--- title: "Watch This Small Plane Thread the Needle Between Two Jetliners in Unbelievable Video" description: "On Thursday, a small plane overshot its runway and had to make an emergency landing in between two jetliners in England." date: "2022-08-07" modified: "2022-08-07" authors: - name: "Nico DeMattia" job_title: "Contributing Writer" link: "https://www.thedrive.com/authors/nico-demattia" url: "https://www.thedrive.com/news/watch-this-small-plane-thread-the-needle-between-two-jetliners-in-unbelievable-video" categories: - "News" - "Watch This" tags: - "Aviation" --- # Watch This Small Plane Thread the Needle Between Two Jetliners in Unbelievable Video ![]() On Thursday, August 4, a [small plane ]()needed to make an emergency landing at the Cotswold Airport, near Gloucestershire, England. The plane came in low and threaded the needle between two jetliners, clipping the front landing gear of one, and crash landed across the A429 road, into some trees. Thankfully, according to local police, no one was seriously injured. There were three people aboard the plane: the pilot and two passengers. All of which were taken to nearby hospitals in ambulances for precautionary reasons. No one else knows exactly what happened but the incident is currently being investigated by the UK Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB). However, early reports seem to suggest that the plane overshot the runway, which is what caused the emergency landing. https://twitter.com/AndythePandy_/status/1555266539883986949 In the short video, you can see the plane attempt to land, by sneaking in between two other jets. The right wing of the plane clips one of the jets' front landing gear, which tears some of its wing off as the plane lands. It then travels off camera, behind some trees, where it seemingly crossed the A429. In [photos from the *BBC*](), you can see the plane sideways in a ditch, mostly missing both of its wings. It looks banged up but also remarkably intact, considering the circumstances. Something obviously went very wrong for the plane to have to make such a landing. However, afterwards, many things went surprisingly right for the plane to crash land without injuring anyone in the process. Not only were the passengers mostly unharmed but the plane didn't injure anyone else, cause any significant damage to any other planes, or hit any cars as it crossed the road. That sort of landing could have been absolutely disastrous. Thankfully, either some very skilled or very lucky flying by the pilot saved several peoples' lives Thursday morning. *Have any tips? Send them to tips@thedrive.com* ## Author Nico is a writer and reviewer from New Jersey who probably thinks he’s a lot funnier than he actually is. His love of cars began when he was just a kid playing Gran Turismo 3, grinding out enough race wins with a Mazda Miata to save up for an in-game RUF 911. That passion for small, lightweight sports cars drove his desire to learn more about the industry, get his hands on as many cars as he could, and bring those experiences to life on the page. He cut his teeth writing about BMWs, Volkswagens, and Audis, mostly, and has owned far too many of each. He’s on his fourth 3 Series sedan, but all of his old, cheap German cars have forced him to learn more about car maintenance than his mechanical capability can handle. Too many late nights have been spent scrambling to get a car running by morning so he could get to work. For some reason, he never seems to learn that old Bimmers probably aren’t the best daily drivers. But he loves more than just old German cars. He’ll gladly drive and discuss anything with four (or even three) wheels. Cars aren’t his only passions, though. Nico is also a big nerd and loves movies, video games, comic books, and cares far too much about the New York Giants. So don’t be surprised if you see football references or dumb, obscure movie quotes in any of his car reviews. ### Author social links [Instagram]() [LinkedIn]()