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Student Pilot Crashes Into N.M. Jail (I think he needs more practice)
Yahoo! News - AP ^
| 1.23.04
Posted on 01/23/2004 2:34:40 PM PST by mhking
FARMINGTON, N.M. - A student pilot practicing takeoffs and landings in a small plane crashed through the roof of a police station, forcing the evacuation of 10 inmates.
The pilot, a student with Mesa Airlines' pilot development program, suffered head and facial injuries but was conscious when he was taken to a hospital Thursday night, said Fire Marshal Herb Veazey. No one inside the building was injured.
The pilot appeared to be preparing to land on a runway about 400 yards from the Farmington Police Department, Police Lt. Doug Kennedy said.
"I was pulling into the parking lot when I saw the plane veer straight up and come into the north end of the building," Sgt. Darin Hardy said.
The plane crashed into an area of the station that houses detectives. Two detectives were able to leave the building without injury. Ten adult inmates in nearby holding cells were transferred to a county jail.
The crash happened around 7:15 p.m., according to the Federal Aviation Administration (news - web sites). The single-engine Beechcraft Bonanza apparently lost power before the crash.
TOPICS: Culture/Society; News/Current Events; US: New Mexico
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posted on
01/23/2004 2:34:41 PM PST
by
mhking
To: Howlin; Ed_NYC; MonroeDNA; widgysoft; Springman; Timesink; dubyaismypresident; Grani; coug97; ...
Just damn.If you want on the list, FReepmail me. This IS a high-volume PING list...
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posted on
01/23/2004 2:35:12 PM PST
by
mhking
To: mhking
Hey, that's why he was taking lessons, right?
To: ozzymandus
He's doing fine...after all, a good landing is a landing you can walk away from....a GREAT landing is a landing you can walk away from AND the plane is still airworthy. He'll get the hang of it ;)
And on a more serious note, it's good to hear that everyone pretty much escaped with nothing more than a few scratches. I went to commercial flight school for a little bit, and it's a tougher than some people think to fly a plane.
To: mhking
At least he landed in a convenient location. They won't even have to transport him further than 50 feet.
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posted on
01/23/2004 2:42:04 PM PST
by
.cnI redruM
(Lieberman; two points behind The Taliban Candidate!)
To: ozzymandus
I was reading some Apple history:
Apple co founder Woz,after only 50 hours practise ,crashed and hurt him self bad 20 years ago.
Then there is JFK Jr. I don't know if they have a different policy for rich pilots,but John Denver and rest of them won Darwin awards!
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posted on
01/23/2004 2:45:13 PM PST
by
wiseone
To: mhking
The pilot, a student with Mesa Airlines' pilot development program,
I'm going to make the wild assumption that he's now a "former student" with Mesa Airlines' pilot development program...
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posted on
01/23/2004 2:47:59 PM PST
by
ErnBatavia
(Some days you're the windshield; some days you're the bug)
To: mhking
![](http://members.localnet.com/~bourdela/pictures/accident.jpg)
Reminds me of a couple of dogs I saw in the yard.
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posted on
01/23/2004 2:50:41 PM PST
by
billorites
(freepo ergo sum)
To: mhking
Oh ouch...you had to go and do that. I'm taking my second flight lesson tomorrow. YIKES!
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posted on
01/23/2004 2:52:33 PM PST
by
dutchess
(God bless our military men and women.)
To: mhking
Hey kid, are your lessons "money-back guaranteed"? If so request your money back.
To: wiseone
I live just a few miles south of Voro Beach where Mr. Kennedy took his lessons. I have spoken to folks that either trained there or were trainers. It seems that evan when Mr. Kennedy was taking a lesson in flight training, he was always distracted by phone calls coming in in the middle of flying. He would say take the controls for a minute, I have to take this.
An ambivalant attitude if you will.
Flying is no light matter. I am a pilot I should know.
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posted on
01/23/2004 3:02:01 PM PST
by
Joe Boucher
(G.W. Bush in 2004)
To: dutchess
Just remember not to fully stall until you're inches above the runway. Those ones 400 yards out are tough on buildings.
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posted on
01/23/2004 3:46:00 PM PST
by
per loin
To: per loin
LOL..thanks....when the word "stall" comes up I panic. Think I have a bunch of lessons before that one... (atleast hope so :)
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posted on
01/23/2004 4:18:26 PM PST
by
dutchess
(God bless our military men and women.)
To: Joe Boucher
His instructors should have refused to fly with him after that happened.
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posted on
01/23/2004 4:43:00 PM PST
by
LPStar
Comment #15 Removed by Moderator
To: mhking
NTSB BULLETIN
CAUSE OF ACCIDENT
Student pilot found to have been distracted from primary flying duties whlie practicing public announcements proclaiming "ALLAH is good, it is allah will".
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posted on
02/09/2004 8:00:18 AM PST
by
petertare
(truth, justice and the American way)
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