Light Plane crashes into Building
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From: Unna, Germany
Light Plane crashes into Building
Was watching the news earlier and saw a report of a Cessna crash landing into a building in Herndon, Virginia. Fortunately only light injuries.....
Some reporting can be seen here, some reports are claiming fuel shortage, other reports talk of electrical issues....
Some reporting can be seen here, some reports are claiming fuel shortage, other reports talk of electrical issues....
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From: adelaide australia
I wondered why the pilot didn't try to land in the adjacent road, then a mate said "they ALL walked away".
Hitting a roof would make a good crumple zone to reduce impact energy though. Sheet metal and wood compared to concrete and 2000lb hunks of metal moving at 30mph...
Hitting a roof would make a good crumple zone to reduce impact energy though. Sheet metal and wood compared to concrete and 2000lb hunks of metal moving at 30mph...
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From: South Oxfordshire
A light aircraft completely removed the very solid roof of a terraced house on approach to Shoreham Airport in West Sussex a few years ago. I have a photo somewhere....it was behind the house I lived until I was 5 years old, hence my interest. I believe that was down to fuel shortage. Again, despite the damage to the house the aircraft wasn't too badly dmagaed, all walked away. What with the railway, high street and River Adur all very, very close by they had a fortunate escape.
BBC News | UK | Pilot escapes plane crash unharmed
BBC News | UK | Pilot escapes plane crash unharmed
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From: South Oxfordshire
The crash site was about 100 yds from Shoreham First School...so for a change, relatively accurate reporting!! AAIB report said the pilot was attempting to land on a small strip of grass, which I'm guessing was the tiny bit of old railway trackbed which used to carry the Steyning line, where it diverges from the coastal main line. Very optimistic, but not anywhere else to go...(except the school playing field :-)
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From: Glens o' Angus by way of LA
Hitting a roof would make a good crumple zone to reduce impact energy though. Sheet metal and wood compared to concrete and 2000lb hunks of metal moving at 30mph.
