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A plane made an emergency landing in the middle of Bruce B. Downs this morning

The plane took off from Tampa Executive Airport and no injuries were reported, says Tampa Fire Rescue.

By Colin Wolf on Thu, Nov 4, 2021 at 11:46 am

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A plane made an emergency landing in the middle of Bruce B. Downs this morning

Photo via Florida Department of Transportation traffic camera

A plane made an emergency landing on a median in New Tampa this morning.

FDOT cameras show the single-engine Cessna T188C safely upright at the intersection of Bruce D. Downs and Interstate-75 at around 11 a.m.

The plane took off from Tampa Executive Airport and no injuries were reported, says Tampa Fire Rescue. Tampa Police said the plane was suffering from possible engine trouble.

PLANE ON BRUCE B DOWNS BLVD.
The Tampa Police Department is monitoring traffic on Bruce B Downs Blvd. where a plane with possible engine trouble landed on the roadway. No reported injuries. The Federal Aviation Administration is the lead on the investigation. pic.twitter.com/pQxBZUzJ0O
— TampaPD (@TampaPD) November 4, 2021

This is a developing story.

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Colin Wolf

Colin Wolf has been working with weekly newspapers since 2007 and has been the Digital Editor for Creative Loafing Tampa since 2019. He is also the Director of Digital Content Strategy for CL's parent company, Euclid Media Group.

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