A single-engine Cessna 150F heading to the St. Augustine Airport made an emergency landing steps away from the southbound lane of U.S. 1 and Landing Drive and within feet of railroad tracks July 11
No injuries were reported, in the incident, which happened about 3:30 p.m.
Airport authorities told the St. Augustine Record that the pilot was a student who had recently purchased the plane.
According to flight tracking data on Flight Aware, the male pilot was flying from Greenville, South Carolina, bound for the St. Augustine Airport.
The plane was damaged, but there were no gas leaks reported.
Airport authorities and the Florida Highway Patrol towed the small plane with a backhoe onto the left lane of U.S. 1 before heading left onto Gun Club Road ― the north entrance to the airport ― about 5:40 p.m. during a torrential downpour that included thunder and lightning.
This article originally appeared on St. Augustine Record: Single-engine Cessna makes emergency landing along US 1 in St. Augustine
Reporting by Lucia Viti, St. Augustine Record / St. Augustine Record
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