A light aircraft made an emergency landing on Salobreña beach earlier this afternoon.

Some reports claim that the pilot was Finnish others Bulgarian but regardless of the pilot’s nationality, he is skilled enough to make such a landing.

The aeroplane had taken off from Jaén and was on a training flight with two trainee pilots and the instructor on board.

Apparently a warning light came on indicating a possible engine failure so they put down on the nearest safe stop – Salobreña beach

This occurred around 13.45h, according to Salobreña’s Policía Local and there were some people on the beach.

The Guardia Civil also turned out to find out what the aeroplane was doing there and to check his paperwork.

The owner of the aircraft sent a lorry with a crane to get the aircraft ready for being taken by road, once the wings had been removed.

I seem to recall that this has happened before a few years back, but I couldn’t remember when. Now I have found the article from February 2011

Editorial Note: this article has been updated and inaccurate information removed. Special thanks to Merike Raudmae and XYZ for sending in corrections to the unrevised article

(News/Noticias: Salobrena, Costa Tropical, Granada, Andalucia)