[cll]

cll: Lidle and his instructor regrettably failed to correct for said wind.

[llevrok]

Wind blew Lidle plane off course

Could also be - Wind blew Lidle little plane off course

[Recon Dad]

I'm sorry for his family, but because you have enough money does not mean you should fly a plane.

[ml/nj]

They could have asked me. (See my 10/16 - five days after - FR post about this.

ML/NJ

[AmericaUnited]

A light wind was cited by federal investigators Friday for blowing a small airplane carrying Yankees pitcher Cory Lidle off course and into a New York City high-rise on Oct. 11.

Huh?! What happens during 'medium' to 'heavy' winds?

[Niteranger68]

If it were me, my flight instructor would have been older than 26.

[OldFriend]

Very tragic for both families and those injured in the apartment house.

[pabianice]

I don't believe it. This is just too stupid for any NTSB analysis. Light winds do NOT make airplanes fly into buildings.

[Names Ash Housewares]

I would like to see the airspace expanded so pilots have more room to stay in the proper airspace. But now they probably will close the corridor to VFR traffic completely.
Over reaction placing tight contraints on private pilots was a contributor as well the way I see it.

[Moose4]

BTW, this report has not made it to the NTSB's website yet. The report on the NTSB site still is only the two-paragraph preliminary report, which is really nothing more than a short factual description of the accident and a mention of the working groups formed to investigate it.

http://www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/GenPDF.asp?id=DCA07MA003&rpt=p

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