A small plane was forced to make an emergency landing on a roadway in western Broward County. NBC 6’s Laura Rodriguez reports
A small plane was forced to make an emergency landing on a roadway in western Broward County Wednesday.
The plane landed on U.S. 27 north of Interstate 75 after the pilot reported engine issues, Federal Aviation Administration officials said.
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Footage showed the plane, a Cessna 172 Skyhawk, on the side of the roadway with first responders at the scene.
Only the pilot and student from Pelican Flight Training were on board and no injuries were reported.
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A senior flight instructor said the two were going from North Perry Airport to central Florida. He said they just put in a new engine in the plane on Tuesday, and he believes it was an issue with the oil system.
"They called us shortly after, said they were good, airplane wasn’t damaged, they were not hurt and that’s two out of two for good," senior flight instructor Tom Olsen said.
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The flight instructor who landed the plane said he did what he was trained to do.
“There was no traffic and when I got down 600 or 700 feet, I asked my student, 'can you look down below for a traffic check' and then he did a really great job and said, 'there’s no traffic or cars' so I landed," Kwangsik Jang said.
Florida Highway Patrol officials said troopers responded to the scene and the plane was relocated to a nearby boat ramp.
The FAA said they're investigating the incident. No other information was immediately known.
"I have 350 hours of experience in total time. This is the first time and I hope this is the first and last time this happens for my aviation life," Jang said.
Check back with NBC 6 for updates.
