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AIRPLANE ATTEMPTING EMERGENCY LANDING CRASHES INTO TREES AT AMERICAN AVIATION !
Pilot WALKS AWAY !
A Piper Cherokee 180, a rental from CLASSIC AIR, registered to Vision Real Estate Mgt. of Colorado Springs crashed into Trees and power lines on Judge Orr Rd at the entrance to American Aviation at aprox. 5:30 pm Thursday. The pilot (Meadow Lake Estates resident, Terry Brookham ) suffered minor injuries and was treated at the scene. The Injuries occured AFTER the accident while climbing down from the tree.
According to Falcon Fire Lt. Nathan Snyder, the pilot was doing night touch-and-go landings when the plane lost power. The pilot tried to glide back to the airport but crashed into power lines. Eyewitness Lynn French said the propeller was not turning and the airplane appeared to be attempting to glide to the runway when it contacted the power lines, and came to rest in a large Cottonwood tree. Power was off for 2 hours in the Meadow Lake Airport Hangars, and east side residential area. Power was restored to the Airport and surrounding residences at apox. 7: 35 PM.
The Piper Cherokee is leased by Classic Air, and used for flight training.
It ironically hit the Cottonwood tree in front of competitor American Aviation, the Cessna Pilot Center.
Since the December 7th accident, American has received worldwide publicity, as the photo has circulated by e-mail and aviation blogs.
The top photo was "photo shopped", as the bottom photo shows, the sign actually faces the opposite direction.
The engine was not running when the aircraft hit the tree.
During a TV interview with CBS affiliate KKTV, the pilot , Terry Brookham, was observed to say ..." I really don't think there was anything wrong with the airplane, maybe there is something wrong with me"...
Official Cause of the accident has not been established.
REMEMBER:
Any Landing you can walk away from is a GOOD landing. Any Landing you can walk away from AND Immediately use the Airplane again is a GREAT Landing !
This was NOT a GREAT landing, but it was pretty good considering what could have happened !
PHOTO SPREADS AROUND THE WORLD BY E-MAIL and INTERNET MESSAGE BOARDS -
Traffic to this website increased 300 percent after message boards started posting the photo. Many ask questions and get it very wrong. Here are the answers to some common Internet questions and misconceptions.
ANSWERS:
YES. The famous photo has been altered . The top photo was "photo shopped", as the bottom photo shows, the sign actually faces the opposite direction. All other details are accurate.
American Aviation had NOTHING to do with the ill fated flight. The Aircraft was rented by their competitor Classic Air. The pilot was not a student, but a local private pilot who lives in the area.
The accident happened after dark on a humid cold night. According to eyewitnesses, and published news reports, the Cherokee was doing night touch and go landings on MLA runway 15, when it experienced a total engine failure about 1 mile out on (left) base leg, and turned toward the runway.
While in a no power gliding decent, about 1500 feet short and 1000 feet east of the approach end of rwy 15, the aircraft contacted the power line on the north side of the rd. (snapping it and slowing the airplane), which then crashed into a tall cottonwood tree on the south side of Judge Orr rd, at the entrance to American Aviation.
The NTSB report states: " The pilot was established on a base leg for runway 15 (6,000 feet by 60 feet, asphalt) when the engine lost power. The pilot lined up with an adjacent road and continued for a forced landing. Prior to the landing he checked his carburetor heat, mixture, throttle, and magnetos in an attempt to troubleshoot the power loss. He stated that he observed car lights and "swerved into [the] tree." The airplane became lodged in the tree, crushing both wings aft and wrinkling the vertical stabilizer. The airplane was removed from the tree and relocated to a hangar in Greeley, Colorado, for further examination. An examination of the engine and related systems revealed no anomalies. "
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