A recreational plane landed safely on a Sydney beach with three people aboard including a baby on Wednesday after its single engine failed, officials said. The Tecnam P2008 aircraft landed without incident on Collaroy Beach in northern Sydney early afternoon, a police statement said.
The 25-year-old male pilot, a 28-year-old female passenger and a 1-year-old boy were not injured, police said.
The pilot made a forced landing following a reported engine failure, said the Australian Transport Safety Bureau, a crash investigator.
The plane appeared to land gently on the beach just above the waterline.
The plane was a recreational category aircraft and any safety investigation would be conducted by the Recreational Aviation Australia agency. An agency spokesperson was not available for comment.
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