Was In Her Home When It Was Impacted By An Airplane

A resident of Palm Coast, FL has sued the FAA for the loss of her home as well as medical expenses stemming from an accident which occurred on January 3, 2013. The home of Susan Crockett was substantially damaged and eventually had to be razed after it was impacted by an airplane attempting an emergency landing at Florida's Flagler County Airport. The airplane narrowly missed Crockett, who was in the home at the time, and she was forced to escape the home through a window.

The lawyer who has filed the suit says one of his objectives in filing the suit is to force the FAA to require all pilots to carry insurance.

The three people on board the 1957 Beechcraft Bonanza were fatally injured in the accident.

On January 2, Dwyer filed a complaint against the FAA on behalf of Ms. Crockett seeking unspecified damages for the loss of her home, medical expenses, and other compensatory damages. He said that he sued the FAA in part to press the federal government to require all pilots to carry insurance to cover such accidents much as automobile drivers are required to have insurance.

While the NTSB did cite the air traffic controller as contributing to the accident, the board's findings are not admissible as evidence in court. Dwyer hopes the case can be settled without a trial, but "if it becomes a court case ... either a judge or jury will decide what percentage of the blame air traffic control is assessed and they (the FAA) would be responsible for that share," he said.

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FMI: www.ntsb.gov