Small plane crashes into building

[epchick]

Here are some pictures from CNN.com:











Watching one of the videos, OTW was right---the plane was cut in half, and half of it fell to the ground. One eyewitness said that the plane was about to hit his condominium, but somehow avoided it and the plane hit the Belaire which was next door. He said that the plane was out of control, that the nose of the plane kept going up and down, until it finally hit the building.

[jon1856]

Both WCBS and WNBC are reporting that when plane made "U-Turn" back south not only was turn too wide but plane seemed to be going into a stall.

[macallan25]

ESPN reported that there was a call from the plane reporting engine trouble or something like that.

[jon1856]

Originally Posted by macallan25

ESPN reported that there was a call from the plane reporting engine trouble or something like that.

I heard same story-some sort of a "Mayday" type call.

Most, if not all News Shows, had the tape of him flying over Philly. He seemed so happy and aware of what he was doing.

Having a couple of friends with planes and having been up there with them, I could put myself right in the seat next to him.

[jon1856]

Reports from NTSB on prior accidents involving Cirrus planes:

http://www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/Response2.asp

And if link does not work, just use main page and type in Cirrus under make of aircraft:

http://www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/query.asp

18 files on/about the "20", while 36 on the "22".
Mr. Lidle owned a "20"

[jon1856]

Mr. Lidle had under 90 hours of logged flight time.
And it seems, that while everyone knew about his love of flight, flying was not permitted under his contract.
"Lidle's $6.3 million, two-year contract, signed with the Phillies in November 2004, contained a provision saying the team could get out of paying the remainder if he were injured or killed while flying a plane. Because the regular season is over, Lidle already had received the full amount."

[jon1856]

This is a follow-up to a prior posting.
From New York Times Oct 12th:

http://www.nytimes.com/2006/10/12/ny...rtner=homepage

....."Cirrus planes have been involved in several crashes in recent years. Five other people have died in three other crashes of Cirrus planes this year, according to records of the transportation safety board. The most recent was on Sept. 15, when a Cirrus SR20 crashed in Colorado, killing the pilot and a passenger.
The Federal Aviation Administration has issued several directives for repairs to the SR20, including one this year calling for inspections of wires and fuel lines for chafing that could cause a fire in flight and one in 2005 for the replacement of bolts in the pilot’s seat that it said could fail in an emergency. Another, in 2002, called for replacing a faulty nut on the roll and yaw system that could cause a loss of control of the aircraft."
Andrew Lehren and Jo Craven McGinty contributed reporting.

[AlexMack]

Originally Posted by epchick

Here are some pictures from CNN.com:

This is an eerily appropriate picture of Lidle.

As a red sox fan, I send my condolences to the Yankees and Yankees fans everywhere. This is a tragic day.
ps. does anyone else see anything ironic in a flight instructor dying? I mean, it's hardly good advertising for the school?
pps. black humour allows us to cope in the face of tragedy.

[jon1856]

http://sports.aol.com/mlb/story/_a/l...00010000000001

More to come.