How Would You Like To Be In This Situation?

[MIflyer]

This occurred in Montgomery County MD a few hours ago. The two people in the airplane survived the impact but are trapped inside.

 

[ThomasP]

Just saw this on the news. 90,000 people without electricity at the moment.

 

[DBII]

 

[cvairwerks]

Going to be awhile getting them and the a/c down. Somehow, it appears that they managed to spear the lower crossarm structure. Photo from a different angle shows the arm entering the belly aft of the rear spar.

 

[Thumpalumpacus]

Oh, who doesn't like hanging out on a Sunday evening?

 

[GrauGeist]

Oh boy - just wait until their insurance company finds out about this...

 

[Vic Balshaw]

Electrifying!

 

[Snautzer01]

Vampire electric airplane feeding om innocent tower.

 

[ARTESH]

Good point is that crew are ok! Plane can be repaired / replaced easily, but not the crew onboard.

 

[MIflyer]

They got the people out after midnight last night. They were badly injured but at least they were not reduced to crispy critters.

I recall one airfield in Maryland where landing was rather disconcerting. You passed over some high tension lines on downwind but as you turned crosswind the power lines turned also in such as fashion so that it seemed like you were right over them for the longest time. Eventually when on final approach you finally got away from the power lines.

 

[FLYBOYJ]

Saw this posed on a few other sites. First off, if you're going to crash in a GA airplane, do it in a Mooney. I knew a few Doctors Without Borders who hit powerlines in Mexico and walked away from the accident.

Looks like this guy was in IMC and was either too low or below IAP minimums. In any event I'm glad he and his passenger walked away.

 

[SaparotRob]

"if you're going to crash in a GA airplane, do it in a Mooney."

Maybe not the best advertising slogan but I like it.