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Sat, Feb 04, 2006

Plane Forced Away From Bush Ranch

Pilot Says He Has Violated Crawford TFR Before

Two F-16s intercepted a small airplane that got a little too close to President Bush's ranch in Crawford, TX Friday night. The fighters guided the errant aircraft to nearby Waco Regional Airport, where the pilot made an uneventful landing.

Waco's KCEN-TV reports the pilot of the Cessna 172 was flying from the Dallas suburb of Mesquite to Georgetown, TX. The unidentified pilot told investigators his GPS wasn't working, and that he was unaware the TFR was active.

Perhaps most disturbing... is the pilot also said he has violated Crawford airspace once before.

Bush was at the ranch when the violation occurred, having arrived just hours before following a brief press junket in Dallas. NOTAM 6/1349 was active at the time (and remains in effect through February 5.)

A Secret Service spokesman told Fox News the pilot was interviewed and sent on his way, after investigators confirmed the violation appeared to be accidental. The FAA will now look into the matter, as well.

FMI: www.tfr.faa.gov

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