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Plane Misses Runway
A plane lands in a field north of the runway in Rochester. (postbulletin.com) Más...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
Well first off, Glad that no one was seriously injured and were able to walk away. Now I hope that this young pilot had an instrument ticket. The aircraft was IFR certified and had the necessary equipment for an ILS approach. Now I'm just guessing here but if the aircraft came to rest, north/west of the airport then I would say ILS 31 was in use. 9033ft of runway there for 13/31. Hard to imagine missing that much runway with an aircraft equipped for IFR. I hope for the pilot there was an equipment failure.
Flight track for N9853Q -- http://flightaware.com/live/flight/N9853Q/history/20121202/2145Z/KGRB/KRST
They show the picture of the upside down plane... Brilliant.
He's gonna have some explaining to do!! Time for the carpet dance.
It always troubles me when otherwise smart people decide to invoke God when reflecting on completely explainable phenomena. Intellectual laziness is destroying our culture.
Looking at the METAR for KRST 30 minutes prior to the crash, I can't help but question why he thought he would be able to successfully complete the approach: METAR KRST 022354Z 14012KT 1/4SM R31/1000V1200FT FG VV001 03/02 A2994 (for those unfamiliar, that's a ceiling of 100ft and 1/4 mile visibility). Icing may have also been a possibility.
It's unfortunate that the pilot didn't divert to Mason City, IA only 26 miles away. The METAR was: METAR KMCW 022353Z AUTO 14008KT 10SM CLR 08/03 A2993 (clear skies, light winds, 10 miles visibility).