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While no plane crash is good, at least this one everyone walked away.

Cirrus SR-22 with the parachute system had engine trouble shortly after take off

Plane makes emergency landing in north Harris County neighborhood | News - Home

HARRIS COUNTY, Texas -
Two men on board a small plane had to make an emergency landing Tuesday morning on a residential street in north Harris County.

Precinct 4 deputy constables said the incident happened around 11:30 a.m. Tuesday on Laurel Bank Way and Laurel Arbor Drive.

The pilot on board was Matthew Christopher Julien, 30. His passenger and owner of the plane was Victor Glenn Sanchez, 56. They were headed from Bush Intercontinental to Austin for a business trip, when their engine started to fail.

It was so unreal, it’s not something you see every day,” said Darren Evans, who lives near the crash site.

The pilot decided to land the aircraft in an open field next to a cul-de-sac at Laurel Bank Way and it came to a stop on a sidewalk in front of a home. During the descent the passenger deployed a parachute, which officials say most likely saved their lives.

"I'm inclined to believe that the parachute is the main reason why they're still breathing right now,” said DPS Trooper Richard Standifer.
Sky 2 aerials showed the fixed-winged, single-engine Cirrus CR-22 aircraft stopped on the front lawn of a home in the cul-de-sac. The plane was upright and its body was intact, but the front landing gear was torn off. Standifer said it narrowly missed a light pole.

"I was surprised that he could actually land without hitting someone's house or hurting someone because it could have been a very bad accident," Evans said.

Authorities said the pilot and his passenger were being treated for minor injuries. The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating the crash.