A pilot and a skydiver are expected to survive after a midair collision between the two sent his plane into a 90-degree nose dive, while the skydiver spun and slammed into the ground.

Tim Telford, a skydiving photographer, captured the collision between the single-engine Cessna and the skydiver near Tampa, Fla., on Saturday morning

A Cessna collision with a skydiver and subsequent crash in Tampa, Fla., on Saturday, March 8, 2014, is captured by witness Tim Telford. Credit: Tim Telford

The 87-year-old pilot, Shannon Trembley, a World War II veteran, was running what are called touch-and-go drills, when the plane lands on the runway and immediately takes off again.

A Cessna collision with a skydiver and subsequent crash in Tampa, Fla., on Saturday, March 8, 2014, is captured by witness Tim Telford. Credit: Tim Telford

As both the plane and skydiver came in to land, it became clear a collision was imminent.

"As the shutter's clicking away, I realize that I'm seeing something that is certainly spectacular," Telford told Good Morning America.

A Cessna collision with a skydiver and subsequent crash in Tampa, Fla., on Saturday, March 8, 2014, is captured by witness Tim Telford. Credit: Tim Telford

The nose of the plane sliced the strings of the parachute, dragging the skydiver, John Frost, 49, through the air like a rag-doll before it hit the ground and lifted off again.

A Cessna collision with a skydiver and subsequent crash in Tampa, Fla., on Saturday, March 8, 2014, is captured by witness Tim Telford. Credit: Tim Telford

Meanwhile, Trembley lost control of the aircraft and the nose of the plane grinded to the ground at a 90-degree angle.

"Obviously, when you see an airplane crash to the ground your first thought is, 'Oh my gosh, what happened?'" Telford said.

A Cessna collision with a skydiver and subsequent crash in Tampa, Fla., on Saturday, March 8, 2014, is captured by witness Tim Telford. Credit: Tim Telford

Tee Sifford said both men were lucky to escape with only minor injuries. Frost was released later that day from the hospital.

"This is absolutely incredible that we don't have any fatalities here," Sifford said.

A Cessna collision with a skydiver and subsequent crash in Tampa, Fla., on Saturday, March 8, 2014, is captured by witness Tim Telford. Credit: Tim Telford