Video shows small plane clip pickup truck during emergency landing on busy Florida road
No 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.
Key points
- 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.
- Two pilots were aboard the aircraft when a mechanical issue forced them to attempt an emergency landing near Bayshore Road and Interstate 75 in North Fort Myers around noon, according to the Lee County Sheriff’s Office.
- PILOTS' PUSH TO LEVEL JET MAY HAVE TORN OFF KEY PIECE FOUND MILES FROM FLORIDA CRASH, FORMER NTSB EXPERT SAYS "We will continue working closely with our partners at the FAA as they review the circumstances surrounding this incident," he said.
A small plane turned a Florida road into an emergency runway Saturday, crashing into the back of a moving pickup truck in a dramatic close call captured on video.
Additional details
- NTSB FINDS 'NO EVIDENCE' OF MAR-A-LAGO CONNECTION AFTER FLORIDA JET CRASH KILLS NINE PEOPLE "Given the recent tragic news involving aviation accidents, we are especially grateful that everyone is safe." Marceno credited patrol deputies, FDOT Southwest Florida and Bayshore Fire Rescue for their quick response.
- Saturday and made the emergency landing about 50 minutes later, at 11:50 a.m., according to FlightAware tracking data.
- Images shared by the sheriff’s office show the aftermath, with the small aircraft sitting on the roadway.
- The truck was heading eastbound when the aircraft struck it, according to the sheriff’s office.
- PRIVATE JET WITH 9 PEOPLE ON BOARD CRASHES JUST MILES FROM MAR-A-LAGO The close call came less than a week after a Learjet crashed Sunday, Nov.
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