You have to see this! Small plane makes emergency landing on busy Florida road, both pilots survive
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AN INTENSE LANDING — Two pilots escaped injury after suddenly landing their small plane on a busy Florida road, and the incident was caught on camera.
The emergency landing happened near Bayshore Road and I-75 in North Fort Myers on Nov. 7, 2026. Video taken from a driver stopped waiting to get onto the road shows a Cessna 172 descending quickly and heading toward a road full of cars.
Miraculously, a lane quickly opens up with no cars, giving the plane room to land. The aircraft’s tires hit the asphalt right in front of the person who was recording the unbelievable moment.
As the plane made its way down, it slightly clipped a pickup truck, then continued to roll down the roadway with the other vehicles.
According to flight-tracking data, the plane left Sebring, Florida, around 11 a.m. Saturday before making the emergency landing around 50 minutes later, at 11:50 a.m.
The aircraft experienced a mechanical issue, deputies said. The Lee County Sheriff’s Office said no injuries were reported and the FAA is leading the investigation.
“Thankfully, this incident had a positive outcome, and no one was injured,” Sheriff Carmine Marceno said. “Given the recent tragic news involving aviation accidents, we are especially grateful that everyone is safe.”
The incident happened less than a week after a deadly plane crash where a business jet plummeted from the sky and crashed in Greenacres in Palm Beach County, killing all nine people aboard.