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Pilot in amazing escape from plane crash
September 23, 2007 09:52am
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A PILOT made an incredible escape after crashing his small plane on a busy highway in Florida yesterday.
Robert Robertson was left conscious and sitting in his seat after the cockpit disintegrated around him on.
The bloodied 34-year-old, who was alone on the flight and remarkably suffered only minor injuries, remained in his seat waiting for nearby emergency crews to take him to hospital.
He crashed shortly after taking off from Fort Lauderdale with a cargo of clothes and shoes destined for the Bahamas on Friday afternoon.
Witnesses said the plane lost power, did cartwheels in the sky, clipped its wing on a warehouse and came to a halt in roadside grass.
"It was his lucky day," said witness Stewart McLeod.
"The entire front of the plane was gone, and he was left sitting in his seat with his seat belt on."
No one was hurt on the ground despite Robertson's twin-engine Beechcraft ploughing onto the Interstate 95, causing major traffic jams.
Colleagues said he was "an extremely experienced pilot" who saved lives by avoiding traffic and landing skilfully.
Robertson broke his left leg, left arm and nose and had a gash on his forehead, a friend said.
"The aircraft appeared to not be gaining altitude, the pilot declared a mayday and then went down," said Kathleen Bergen of the Federal Aviation Administration.
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The bloodied 34-year-old, who was alone on the flight and remarkably suffered only minor injuries
Robertson broke his left leg, left arm and nose and had a gash on his forehead, a friend said.
Just a put a band-aid on the leg and arm and you'll be right mate.
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Compared to the damage to the plane, a broken leg, arm and nose is positively superficial.
I am stunned that the plane could be torn apart around him and he is still in his seat, with belt on and conscious.
The writing looks like it was drafted by a year 5 student having had the incident described to them by a blind chimpanzee.
Landing skillfully indeed... Should read "The plane came to a halt near the highway and due to the largest piece of arse luck in history ..."
I am stunned that the plane could be torn apart around him and he is still in his seat, with belt on and conscious.
The writing looks like it was drafted by a year 5 student having had the incident described to them by a blind chimpanzee.
Landing skillfully indeed... Should read "The plane came to a halt near the highway and due to the largest piece of arse luck in history ..."
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Other articles listed the pilot as seriously injured and now in a critical condition.
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As someone who another lifetime ago has also had a fairly nasty prang and managed by the grace of God to survive I can sympathise with the Pilot.
I hope he makes it ok!!
I hope he makes it ok!!
