[skeptoid]

Cal Fire Chief Mike Padilla ........ said even experienced pilots can often be fooled by mountain topography. "We've had several tree strikes this year."
(emphasis mine)

Cal Fire is the California Dept. of Forestry & Fire Protection.

[skeptoid]

Previous post of the story.

[Clara Lou]

Clipping trees with a DC-10—that’s cutting it reeeaally close.

[NormsRevenge]

The odd part is the crew didn’t even realize they’d brushed the trees. According to San Diego KGTV-10 News, the plane’s crew did not feel the trees strike the wing, but an observer on the ground saw lumber splinter and immediately notified the pilots on the radio.

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‘’ Yaaa. You better pull up a little bit there,, it’s raining timber down here. ‘’

If they can handle harsh atmospheric conditions, they can handle a little lumber too but this was a little close for comfort....

[P-Marlowe]

The DC-10's flight crew has had to undergo air-tanker operations refresher training for as a result of their mishap.

Hopefully that was after they had changed their underwear.

[Ramius]

The pilot should be un-puckered by sometime in November.

I can’t imagine flying that big boy that close to stuff.

[Yo-Yo]

I wonder if Evergreen Avation is ever going to get their 747 certified.

[Roccus]

It took the NTSB a whole month to figure out that this plane hit the trees, yet it took less than two hours for the NTSB to determine that the Flt. 587 crash was due to a mechanical problem.

Things that make you go, “Hmmmmm.....”