EASTHAM, MASS. (WHDH) - The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating after a pilot landed a small plane on a beach on Cape Cod on Sunday.
The single-engine Cessna 172 reported an engine issue before landing on Nauset Light Beach around 3:45 p.m. The plane had taken off on a sight-seeing tour and the pilot reported mechanical issues shortly after takeoff.
Three people were on board the plane at the time.
Olivia H. Gray said she heard the plane before she saw it and then it landed 25 feet away on the crowded beach.
“I thought it was doing a really close tour of the beach,” Gray said, adding she ran over to make sure people were OK.
There were no injuries.
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