A single-engine Cessna 152 plane made a spectacular emergency landing this Saturday on one of Brazil’s busiest roads, the Regis Bittencourt Highway (BR 116), which connects the state of Sao Paulo with Paraná and other states in southern Brazil. a country. The landing took place near the municipality of Juquitiba, 73 km from the capital of Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo City.
According to preliminary information from firefighters, both the pilot of the plane and the flight instructor accompanying him were injured and were taken to a regional hospital. As of 14:00 local time and 18:00 in Lisbon, no medical bulletin on their health status has yet been published.
The skill of those at the controls of the aircraft prevented an even greater tragedy as the road is extremely busy, especially during a weekend of intense heat after several days of bitter cold that forced many people to travel. Motorists had scenes of despair as they saw the plane descend sharply towards the highway, and some were forced to swerve and accelerate as much as they could, but the Cessna did not hit any cars.
The aircraft belongs to the flying club of Itanhaem, a city on the southern coast of Sao Paulo, and was on a training flight. Since the condition of the two crew members prevented them from giving much information immediately after the plane crashed, it was unknown until this time why they were forced to land in such an unusual place.