Tuesday, April 28, 2015

SMALL PLANE CRASHES KEEP FAA VERY BUSY: FAA comes to Alabama to investigate plane crash

 


APRIL 28, 2015
 
SYLACAUGA, Ala.

The FAA came to Alabama Tuesday to investigate a plane crash.

The federal agency is trying to find out why a small plane crash-landed in a motel parking lot.

The crash happened Monday in Sylacauga, off of Highway 280. Officials say the small plane's pilot was practicing runway approaches when the incident occurred.

Tony Sanders witnessed the crash-landing. He describes the event.


"You can see the landing gear barely touch the trees, got into the power lines then that's when it curled around and hit the ground," Sanders said.

No one was hurt in the crash. Airport officials say the plane may have had engine trouble, forcing an emergency landing.


Date:27-APR-2015
Time:15:00+
Type:Silhouette image of generic DV20 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
Diamond DA20-C1 Eclipse
Owner/operator:Ken Graham Holdings LLC
Registration: N248ME
C/n / msn: C0267
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Other fatalities:0
Airplane damage: Substantial
Location:Merkel Field Sylacauga Municipal Airport (KSCD), Sylacauga, AL -   United States of America
Phase: Landing
Nature:Training
Departure airport:Sylacauga Muni (KSCD)
Destination airport:
Narrative:
The aircraft force landed to a commercial parking lot shortly after takeoff from Merkel Field Sylacauga Municipal Airport (KSCD), Sylacauga, Alabama. The airplane sustained substantial damage and the two occupants onboard were not injured.
Sources:
http://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/wiki.php?id=175723 http://www.al.com/news/birmingham/index.ssf/2015/04/small_plane_crashes_in_parking.html
http://www.ksla.com/story/28911079/sylacauga-airport-confirms-small-plane-crash-off-of-hwy-280
http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=248ME

http://jetphotos.net/viewphoto.php?id=6497707