plane crash in Brooklyn New York

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Dont know if this was posted yet but if anyone is interested this happend about 1/4 mile from my house. got a good view from my terrace. thank g-d that the pilot is ok and nobody else was hurt

"Pilot ditches without a hitch



By NANCY DILLON, TONY SCLAFANI
and DAVE GOLDINER
DAILY NEWS STAFF WRITERS


Federal park police tow plane to Rockaway Coast Guard station. Pilot Ramsey Shockley (below) hopes to retrieve his pilot license - and his wallet - from plane so he can get back in air.




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A pilot towing an advertising banner above the jammed Brooklyn beachfront escaped unhurt yesterday when he made an emergency landing in the water off Manhattan Beach.

Ramsey Shockley, 25, ditched his single-engine plane in Jamaica Bay about 400 feet from Kingsborough Community College after the craft developed engine trouble about 4p.m.

"It wasn't that scary, man," said Shockley, of Phoenix. "I landed in the water and didn't even get wet."

Shockley, whose plane was pulling a Time Warner banner, made a picture-perfect landing in the water - then calmly climbed out on top of a partially submerged wing.

A passing jet skier picked him up and ferried him to a rescue boat. Officials are investigating the crash to find its cause.

"I was just looking for a spot where I wouldn't hit anybody," said Shockley, who has two years' flight experience. "But all the beaches were full."

The holiday drama unfolded as thousands of New Yorkers packed the shore from Coney Island to Brighton Beach.

For up to six hours, Shockley flew his Cessna alone above the crowded sand in the morning and early afternoon. He had returned to an airport in Lakewood, N.J., to refuel and started his afternoon run when the engine started sputtering.

"It sounded out of rhythm," he said.

The plane dropped from 300 to 100 feet - and Shockley started looking for a place to put down. He was hoping to land at Floyd Bennett Field but never had a chance.

Instead, he glided down just beyond the whitecaps.

"You're in charge of pretty much a missile. You can't run it into people," Shockley said. "I just kept my cool as much as I could and knew I didn't want to hit anybody else."

"We threw on our life preservers and tore off our gun belts and just hoped he'd make it," said U.S. Park Police Officer Gregory Neary, 41. "He's extremely lucky. Any time you walk away from a plane crash, especially in water where you could drown, it's amazing."

Despite the mishap, Shockley said he has no plans to stop flying.

"My pilot license is in my wallet in the plane," he said. "I'm going to fly as soon as I get it." "
 
maybe... maybe not.. mechanical failure is mechanical failure... yes it is the PIC's job to ensure that the plane is in flightworthy condition but after flying it for 6 hours... something must've gone wrong in the air
 
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can he count that as a landing in his log book? i wonder if he lost his log book?

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My logbook stays home unless there's a checkride or an interview!!
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Yeah, more likely it'll be a great answer for "tell us of a time when you kept your cool during an in-flight emergency". Good on him.
 
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My logbook stays home unless there's a checkride or an interview!!
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I thought you need your logbook in case you get ramp checked (of course I could be wrong). Do you have a copy of them with you when you fly or instruct?
 
You only need you logbook if you are a student pilot for the required endorsements. If you are a private pilot your license will suffice since it is accepted that you already have the required endorsements. If the FAA has any further questions you can provide it at a later date.
 
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You only need you logbook if you are a student pilot for the required endorsements. If you are a private pilot your license will suffice since it is accepted that you already have the required endorsements. If the FAA has any further questions you can provide it at a later date.

[/ QUOTE ]Just to expand on this a bit, there are only two situations in which a pilot must carry her logbook with her. One is a student pilot on a cross country flight [61.51(I)(2)]. The other is a recreational pilot when performing an operation that requires endorsements [61.51(I)(3)].

The 61.51(I)(1) requirement for any pilot to present her logbook for inspection on reasonable request is =not= a requirement to have it with you at all times.
 
Even if you do get ramp checked and you have your logbook with you, I wouldn't offer it up to the FAA on the spot if I were you. Instead I'd recommend taking it to an instructor to verify that all your entries are legal (make sure all your entries have the required information), then submitting it to the FAA for review. It's a lot easier having an instructor telling you what you've done wrong then the FAA! Just my recommendation though!
 
Can you easily recover from a stall in a plane that is towing a banner? I was watching one this weekend thinking about that.
 
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