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.
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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.