A training aircraft made an emergency landing on Interstate 95 in Florida and He crashed into a vehicle traveling in the area, slightly injuring the driver..
The incident occurred Monday afternoon near mile marker 201 in Brevard County. and resulted in the temporary closure of several lanes while emergency crews were on the scene.local media reported.
The plane, a Beechcraft 55 from Tailwinds Flying, had taken off a few minutes earlier from Merritt Island, a peninsula that belongs to the county of the same name a training flight.
According to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), the pilot reported an error while flying over the highway, forcing him to descend. On board were the instructor and a student, both 27 years old.
During the maneuver, the aircraft crashed into a Toyota Camry A 57-year-old woman from Melbourne was behind the wheel and was taken to a nearby hospital with minor injuries.
Images captured by motorists showed the plane in front of the vehicle while firefighters and bystanders assisted the driver and helped her exit through one of the vehicle’s side doors.
One of the videos recorded minutes after the impact The woman could be heard talking about her car, visibly nervous but conscious, as lifeguards checked her condition.
Florida police reported the landing occurred around 5:45 p.m. (local time), southbound, south of State Highway 520. A section of I-95 was closed to allow removal of the plane and crashed vehicle. And Around 9 p.m. Traffic has been fully restored.
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) opened an investigation to determine the causes of the failure if they were mechanical problems or situations related to aircraft maintenance.
As part of the procedureFederal inspectors will take statements from the pilot, review the Beechcraft’s technical documentation and analyze the wreckage to reconstruct the accident.
The incident occurred less than a month after another emergency landing in Brevard County.
Last Sunday, a small plane crashed on State Highway 407 between I-95 and State Highway 528. In this case, there were no injuries and the pilot was seen walking around the aircraft while waiting for emergency medical services. The investigation into this incident remains open.
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