Call it a miracle. A golfer was nearly hit by a plane that crashed at a popular Sacramento golf course Sunday afternoon.
Video footage provided by Haggin Oaks Golf Complex shows the single-engine Piper PA-28 speeding across the golf course, crashing into the ground and skidding across a road and practice green before crashing into a repair shop. The golf course is located near Sacramento's McClellan Airport.
The tail of the plane passed within a distance that allowed a frightened golfer to make a putt on the green.
Haggin Oaks said the plane crashed on the 10th hole of Arcade Creek Golf Course, which is one of two golf courses on the property, and crashed into the Mackenzie Pro Shop.
“Due to cleaning efforts and safety precautions, our restaurant and pro shop will be closed for the remainder of the day,” the golf course wrote in its post that day.
The Federal Aviation Administration and the Sacramento Fire Department did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
It's unclear what caused the pilot to lose power, but ABC 7 reported that the pilot suffered a mechanical failure at about 400 feet in the air and needed a safe place to land. The news station said the pilot walked away with a cut on his hand.
