Wednesday, June 10, 2015

A PIPER PA-18A-150 SUPER CUB WALLA WALLA UNIVERSITY AIRPLANE CRASH-LANDS ON SNAKE RIVER ISLAND IN WASHINGTON STATE






JUNE 9, 2015

SNAKE RIVER ISLAND, WASHINGTON

Two people escaped injury after an airplane crash last week on an island in the Snake River. 

According to the Columbia County Sheriff’s Office this morning, the crash was reported shortly after 11 a.m. Thursday.

The Walla Walla University aircraft, a single-engine Piper Super Cub, flipped over as it attempted to land on New York Island, above Little Goose Dam on the Snake River, officials said. 

According to a Walla Walla University spokesman, the occupants in the plane were a pilot instructor and a student.

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, which manages the island as a wildlife habitat, sent three personnel to the location, said Gina Baltrusch, public information specialist. 

A small amount of fuel that had leaked from the plan was cleaned up and the Corps employees helped flip the airplane back to an upright position.

A barge hired by the university was used to remove the airplane from the island to the Port of Garfield, and it was then taken by trailer back to the Walla Walla Regional Airport.

The sheriff’s office said the Federal Aviation Administration and National Transportation Safety Board are investigating the incident.

Date:
09-JUN-2015
Time:
11:00+
Type:
Owner/operator:
Walla Walla University
Registration:
N7860D
C/n / msn:
18-6009
Fatalities:
Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Other fatalities:
0
Airplane damage:
Unknown
Location:
New York Island, ENE of Little Goose Lock and Dam Airport (16W), Starb - http://aviation-safety.net/database/country/flags_15/N.gif  United States of America
Phase:
Landing
Nature:
Training
Departure airport:
Walla Walla Rgnl (KALW)
Destination airport:
New York Island
Narrative:
The aircraft nosed over inverted during a landing attempt on New York Island in the Snake River northeast of Starbuck, Washington. The airplane sustained unreported damage and the two pilots onboard were not injured.
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