Originally Posted by
treadigraph
The story reminds me of an individual who ditched a Robin in a Yorkshire river after "suffering an engine failure" a few years ago. My recollection of the AAIB report is a certain incredulity could be read between the lines - they didn't believe him, evidence to the contrary was slim but they were pretty certain he'd been water-skiing. Same guy flew a PA-28 into a Swiss mountainside in rubbish weather a couple of years later.
Ah yes - Sipan Osman. An eye witness stated previous occasions where the Robin 2160 had made low passes down the River Derwent. The PA-28 accident report was a chilling read.. nasty business.
As for the 172 jammed elevator story... very Jeffery Archer! I suspect the pilot's school homework was delayed due to abduction by Nuns etc!