How To Know It's Not Your Lucky Night To Drive....Or....

[Cypress Sun]

It's really your lucky night to emergency land an airplane...

 

Twin engine plane lands on top of car on Interstate 95 near Cocoa Beach. Everyone walks away, although the driver goes to the hospital.

 

Plane crash-lands on top of Toyota on Florida freeway following engine trouble

 

 

 

Edited December 11, 2025 by Cypress Sun

[Forty Rod SASS 3935]

Very nicely done.  That could have been much, MUCH worse.  I hope the pilot s okay.

 

Good thing he didn't try that on a car in the oncoming lanes.

[Rye Miles #13621]

I seen that video a few times! All involved were lucky!

[Eyesa Horg]

I bet the cushioning of hitting the car saved him. The car driver must need new undies!

[DocWard]

I cannot imagine reporting that to my insurance company.

[Pat Riot]

Wow! The pilot did it right. No one was badly injured or killed. 
 

Twice I was concerned when I lived in SoCal and driving home on the same freeway, the 405 south bound near Long Beach.
Once I was headed home splitting lanes on my motorcycle when a plane very much like the one in the news above came down like it was going to land in the freeway but didn’t. Its wheels were 20-25 feet above the concrete. Cars slowed and swerved. I almost got hit but I headed towards the K rails in the median.
The plane veered off, gained altitude and away it went. I never heard anything in the news about it. 
 

The 2nd was I was headed home in my truck. Traffic was heavy. Bumper to bumper and at a near standstill, south bound on the 405. 
It was very windy. 
A small plane was taking off from Long Beach airport towing a huge banner. 
The plane lifted off and the banner was mostly still on the tarmac and the wind literally held the plane at a dead standstill hovering 80-100’ over the north bound lanes. 
The plane stayed that way for 5 minutes - did I mention traffic was slow?

All of a sudden the plane started wig-wagging. I thought he was going down but that’s what it took to break the plane vs wind vs huge banner stalemate and the plane slowly gained altitude and flew off with its big banner. 
I am pretty sure I heard a cheer erupt from all the cars around me. 
  

[Abilene Slim SASS 81783]

3 minutes ago, Pat Riot said:

Wow! The pilot did it right.

Maybe. I’m thinking this could well be a fuel starvation issue, which is often on the pilot. It’s what killed John Denver. Highly unlikely both engines would fail at the same time, and I also noticed no fire. Pretty high probability there was no fuel aboard. Fuel mismanagement is the number two cause of general aviation accidents. Hope I’m wrong here. 

[watab kid]

saw this on news , my question is was the motorist on his phone ? why  didnt see that coming and take a ditch ? 

[Abilene Slim SASS 81783]

18 minutes ago, watab kid said:

saw this on news , my question is was the motorist on his phone ? why  didnt see that coming and take a ditch ? 

the pilot was landing with the flow of traffic and hit the car from behind. 

[watab kid]

15 hours ago, Abilene Slim SASS 81783 said:

the pilot was landing with the flow of traffic and hit the car from behind. 

OK , looked like he hit right on top of it but it was amazing to see , i hope no one wasserioulsly injured - the story i saw didnt say anything about that , 

[Rip Snorter]

Driver of car went to the hospital but was reportedly not seriously injured.  

[watab kid]

glad to hear that , 

[Ozark Huckleberry]

On 12/12/2025 at 12:32 AM, watab kid said:

saw this on news , my question is was the motorist on his phone ? why  didnt see that coming and take a ditch ? 

 

On 12/12/2025 at 12:51 AM, Abilene Slim SASS 81783 said:

the pilot was landing with the flow of traffic and hit the car from behind. 

 

And above. Not too sure there's many cars with mirrors for THAT angle.

 

If I was in the recording car, I think I'd have something to say besides, 'Oh my goodness.'

Edited December 13, 2025 by Ozark Huckleberry

[Ozark Huckleberry]

12 hours ago, Rip Snorter said:

Driver of car went to the hospital but was reportedly not seriously injured.  

 

Probably on advice from the law firm of Dewey, Shafftum, and Howe.

[Rip Snorter]

3 hours ago, Ozark Huckleberry said:

 

Probably on advice from the law firm of Dewey, Shafftum, and Howe.

The individual who could keep it together enough to call a lawyer in that situation, likely wouldn't do it.  Just my reaction.

[Abilene Slim SASS 81783]

My wife was involved in a 22-car pileup and bunches of lawyers were crawling out from under rocks wanting to “represent” her. 

[Eyesa Horg]

They crawl and slither like snakes. My experience has been that only they make the monies. 

[Cypress Sun]

50 minutes ago, Eyesa Horg said:

They crawl and slither like snakes. My experience has been that only they make the monies. 

 

That's why God could never sue the Devil. 

Never be able to find an attorney to take the case.

[Ozark Huckleberry]

6 hours ago, Rip Snorter said:

The individual who could keep it together enough to call a lawyer in that situation, likely wouldn't do it.  Just my reaction.

 

I was following a car that got cut off by a driver who then slammed on brakes to make an exit -- wasn't a 'squat-and-stop' scam, just a lousy driver.

 

I pulled over to help, and within probably two minutes (long before law enforcement got there) both drivers had been approached by attorneys who'd pulled over to put cards in their hands, accompanied by suggestions that they needed to, 'get checked out by a doc -- just in case'.

 

ETA: I'm not slamming attorneys in general -- there is a definite need for legal representation. But there are some . . . . 

Edited December 13, 2025 by Ozark Huckleberry

[Pat Riot]

If any of you ever need a lawyer will you be ordering crow for dinner that day? 

[watab kid]

On 12/13/2025 at 3:48 AM, Ozark Huckleberry said:

 

 

And above. Not too sure there's many cars with mirrors for THAT angle.

 

If I was in the recording car, I think I'd have something to say besides, 'Oh my goodness.'

im sure my words would be less broadcastable as well , 

 

its the landing lights that i thought they would see coming , unless they were not on , 

[Eyesa Horg]

Not only is the plane coming from behind, it's above. Probably wouldn't of seen it until it was in his hood and sliding into the road in front of him. Had to of been a major holy crap! 💩