Cherokee crash at Sky Manor

[flyboy 28]

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.

[BFMF]

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

[Hagar]

Nice one James. Looks like someone was very lucky.

[Omag 2.0]

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

[Willit Run]

Glad to see everyone was O.K.!!

[Brando14100]

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

8-)

[expat]

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

[a1]

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

[flyboy 28]

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

[beaky]

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!!

[BigTruck]

Nice reporting sailor!

[DaveSims]

A little light reading on the topic.

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

[Anxyous]

Any landing, you can walk away from...

[flyboy 28]

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.