No Injuries Reported In Ramp Accident

A Cessna 425 (file photo below) smashed through a floor-to-ceiling window in the terminal at Twin County Airport in Menominee, MI Tuesday afternoon.

The twin-turboprop is registered to APD Development of Palatine, IL. The plane's 71-year-old pilot Tony Dimucci and his passenger walked away without injury.

There was no one in the terminal at the time.

Witnesses said the aircraft taxied to a stop near the terminal and was apparently parking.

Airport manager Tony Krysiak told the Associated Press, "It came to a stop. We thought that the engines were going to be shut down, and the people would get out."

Instead, the plane started moving again before taking a 45-degree turn hitting the window in the terminal.

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**   Report created 12/6/2006   Record 1                                      **
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IDENTIFICATION
  Regis#: 425JP        Make/Model: C425      Description: 425 Corsair, Conquest 1
  Date: 12/05/2006     Time: 1515

  Event Type: Accident   Highest Injury: None     Mid Air: N    Missing: N
  Damage: Substantial

LOCATION
  City: MENOMINEE   State: MI   Country: US

DESCRIPTION
  ACFT ON TAXI, CRASHED INTO THE TERMINAL BUILDING, MENOMINEE, MI

INJURY DATA      Total Fatal:   0
                 # Crew:   1     Fat:   0     Ser:   0     Min:   0     Unk:   
                 # Pass:   1     Fat:   0     Ser:   0     Min:   0     Unk:   
                 # Grnd:         Fat:   0     Ser:   0     Min:   0     Unk:   

WEATHER: METAR KMNM 051515Z AUTO 10SM CLR M13/M15 A3021

OTHER DATA
  Activity: Unknown      Phase: Taxi      Operation: OTHER

  Departed:                             Dep Date:    Dep. Time:     
  Destination:                          Flt Plan: IFR          Wx Briefing: 
  Last Radio Cont: 
  Last Clearance: 

  FAA FSDO: GRAND RAPIDS, MI  (GL09)              Entry date: 12/06/2006

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