WATCH: Pilot uses emergency parachute to safely land plane
A Belgian pilot survived a plane crash after he used the plane's emergency parachute as it went down!
The pilot was flying a small sports aircraft when the plane started giving him trouble, which led to the emergency landing.
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As the plane started to descend uncontrollably, the pilot was forced to deploy the plane's Ballistic Recovery System (BRS), launching a parachute.
A video taken by a bystander shows the plane's parachute being deployed and then making its way down, crashing nose-first on the side of the road. The plane crashed into a fence with its left wing on top of a white van.
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According to Daily Mail, the pilot survived the crash and was treated for minor injuries
Watch the emergency landing here:
Video captures moment pilot used emergency parachute to safely land on a road in Belgium. The pilot sustained only minor injuries. https://t.co/fFxScU8UoY
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