Kiawah Islands, SC (WLTX) - An airplane landed on a beach Thursday close to the Ocean Course Golf Course, the site of this month's PGA Championship.
Charleston County deputies say around 11:13 a..m, they got a call that a plane had laned at a beach on Kiawah Island. Officers say when they arrived, they discovered a single engine plane a quarter mile from the golf course.
According to deputies, the pilot was traveling from Tampa, Florida to New Jersey, and landed on the beach to take a few photos. The plane's tire's however, got stuck in the sand.
Around noon, the plane was cleared and took flight back on its original destination.
Police say no charges are planned, and it doesn't appear the pilot violated any FAA regulations.