failure and made an emergency landing on a busy Florida highway, clipping a truck but injuring no one.

A small Cessna with two pilots on board suffered mechanical failure and made an emergency landing on Bayshore Road in Fort Myers, Florida on Saturday. Video shows the aircraft's wings clipping the rear of a pickup truck as the plane touched down at high speed on the busy highway packed with traffic. The plane continued rolling down the road after the impact.

No one was injured in the incident. Lee County Sheriff Carmine Marceno said: 'Thankfully, this incident had a positive outcome, and no one was injured.' The New York Post reports that the plane had taken off from Sebring, Florida around 11 a.m. Sunday before making the emergency landing about 50 minutes later, according to flight tracking data.

How it is being reported

• Small plane crashes into pickup truck on busy Florida highwayNo one was injured after emergency landing in Fort Myers 50 minutes after takeoff with two people onboard A small plane crashed into the rear of a pickup truck as it made an emergency landing on a busy Florida highway on Saturday but miraculously no one was injured in the dramatic incident. Video footage obtained from the sheriff’s office shows a Cessna 172 grazing over the truck as it approached the ground for a complete landing on a road in Fort Meyers at about 11.45am on Saturday. Continue reading...The Guardian · 8 Nov, 19:29
• Small plane crashes into truck as it makes shocking emergency landing on highwayA small plane made an emergency landing on a highway Saturday afternoon in Fort Myers, Florida, and clipped the back of a pickup truck as it did so. Two pilots were on board.Daily Mail · 8 Nov, 19:02
• Small plane hits truck during heart-pounding emergency landing on busy Florida highway, wild video showsWild video shows the moment a small plane clipped a truck as it made an emergency landing on a Florida highway.New York Post · 8 Nov, 13:52
• Plane clips truck during emergency landing on busy Florida roadA small plane has made an emergency landing on a busy Florida road, much to the shock of drivers.Al Jazeera · 8 Nov, 04:59

In this story: Fort Myers · Bayshore Road · Lee County Sheriff's Office · Sebring · Carmine Marceno

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