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I read in the local paper this morning that a Cherokee had crashed just after departing Sky Manor yesterday at around 4:30pm. Naturally, I ran to go grab some pics. Both occupants were fine, thankfully. This was the first crash site I'd ever been to. Even though I knew everyone was alright, it was still a very eerie feeling.








Link to the story online - http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2009/0 ... _town.html

-James

p.s. - http://www.aircraftdealer.com/aircraft_ ... /22178.htm

Oops.

wow, that sucks. Glad the pilot and passengers are ok...

Nice one James. Looks like someone was very lucky.

Luckely the pilot and passengers were fine, but so sad to see such a beautiful plane in pieces like that...  :'(

Glad to see everyone was O.K.!!

Wow, that is kind of eerie. Poor plane. Looks like it was a nice one.

8-)

This was the first crash site I'd ever been to. Even though I knew everyone was alright, it was still a very eerie feeling.

From someone who has had to hose brains out, trust me, you don't want to got to a crash that people did not walk away from.

Matt

That looks very scary. Good thing no one os really hurt.  :o

Here's an update from my local paper, The Express-Times.

[quote]Feds seek cause of plane crash

Pilot from Pittstown in serious condition
By Jennifer Golson
The Star-Ledger

Jeez- they did not get very far, did they? Is it me, or does it look like they tried to turn around?

Can't honestly say I could do better, but if they'd stayed on the centerline it might have turned out a lot better. I like to think at the first sputter, I'd slip the hell of it and just get it on the ground. We'll see what I do if and when it happens to me (I've been very lucky so far)... but there's no reason to assume a fuel or engine problem is going to improve if you try to stay in the air- usually works out the other way. If the tach or oil pressure gauge drops on climbout, it's time to land- immediately.

Anyway, it's a testament to the PIC's basic skills that they survived, but damn, it was close!!

Nice reporting sailor!

A little light reading on the topic.

http://www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/brief.asp?ev_i ... 1318&key=1

Any landing, you can walk away from...

A little light reading on the topic.

http://www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/brief.asp?ev_i ... 1318&key=1

Thanks for the link!

Any landing, you can walk away from...

The pilot didn't walk away... he's still in serious condition.