An emergency landing nearly ended in tragedy last week when an airplane was forced down on a ski slope in the French ski resort Avoriaz, the French news outlet Agence France-Presse reports.
During the forced landing, the airplane managed to avoid most of the people on the busy ski hill but hit a Polish skier before coming to a stop.
The woman was lucky to survive the ordeal, but she nearly lost her hand after the propeller hit it.
The airplane, a D.140 Mousquetaire made by French airplane maker Jodel, was equipped with skis and reportedly slid down the ski slope, narrowly missing a group of children and a ski lift.
The Mousquetaire had taken off from the Avoriaz Altiport, located near the ski resort.
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