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Unidentified Falling Object Identified

That Cherokee Must've Had Some Serious Horsepower...

The United Kingdom's Civil Aviation Authority has launched an investigation into an object that apparently fell from a small plane onto a tennis court in Jesmond, England, this week.

A "one-foot square slab" landed Wednesday t the Northumberland Lawn Tennis Club in Jesmond, a suburb of Newcastle. There were no reports of injuries, but witnesses said children were playing a short distance away, according to BBC News.

The slab was identified as a tie-down block used at Newcastle Airport International Airport.

NCL issued a statement that said, "Northumbria Police made contact with air traffic control on Wednesday concerning a concrete block which had been recovered from the Jesmond area that morning.

"The object was subsequently identified as a tie-down block which is used to secure light aircraft on the apron. It is thought to have originated from a Piper Cherokee aircraft which departed from the airport at 0920 BST.

"The Civil Aviation Authority has been notified and a full investigation will take place."

FMI: www.caa.co.uk, www.newcastleairport.com

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