Both Aboard Injured

It is unclear just what happened Monday afternoon, as the Lancair 360 landed at Cox Sky Ranch airport on Alcoa Highway near Knoxville (TN).

Glenn Griffin of Knoxville, identified as the owner/pilot, broke his leg and sustained additional damage; his unidentified passenger, we are told, received very much-more-serious injuries.

Both men went by ambulance to the nearby University of Tennessee Medical Center.

The lovely airplane (file photo) was demolished in the crash, though there was no postcrash fire. The cause of the accident is under investigation.

**   Report created 10/21/2003   Record 8   **
IDENTIFICATION
  Regis#: 797RP        Make/Model: EXP       Description: LANCAIR 360
  Date: 10/20/2003     Time: 2220
  Event Type: Accident   Highest Injury: Serious     Mid Air: N    Missing: N
  Damage: Destroyed
LOCATION
  City: KNOXVILLE                   State: TN   Country: US
DESCRIPTION
  AIRCRAFT WHILE LANDING, CRASHED UNDER UNKNOWN CIRCUMSTANCES, KNOXVILLE, TN
INJURY DATA      Total Fatal:   0
                 # Crew:  1     Fat:   0     Ser:   1     Min:   0     Unk:   
                 # Pass:   1     Fat:   0     Ser:   1     Min:   0     Unk:   
                 # Grnd:         Fat:   0     Ser:   0     Min:   0     Unk:   
WEATHER: TYS 2253Z 00000KT 10SM FEW250 22/08 A3008
OTHER DATA
  Activity: Unknown      Phase: Landing      Operation: General Aviation
  Departed: UNK                         Dep Date:    Dep. Time:     
  Destination: UNK                      Flt Plan: UNK          Wx Briefing: U
  Last Radio Cont: UNK
  Last Clearance: UNK
  FAA FSDO: NASHVILLE, TN  (SO03)                 Entry date: 10/21/2003