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Plane Makes Emergency Landing On City Street
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- A small plane had to make an emergency landing on Little Blue Parkway in Independence, Mo., early Thursday morning. The plane landed safely in the middle of Little Blue Parkway at 39th Street around 2 a.m. (www.kmbc.com) المزيد...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
Excellent job, and at 2 am.
that is what i call a level headed pilot considering the emegerency. he should be commended
great job by the pilot....not to hit anything in total darkness...congrats to him....better to land it on a street than crash it into a house!
The pilot did really well. The terrain in that area isn't favorable at all. There is a big hospital and shopping mall nearby, and lots of hills, a river and lots of trees. Here's a map of the area: [http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=39th+street+and+little+blue+parkway+independence+mo&aq=&sll=39.047652,-94.33975&sspn=0.011848,0.01929&gl=us&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=E+39th+St+S+%26+S+Little+Blue+Pkwy,+Independence,+Jackson,+Missouri+64057&ll=39.047452,-94.340672&spn=0.011848,0.01929&t=h&z=16]
At night, there's not a whole lot of choice but to land on a lit highway. Everything else just looks black - you have no idea whether you're landing on a field or water or a forest!
An engine failure at night is much more serious than one during the daylight hours ... and he did well to set the plane down with minimal damage.
Of course, the question is why did the engine quit? Fuel starvation is the most common cause ... and I think I might do rather less applauding if it turns out he simply ran out of gas!
An engine failure at night is much more serious than one during the daylight hours ... and he did well to set the plane down with minimal damage.
Of course, the question is why did the engine quit? Fuel starvation is the most common cause ... and I think I might do rather less applauding if it turns out he simply ran out of gas!
@Amar, We will find out more once the FAA releases their report. I do know that the weather conditions quickly changed in that area yesterday. It was clear, sunny and mid-60's during the day, then a cold front moved in with temps dipping into the low 30's. Thunderstorms moved through the area between 10pm-2am and the humidity and pressure changed quite rapidly after dark.
The plane was built in 1978 and was possibly not maintained well enough. It is also owned by Flight Express, which has routes between Kansas City and Saint Louis daily, as well as between Kansas City and other Midwestern cities.
The plane was built in 1978 and was possibly not maintained well enough. It is also owned by Flight Express, which has routes between Kansas City and Saint Louis daily, as well as between Kansas City and other Midwestern cities.