US EditionSmall plane lands on shores of Mission Beach
Pilot Victor Schneider safely landed a plane on Mission Beach after engine failure, avoiding injuries and damage, with only four people nearby during the emergency, officials said.
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No one hurt when small plane makes emergency landing on Mission Beach
When the engine on his small plane suddenly quit about 800 feet above the San Diego coastline, pilot Victor Schneider started looking for a safe place to land. He and his daughter had taken off from the Oceanside airport about 15 minutes earlier. Schneider, a commercial airline pilot who has owned the Cessna for more than 23 years, found a spot on the sand in Mission Beach near the waterline. Shortly before noon, he glided to a stop. He and his …
Small Plane Forced To Make Emergency Landing On Beach
A small plane made an emergency landing Tuesday on Mission Beach in San Diego. “A small Cessna landed on the shore in Mission Beach about 20 minutes after takeoff this morning. The pilot and his daughter were over Bird Rock when the engine started to give out,” Collin Rugg wrote. “A witness on the beach said the pilot picked the ‘perfect spot’ to land, according to NBC San Diego. No one was injured, according to fire officials,” he added. Check …
Small plane lands on shores of Mission Beach
MISSION BEACH, Calif. (FOX 5/KUSI) -- San Diego Fire-Rescue confirmed Tuesday around noon, a small plane landed on the shores of Mission Beach. According to the agency, the plane landed safely, and two people were on board. The people on the plane reported no injuries. Lifeguards responded to the plane landing, while fire crews are also assisting. See real-time road conditions on the FOX 5/KUSI Live Traffic Map There are no visual signs of…
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