Plane Makes Daring Highway Landing in Fort Myers, Sparking Safety Concerns
A small aircraft was forced to touch down on a road, narrowly missing a truck, with no injuries reported.
The incident unfolded on a Saturday morning when a small plane made an emergency landing on a highway in Fort Myers, Florida, at about 11:45 am.
The aircraft struck the rear of a pickup truck during the landing, but both occupants of the plane walked away unharmed.
Sheriff’s office video captured the moment, showing a Cessna 172 grazing over the truck as it came in for a full landing, with the pilot later saying the plane landed probably 20 maybe 30 feet behind the truck.
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Original reporting
The Guardian
Small plane crashes into pickup truck on busy Florida highway
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. 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...
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Video shows small plane clip pickup truck during emergency landing on busy Florida road
Video captures a small plane making an emergency landing on a North Fort Myers road, clipping a pickup truck as it touches down on the asphalt.
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Facts this version was allowed to use
- A small plane made an emergency landing on a highway in Fort Myers, Florida, on Saturday.
- The plane crashed into the rear of a pickup truck as it made the emergency landing.
- The plane landed about 11:45am on Saturday.
- The flight lasted 50 minutes after takeoff.
- Two people were onboard the plane.
- No one was injured in the incident.
- The landing occurred on a road in Fort Myers, Florida.
- ‘Landed probably 20 maybe 30 feet behind the truck’
- The sheriff's office provided video footage of the incident.
- Video footage shows a Cessna 172 grazing over the truck as it approached the ground for a complete landing.
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