Small airplane makes emergency landing on Long Island beach

LONG ISLAND - A single-engine airplane made an emergency landing Wednesday evening on a Long Island beach.

According to the FAA, the plane, a Cessna 152, was forced to make an emergency landing on Cedar Beach in Mount Sinai around 7:30 p.m. after the pilot reported an engine failure. 

In video posted to social media, the plane can be seen landing on the beach and coming to an abrupt stop, nearly flipping over.

Two people were reportedly onboard the plane. Their medical conditions were unknown.