The pilot expressed his gratitude for the happy ending of his hard efforts to land the boat he was handling, who with his foot on the ground, knelt down, bent down and reverently kissed the ground.
The incident took place at Pembroke Pines Airport in Florida on Thursday, during a training flight.
The trainer had to make a forced landing due to a malfunction in the landing gear on the single-engine plane.
He tried two landings, but had to pull the brakes at the last second.
As soon as he set foot on the ground, he hurried out of the boat and began to kiss the ground.
See the snapshot:
Video captures frightening moment a small prop plane made a hard landing in Florida.
The pilot was so grateful for the safe landing, he kissed the ground. https://t.co/tht0YudqZd pic.twitter.com/PkwjMJiTmk
- ABC News (@ABC) April 1, 2018
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