Sonata Collided with Emergency Landing Plane... Driver Was Unharmed

Sonata Driver Sustains Minor Injuries
"Despite Collision with Airplane, Damage Was Minimal"

In the United States, a light aircraft made an emergency landing but veered off the runway and collided with a Hyundai Sonata driving on the road. Fortunately, aside from the vehicle driver sustaining minor injuries, there were no casualties.

The scene after a light aircraft making an emergency landing collided with a Hyundai Sonata.
[Photo by McKinney Fire Department]

According to local Texas broadcaster WFAA and others on the 16th (local time), a collision occurred between a light aircraft and a regular passenger car at McKinney Aero Country Airport in Texas around 12:30 PM on the 11th. The accident happened as the aircraft veered off the runway during an emergency landing. The Federal Aviation Administration and the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) are investigating the exact cause of the accident, including whether there was a mechanical failure of the aircraft.

Videos taken by witnesses show that the light aircraft failed to reduce speed after landing and broke through the airport fence, leaving the runway. The aircraft then crossed onto the road, and the Sonata driving on the road was unable to avoid the suddenly appearing aircraft and collided with it.

The uncontrolled and rampaging light aircraft only stopped after crashing into the Sonata. Although smoke rose from the collision, there was no secondary accident such as an explosion.

The scene of a light aircraft that failed to reduce speed during an emergency landing, veered off the runway, broke through the airport fence, and collided with a Sonata driving on the road. [Video source=Captured from X (formerly Twitter)]

There were two pilots on board the aircraft and one driver in the vehicle. Fortunately, only the vehicle driver sustained minor injuries, and there were no serious casualties.

What drew more attention in this incident was that despite the Sonata colliding with the rapidly approaching aircraft, the damage to the car was relatively minor.

Local media also focused on the incident, and netizens did not hesitate to praise Hyundai’s safety features.

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[Photo by X (formerly Twitter) capture]

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