Fri, Apr 22, 2005
75-Year Old Pilot Puts 152 Down On VERY Busy Road
Ever wonder why you don't read more about general aviation
mishaps here at ANN? Well, we have a policy on that. We cover
aviation accidents and incidents three ways here:
- We cover mass casualty situations (we hate it, but we do it --
they make us as sad and sometimes angry as they do you)
- We cover unusual situations that go beyond
plane-meets-ground
- We provide extended coverage when we think there's something we
can learn from the situation.
That last point brings up this next point.
Carl Tomlinson, 75, of Belvedere, SC, experienced an engine
problem around 1130 Wednesday. He started looking for a place to
put his 1963 Cessna 150 down. There wasn't much -- except for that
very busy stretch of Washington Road just past the intersection of
Bobby Jones in Martinez, GA.
The plane clipped a power line (resulting in a local power
outage) with the prop and managed to control the plane to a
successful landing in the east bound lane during busy lunch-time
traffic. He was able to taxi the plane to a full stop in the
parking lot in front of the K-Mart store. There were no injuries
and only minor damage to the prop and spinner on the plane. If you
look closely in the background, you can see the WingStop Cafe.
Plans are for the wings to be removed and the plane loaded on a
trailer for transport to Daniel Field for repair.
So, campers, what did we learn? Well, we learned that when the
engine quits, the plane goes down whether you want it to or not.
Pick your spot and fly the plane all the way. Keep your cool, like
Carl did. Just about anyone can learn to fly. But in situations
like this, it takes both experience... and cool... to save your
plane... and your butt.
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