Seaplane Pilot Makes ‘Miracle’ Emergency Landing on Busy Street: ‘They Walked Away…and No One Else Got Hit’

The pilot and two passengers sustained minor injuries and the crash itself caused minimal damage on the ground

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  • A pilot had to think fast when his seaplane’s engine gave out mid-flight
  • Fortunately, he was able to make an emergency landing on what’s normally a very busy road
  • Even more miraculous, the three passengers walked away with minor injuries

A pilot made the emergency landing of a lifetime in Arizona over the weekend.

On Sunday, April 12, Mike Tragarz was flying with two passengers after taking off from Hangar Hacienda, a private runway in Laveen, according to local CBS affiliate WWL-TV.

The trio were cruising at an altitude of around 2,500 feet in Phoenix when the plane’s engine suddenly gave out, the outlet reported…

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