Highest Injury: None
Damage: Minor
AIRCRAFT FORCE LANDED ON THE OCEAN, 1/4 MILE FROM THE COAST, COCOA BEACH, FL
Flight Phase: UNKNOWN (UNK)
FAA Flight Standards District Office: FAA Orlando FSDO-15
CHARLES GUITER: http://registry.faa.gov/N17FD
The pilot of a small plane with floats made an emergency landing in the ocean this afternoon after experiencing engine problems, authorities reported.
The incident happened about 12:30 p.m. after Brevard County sheriff's deputies were alerted to reports of a plane possibly crash landing in the ocean, about a mile offshore and two miles south of the Cocoa Beach Pier.
The pilot was not injured and was in contact with the U.S. Coast Guard.
"It's a seaplane and the pilot had some engine problems. He deliberately set it down," Cpl. Dave Jacobs, spokesman for the Brevard County sheriff's office. The plane has a 30-foot wingspan and is a light, single-engine aircraft, officials reported.
The Coast Guard was responding to the site of the emergency landing.
- Source: http://www.floridatoday.com
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