Plane Down In Tallahassee

[AugustInTransit]

We were told last night as we were walking to the crash (we didn't drink beer there, we waited until we got back to my place) that it was a Leer. Reading the Democrat this morning, it's definitely a Cessna. There was only one person in the plane and he's in "fair" condition at TMH as far as I know.

There's a huge hold in the grass. It was like three feet from the sidewalk!

 

[Cil]

My kid called right after it happened.
The power was out all over the campus, and he could see copters hovering over the crash site.
Little planes scare me.
4 seat Cessna

 

[ShallowsNole]

Inital reports were that he was flying from Maryland to Tallahassee. Ocala & Tennessee is probably 4 miles as the crow (plane) flies to the Tally airport. That's only as far as Point Washington to Seagrove. Obviously some reason he couldn't make it that much further, and if the gear wasn't down, electrical malfunction stands to reason (like I know anything about planes!).

That particular intersection is not one I would pick, if I had to choose where to make an emergency landing. Ocala at Pensacola St is a wide road, much less busy...there's also the Mike Long Track, not to mention Stadium Drive. He was heading for the airport, and just couldn't get there.

 

[Arkiehawg]

Wheels up, engine not running, short of airport, long flight......my bet is a fuel issue

 

[Will B]

Wheels up, engine not running, short of airport, long flight......my bet is a fuel issue

No fuel = No fire...

We'll see...

 

[Biff]

Never the less, AIT great info; thanks for posting.... very lucky folk as SC mentioned...... Wow..... very lucky....

We were told last night as we were walking to the crash (we didn't drink beer there, we waited until we got back to my place) that it was a Leer. Reading the Democrat this morning, it's definitely a Cessna. There was only one person in the plane and he's in "fair" condition at TMH as far as I know.

There's a huge hold in the grass. It was like three feet from the sidewalk!

 

[AugustInTransit]

Yeh, we were talking about him trying to make an emergency landing. Ocala and Tennessee is one of the busiest intersections in town. While Pensacola would've been better, you have to bear in mind that it was Friday night in a college town. He probably wanted to avoid injuring anyone else, hence the reason he went down nose first. It must have been scary for him.

 

[Will B]

Yeh, we were talking about him trying to make an emergency landing. Ocala and Tennessee is one of the busiest intersections in town. While Pensacola would've been better, you have to bear in mind that it was Friday night in a college town. He probably wanted to avoid injuring anyone else, hence the reason he went down nose first. It must have been scary for him.

One thing that instructors drill into you when you are getting your license is to avoid roads when making landings. Poles, wires, signs, and cars are all your enemy. It's easy to do in the daytime, but it's really hard to resist at night. Proper training tells you that at night to look for huge parking lots or dark spaces. The idea is not to save the airplane but rather to save yourself by using the airplane.

He went down nose first because he hit something. I just checked the NTSB page. Nothing there, yet.

 

[Biff]

beat me to it;

Agreed; he possibly clipped a wire or another obstacle...;-)

We had an instructor here (from Spartan) about 8 yrs ago who took two of his students down a turnpike and was performing (horizontal) fly bys for lack of a better word; hit a large power-line and flipped killing all three on board....

One thing that instructors drill into you when you are getting your license is to avoid roads when making landings. Poles, wires, signs, and cars are all your enemy. It's easy to do in the daytime, but it's really hard to resist at night. Proper training tells you that at night to look for huge parking lots or dark spaces. The idea is not to save the airplane but rather to save yourself by using the airplane.

He went down nose first because he hit something. I just checked the NTSB page. Nothing there, yet.

 

[Darth Vader]

Sorry just have to do this,

The correct spelling for the plane that it was not is

LEAR
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Not LEER!

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