PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. — A pilot flying with his four-year-old son made an emergency landing on a road in Port St. Lucie on Monday when their engine suddenly stopped mid-air.
Police said the Cessna 140 was forced to land on Southwest Glades Cut-Off Road around 11:30 a.m. when the engine started sputtering, then died.
The pilot, Adam Williams, checked the area and determined the road would be the safest spot to land.
Port St. Lucie Police Department
Williams has been a pilot for nine years and operates his own flight school.
Thanks to Williams' quick-thinking and calm decision-making, he and his son were not hurt.
Police said the aircraft had taken off from Fort Pierce and was on its way to Boca Raton when the engine stopped.