There was dramatic video but no serious injuries when a twin-engine aircraft made a forced landing on a Florida interstate during rush hour on Monday evening.
The aircraft came down on a car in the southbound lanes upon touchdown. There were two people in the car and two people onboard the aircraft. The driver of the car was the only one injured and was transported to a hospital with what authorities described as minor injuries.
According to the preliminary report filed by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), the aircraft, a Beechcraft 95-C55 Baron N95KC registered to Tailwinds Flying LLC, was on an instructional flight. It experienced a loss of engine power around 5:39 p.m. EST.
A review of the ADS-B information shows the aircraft took off from Cocoa-Merritt Island Airport (KCOI) at 4:31 p.m. and then performed a series of flight maneuvers in the area for about an hour.
When the aircraft developed engine issues, the pilot started to head back to the airport but realized that the airplane was not going to make it, so the decision was made to land on the interstate in the southbound lanes.
Dashcam video shows the airplane fuselage coming down on top of the car. The landing gear collapses as the airplane tumbles over the car and comes to rest nose down with its tail against a median. The car, with its roof mangled, comes to a stop next to the airplane.
The twin-engine was the second airplane to make a forced landing on a freeway in Florida on Monday. Earlier, a Cessna 172 N64859 on approach to DeLand Municipal Airport (KDED) lost power while on approach and came down on a roadway. The pilot and passenger were injured and taken to a local hospital.
