FAA investigating small plane forced to land on Krome Avenue

SOUTHWEST MIAMI DADE, Fla. – A small plane was forced to land on Krome Avenue in Southwest Miami-Dade County.

It happened Saturday afternoon approximately 1.5 miles west of Miami Executive Airport, also known as Tamiami Airport.

According to the Federal Aviation Association (FAA) who is investigating the incident, the plane is a single-engine Piper J-5A.

Police blocked off parts of Krome Avenue after the plane ended up in the northbound lanes.

Officers from the Miami-Dade Police Department and Florida State Troopers were at the scene after the plane landed.

There has been no official word on injuries but the pilot was walking around and appeared to be OK.


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