Iowa State president damaged school plane on personal trip
While returning 11 days later, Leath caused "substantial damage" to the plane after he hit the runway with one wing and a runway light with the other upon landing in Bloomington, Illinois. Leath has blamed gusty conditions for the incident, but flight experts told The Associated Press it appears to have been pilot error.
He, aparently, does this often - "Leath reimbursed the university a total of $3,500 for three other trips to North Carolina in which he used the plane, including one last month."
No matter, "The university paid for the $12,000 in repairs to the plane instead of filing an insurance claim because "we had the money," McCarroll said."
