911 calls capture moments leading up to small planes emergency landing in Parkland NBC 6 South Florida [Video]

Newly released 911 calls capture the moments leading up to a small plane’s emergency landing Monday in Parkland.

A bright green Cessna landed on a sidewalk just feet away from several homes and a busy road filled with afternoon traffic near Hillsboro Boulevard and Nob Hill Road.

“I have an aircraft in distress … about 10 miles northwest of Pompano,” an air traffic control dispatcher tells 911. “It’s a green Cessna that may be landing on the road.”

A cellphone video shows the moments of a small plane flying low in the sky before it made an emergency landing in Parkland due to an engine issue. NBC6’s Kim Wynne reports

According to the Federal Aviation Administration, the emergency landing was due to problems with the engine. The two people on board — both seasoned pilots doing extra training — had to make a split-second decision, officials said.

“I saw the plane it was flying in too low, …