Car hits plane that lands on Ariz. highway

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Car hits plane that lands on Ariz. highway

Sept. 11, 2010 02:31 PM
Associated Press

SIERRA VISTA - A car ran into a small plane that had lost oil pressure and made an emergency landing on a state highway about 3 miles south of Sierra Vista in southwestern Arizona.

FAA spokesman Ian Gregor says the single-engine, high-performance Extra Flugzeugbau EA-300 made the landing around 9:30 a.m. Saturday on State Route 90. An oncoming car then hit the aircraft's left wing tip.

The car owner had minor cuts, and the pilot was not hurt. No one else was on the plane.

The FAA and the National Transportation Safety Board will investigate the accident.

 

[Italianaviator]

Hard to see how that can happen unless the driver was on a cell phone or texting.

 

[derg]

"OMGZ there is plane on d road"

*WHAP*

SEND

 

[Boris Badenov]

"OMG Yll NVR GS WHT JST HPND"

 

[derg]

"lolz! Chk ur fb page!"

 

[ChasenSFO]

Mobile uploads yo!

 

[BobDDuck]

See, this is what happens when you drive a car oversquare.

 

[Bumblebee]

....and bring up the flaps on the freeway

 

[Phantom017]

I hope he cancelled IFR once he taxied onto the shoulder of the road :laff:

 

[ComplexHiAv8r]

Since he got hit by the car, that makes the driver of the car at fault. Explain that one to the insurance company? You HIT a $200,000+ airplane???

 

[derg]

Since he got hit by the car, that makes the driver of the car at fault. Explain that one to the insurance company? You HIT a $100,000+ airplane???

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"Glen LerNUH!"

"Hi Glen, I was in a wreck and I need a check"

Hey you know, add a dog and a couple of barflies and that could almost be Seggy!

 

[JordanD]

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"Glen LerNUH!"

"Hi Glen, I was in a wreck and I need a check"

Hey you know, add a dog and a couple of barflies and that could almost be Seggy!

I dunno about you guys out west, but I'd be calling 1-800 AXE GARY.

 

[rd757]

That would totally suck.

So you successfully put your plane down after an engine failure. (Make sure you keep your cool like MichaelC). Then just as let out a sigh of relief, "WHAM!" hit by a car.

Insurance is going to love this one!

 

[sdfcvoh]

South of Sierra Vista? There's a pretty good chance the car driver doesn't even have insurance, and the vehicle is from Sonora. Now that would be a confusing mess....

 

[A150K]

That would totally suck.

So you successfully put your plane down after an engine failure. (Make sure you keep your cool like MichaelC). Then just as let out a sigh of relief, "WHAM!" hit by a car.

Insurance is going to love this one!

lol I have the picture of Martha with her hands up as my desktop wallpaper.

 

[Douglas]

Oh man, single engine planes are so dangerous.

 

[derg]

As well as single-engine taxiing a jet.

 

[Bumblebee]

Oh man, single engine planes are so dangerous.

I get nervous when I only have two now-a-days!

 

[Muff3n]

As well as single-engine taxiing a jet.

I was once on an ASA ATR from ATL-MGM and they were doing their single engine taxi. Everybody was like "ZOMGz WHY IS ONE OF OUR ENGINES BROKEN?"

 

[scooter2525]

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