WEST BROWARD, FLA. (WSVN) - Trouble in the sky after a plane had to make an emergency landing next to a roadway shortly after takeoff.
It happened at around 2 p.m., Wednesday.
Broward Sheriff’s Office deputies arrived at the scene where a pilot and a student pilot had to land the aircraft on U.S. 27, near Mile Marker 39.
Both are part of Pelican Flight Training.
“We had the problem with the engine, and we saw the smoke,” said Ridwan Chowdhury, the student pilot on board.
According to control tower officials at North Perry Airport, the plane declared an emergency and had smoke coming out of its cockpit, which prompted the landing.
“I asked him, ‘Can you look below [before landing],'” said Kwangsik Jang.
A senior instructor of Pelican Flight Training told 7News a new engine had been put in Tuesday, and it was inspected.
“They found a good place to land, and they landed — just a wonderful outcome,” said Tom Oslen of Pelican Flight Training. “They were trained, and they were able, and they did what they were supposed to do.”
Broward Sheriff’s Fire Rescue also responded to the scene.
The pair did not suffer any injuries.
Crews moved the plane away from the road into a parking lot, where it was later moved onto a tractor trailer.
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