HONOLULU (AP) – A small plane landed in a sprawling Honolulu park, Hawaii on Tuesday and the two people on board were not injured, officials said.
The plane “lost power and landed safely” in Kapiolani Park, Waikiki, said spokesperson Scott Humber for the city of Honolulu.
Honolulu Emergency Services Department received a call about the plane on Tuesday.
Department spokesperson Shayne Enright said emergency responders determined no one was injured when the plane landed near Waikiki Shell, an amphitheatre in the 200-acre park in the shadow of the island’s iconic Diamond Head crater.Coach Millie Dydasco for the Leahi Soccer Club was getting ready for three teams to arrive for practice when the plane glided about 20-feet in front of her.
“It was a pretty smooth landing,” she said. “It didn’t come smashing down.” She saw a man and woman get out, and then embrace each other. Hundreds of kids typically practice football in the park daily. “Thank goodness around that time, it was still empty,” Dydasco said.
“Had it been another hour and a half, two hours later, with kids on the field …would it still have landed here?”