Small plane makes emergency landing on Treasure Island beach
A flight instructor and a student from Albert Whitted Airport landed safely after the engine gave out.
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Neither the pilot nor a passenger were hurt during an emergency landing Sunday morning near the Bilmar resort on Treasure Island. [ MARC TOPKIN | Times ]
Updated Jan. 17
TREASURE ISLAND â A plane carrying a flight instructor and student was forced to make an emergency landing on a strip of beach behind a Treasure Island resort Sunday morning.
The pilot reported an engine problem while flying over the Gulf of Mexico, Treasure Island Fire Rescue Chief William Barrs said.