ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. – A plane made an emergency landing Tuesday morning in east Orange County.
The small private plane landed on East Colonial Drive near Taylor Creek Road in Christmas, Florida.
#EmergencyLanding: A small private plane emergency landed on the median of E. Colonial and Taylor Creek. It’s currently blocking traffic and no injuries reported. FAA has been notified.
The Federal Aviation Administration said the plane is a single-engine Piper PA-32 and landed around 9:25 a.m. with three people onboard, including the pilot.
Orange County Fire Rescue said there were no reported injuries.
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The FAA is investigating.
This is a developing story and will be updated with more information as we receive it.
ALERT: The westbound lanes of E. Colonial Dr at Taylor Creek Rd are shut down due to an emergency landing of a small aircraft on the road. No one is hurt, but please avoid the area and find another route. pic.twitter.com/9DAb5TVcTN
— Orange County Sheriff's Office (@OrangeCoSheriff) May 23, 2023
Brenda Argueta is a digital journalist who joined ClickOrlando.com in March 2021. She is the author of the Central Florida Happenings newsletter that goes out every Thursday.
