Okay, I was manning the phones at the Aero Club when the call came in for this one. I'd hardly call it a crash. The guy landed the plane perfectly on the centerline. He just happened to have the landing gear up (which were tested hours later and found to be operational. For the record, I just don't consider a landing where the pilot is in control all the way to touchdown a crash. Depending on how much damage was actually sustained to the plane, it may not even be an "accident" by the FAA definition, since there was no injury. But it probably is since I assume there's "substantial damage" to the engine and propeller.) Dayton Daily found it appropriate to give them pilot's name. I'll be editing what's below so that only his first name is there. This guy was a week or two away from his commercial pilot checkride.
By Staff reports
Friday, May 04, 2007
XENIA — The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating the crash of a single-engine Piper Arrow on Friday, the Ohio Highway Patrol said.
William , 36, of Beavercreek, was not injured in the crash that occurred about 2:55 p.m. at the Greene County Lewis A. Jackson Regional Airport, which is approximately one mile west of Xenia, according to the patrol post at Xenia.
Bill was approaching the runway eastbound and was attempting to land when the landing gear was not engaged, causing the plane to skid to a stop, the patrol said.
Bill was alone and no other aircraft were involved, the patrol said. The plane sustained damage to its underside and propeller.
The Wright-Patterson Air Force Base Aero Club owns the aircraft, according to the patrol.
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