The alarming incident occurred over the Fourth of July weekend.
New pilot Vincent Fraser narrowly avoided disaster when he was forced to land his small plane on an active highway in North Carolina.GoPro footage that was taken from Fraser's perspective as he made the tense landing after his plane's engine failed.
In the video, Fraser's plane appears to fly low to the ground, hovering over several cars before making contact with the road and barely missing a string of power lines. Eventually, the plane makes a smooth stop, veering off the highway to a side street.A caption signed by Sheriff Curtis Cochran confirmed that there were no injuries from the incident, calling Fraser's landing an “outstanding job.
Fraser, a Marine veteran from Florida, only recently acquired his pilot's license: He was certified to fly last fall and has less than 100 hours of experience in the air. “There were so many things that could have been catastrophic but they didn’t happen,” Cochran wrote on Facebook.
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