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Young pilot makes emergency landing in front of Florida beachgoers -- quickly rescued uninjured
New York Post • • nation
Key Points:
- Faith Tenkley, a 23-year-old pilot, crash-landed her twin-engine Piper PA30 plane in the Atlantic Ocean near Boca Raton, Florida, after her landing gear broke during a flight from Fort Myers.
- Facing mechanical issues and a non-functioning right engine, she chose to land in the water to avoid a potentially dangerous runway landing with a recently refueled plane.
- Video footage showed Tenkley skillfully navigating around buildings and beachgoers before making a slow, controlled water landing close to the shore.
- Emergency responders quickly reached the plane, and although Tenkley was taken to a hospital as a precaution, no injuries were reported.
- Witnesses and fellow pilots praised her calm and skilled handling of the emergency, noting the intact condition of the plane upon landing.
