Plane Registered To Race Car Driver Crash Lands In Key West

KEY WEST (CBSMiami) - Four people are recovering in a hospital with non-life threatening injuries after a frightening crash landing at Key West airport Monday night.

Monroe County Sheriff's Office spokesperson Becky Herrin says the pilot and co-pilot of the Gulfstream 150 jet radioed to the airport that the plane's brakes were failing, moments before the crash landing around 7:45 p.m.

Herrin confirmed that the plane is registered to Jimmy Johnson Racing II Incorporated out of Charlotte, North Carolina.

Associated Press sports writer Tim Reynolds is reporting that Jimmie Johnson was not on the plane, but team owner Rick Hendrick and wife Linda were, and suffered minor injuries.

The runway at the airport was shut down for a period of time because the plane ran completely off the runway. It has since reopened.

The National Transportation Safety Board has been notified and will be conducting their own investigation.