Heart-stopping moment golfer leaps out of the way of crashing airplane on putting green in Sacramento

Shocking video captured the moment an out-of-control airplane nearly struck an unsuspecting golfer as it crashed into a California putting green.

The plane came skidding onto a course at the Haggin Oaks Golf Complex in Sacramento around 1:20 p.m. Sunday, ABC 10 reported.

Footage shows an unwitting golfer setting up on the practice green when a single-engine Piper PA28 comes hurtling toward the 10th hole and the man leaps away for his life.

The bystander was unscathed and the unidentified pilot, who experienced complete mechanical failure at around 400 feet in altitude, walked away with just a cut on his hand.

'(It was a) miracle of all miracles that nobody was hurt in a normally very crowded area with people meeting and golf carts,' Ken Morton Jr., the vice president of Haggin Oaks, told the news outlet.

An unsuspecting golfer narrowly missed getting struck by a crashing plane as he practiced on a putting green

The plane skidded onto the course at the Haggin Oaks Golf Complex in Sacramento around 1:20 p.m. Sunday

The pilot - described as a man in his 30s to 40s - had taken off from Sacramento's McClellan Airfield and flew over the first hole of the Arcade Creek course when his plane came crashing down.

'He knew that he was not going to make it back to the airport. This was the safest place he could find,' Sacramento Fire Department spokesman Capt. Justin Sylvia told KCRA.

The engine of the small aircraft shut down and the plane skidded approximately 50 to 70 yards before hitting building on the property. 

Footage shows an unwitting golfer on the practice green when a single-engine Piper PA28 came hurtling down

The plane skidded approximately 50 to 70 years before hitting a building on the property

Sylvia said gas leaked onto the pavement and a wheel came off the aircraft.

'Our group heard the loud crash, but we had no idea it was a plane,' golfer Tim Cowan told KCRA.

'We thought maybe some young kid was driving too fast and hit another vehicle in the parking lot.'

According to its website, Haggin Oaks Golf Complex has two golf courses, the largest on-course Golf Super Shop in the country, a restaurant and driving range with over 100 stalls, five practice greens and two bunkers.

Haggin Oaks Golf Complex has two golf courses, the largest on-course Golf Super Shop in the country, a restaurant and a driving range

The unsuspecting golfer walked away unscathed and the pilot made it out with only a cut on his hand

The gold course said on Facebook: 'Earlier today, there was an unexpected plane crash on our golf course. Thankfully, no one was harmed, and the damage to the facility is minor.'

'Due to clean-up efforts and safety precautions, our restaurant and pro shop will be closed for the remainder of the day. However, the Golf Super Shop and driving range will remain open as per our regular schedule.'

Sylvia said he told the pilot 'he needs to go buy a lottery ticket today, because that is one amazing landing for a crash landing, especially that nobody was injured.'