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Woman killed by plane trying to land as she mowed airfield
A 27-year-old woman was killed while cutting grass on a ride-on mower at an airfield in Canada when a small aircraft hit her as it tried to land. (metro.co.uk) Más...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
oh my gosh..that truly is a very tragic accident and very unusual..
Pilots fault as stated below.. must over fly uncontrolled airfields to be sure its clear to land on.. RIP for the lady and her family.
Mowing an airfield with air traffic in progress??? Only in Canada!
How do you not see a person on a mower? Did he try to land over her and misjudge? Even in the event of an emergency landing you have no right to endanger others on the ground with your problem. Land off airport. Tragic.
She could have been wearing sound-deafening earphones or ear plugs due to her occupation; perhaps an OSHA requirement for landscaping services.
Aurally she may have not have heard, however when operating that close to the strip with a mower it would be extremely hard to miss visually an aircraft doing a low fly-by as an alert to an impeding landing. Although not required at unlicensed aerodrome, there are certain elements that do require training. Very unfortunate accident.
What if her back was to the aircraft?
Then her front would face the aircraft as it went by. I can’t believe you asked that question?
I’m referring to a fly by not the landing itself.