Jump to contentAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleThe tail of a private plane sticks out of the Atlantic Ocean near Boca Raton, Florida, near two boats (Boca Raton Police Services Deparment)Licensed pilot Faith Tenkley, 23, safely ditched a twin-engine private plane in the ocean near a South Florida beach on Saturday morning. Tenkley was flying to the Bahamas to pick up her parents when the aircraft experienced multiple mechanical breakdowns, including broken landing gear. Prevented from landing at Boca Raton Airport, she maneuvered the plane away from buildings and paddleboarders to make a smooth water landing. Lifeguards and a fire department rescue boat reached Tenkley within a minute of the landing and pulled her from the water unharmed. Local authorities confirmed no passengers were on board, and they took Tenkley to a nearby hospital as a precaution. In fullYoung pilot makes dramatic ocean landing in Florida before she is rescued unscathedMore bulletinsThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
Pilot dodges buildings and beachgoers before ‘delicately’ landing plane in Atlantic
Jump to contentAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleThe tail of a private plane sticks out of the Atlantic Ocean near Boca Raton, Florida, near two boats (Boca Raton Police Services Deparment)Licensed pilot Faith Tenkley, 23, safely ditched a twin-engine private plane in the ocean near a South Florida beach on Saturday morning. Tenkley was flying to the Bahamas to pick up her parents when the aircraft experienced multiple mechanical breakdowns, including broken landing gear. Prevented from landing at Boca Raton Airport, she maneuvered the plane away from buildings and paddleboarders to make a smooth water landing. Lifeguards and a fire department rescue boat reached Tenkley within a minute of the landing and pulled her from the water unharmed. Local authorities confirmed no passengers were on board, and they took Tenkley to a nearby hospital as a precaution. In fullYoung pilot makes dramatic ocean landing in Florida before she is rescued unscathedMore bulletinsThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
