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A Cessna C140 airplane flipped over this Saturday on the runway of the Miami Homestead General Aviation Airport during a landing maneuver, leaving two people with minor injuries in South Florida.
According to the preliminary report from the authorities, on board were an aviation student and their flight instructor when the accident occurred, in the area of Southwest 287th Street and 217th Avenue, near the Homestead General Aviation Airport in Miami-Dade County.
Authorities indicated that the student was performing the landing maneuver when he applied the brakes "too hard," causing the plane to overturn on the runway.
The accident activated the response of the Miami-Dade Sheriff's Office (MDSO) and units from Miami-Dade Fire Rescue, who arrived at the scene and attended to both occupants directly on site.
The two injured individuals sustained minor injuries and were treated at the scene of the accident, without the need to be taken to any hospital, authorities confirmed.
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) confirmed in an official statement that the aircraft involved is a Cessna C140, a two-seat high-wing model manufactured between 1946 and 1951 that has been widely used in flight schools over the decades.
According to the Aviation Safety Network, the aircraft is believed to have been put out of service after the incident, which suggests that the structural damage is significant despite the fact that the occupants were not seriously injured.
Miami Homestead General Aviation Airport, with FAA code X51, is a public-use airport owned by Miami-Dade County, located on Southwest 217th Avenue in Homestead. It operates 24 hours a day and is primarily used for general aviation, flight training, gliding, and skydiving.
Authorities stated that there is no further information available at this time, as the investigation is still ongoing.
This accident is the second to occur in South Florida in less than 24 hours.
On Friday, a small plane crashed near a hospital in Pembroke Pines, in Broward County, after experiencing a engine failure shortly after taking off from North Perry Airport.
In that case, the aircraft—a Cessna 172P—attempted to return to the airport, lost altitude, and crashed in a green area near the South Florida State Hospital, a state psychiatric center.
Its two occupants were rescued conscious and in stable condition, and the FAA is also investigating that accident.
Both incidents, although not related to each other, highlight the risks associated with flight training maneuvers in the region and the intense activity of general aviation recorded in South Florida.
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