Plane Makes Emergency Landing on Hanna City Road, Illinois

[WonderMomma]

[MacAKM]

https://www.youtube.com/user/blancolirio/featured This guy is great and he will usually give a preliminary on fatal crashes within the week they happen

[mothmon]

That cop is fat & disgusting and the other guy is belligerent and obnoxious and I can just picture him chanting "STOP THE STEAL! STOP THE STEAL!" at a rally so I don't know who to hate more. Cool video tho.

[bdjackass318]

This happened around where I live. About 5 miles. I used to fish around there a lot as a kid. Lot of strip mines there. Used to pull out some good sized small mouth bass out of some of those strip mines. Fields were probably soy beans or corn

[Stevieaitch]

[chechnya]

Probably would have made it if they didn't Anne Heche into the building

[Hogmann]

It's widely debated but an emergency landing on a road is generally considered acceptable. That being said as a pilot I would never land on a populated road because the risk of injuring or killing someone while saving my own life is too high.
I'm a little confused in reading the article whether the two dead people were inside the plane or a building that the plane hit judging by the photos I would say they were in the plane.

[kellyhound]

The single-engine plane that crashed in Hanna City on Saturday had been in the air for nearly five hours, having left Santa Fe, N.M., earlier that day.

The Federal Aviation Administration and National Transportation Safety Board are continuing to investigate the accident that killed two people, a pilot and a passenger, on Saturday afternoon.

But an initial report from the FAA says the aircraft "experienced engine issues. Attempted emergency landing on highway, striking powerlines."

Killed were J. and L. E. of Santa Fe, said Peoria County Coroner Jamie Harwood. J. E, 75, who was flying the plane, suffered severe and detrimental internal bleeding and multiple broken bones that were not sustainable in the short term, Harwood said.

His wife suffered multiple blunt force trauma injuries that were not consistent with life and she died instantly, the coroner said.

J. E. was an accomplished artist who specialized in glass sculpture and functional art. Both he and his wife were registered architects. He served as a helicopter pilot in Vietnam, where he earned several honors including the Bronze Star and the Distinguished Flying Cross.

FAA records show that the plane was registered to him, who had a commercial aviation license as well as a license for flying helicopters.

The aircraft crashed about 12:30 p.m. Saturday on Illinois Route 116 and stopped outside of Gil's Supper Club. Peoria County Coroner Jamie Harwood said people heard the plane sputtering above KP's Wings and Fries.

The plane navigated between vehicles on the roadway and landed onto Farmington Road, then struck a building on the north side of the road. Both had to be extricated from the plane.

The plane, a Mooney M20K, was built in 1982. The M20 is "one of the most iconic light planes in history," according to Plane & Pilot Magazine, and has been in production for 70 years. The K model is a four-seater and has a 210-horsepower engine.

A statement from the FAA said, "The FAA and the National Transportation Safety Board will investigate. The NTSB will be in charge of the investigation and will provide all updates. Neither agency identifies people involved in aircraft accidents."

An NTSB spokesman, said his agency will issue a preliminary report in about two weeks, stating what investigators found at the crash site. Several months from now, a full factual report will be issued looking at all aspects of the crash, from the human side of it to the mechanical and environmental sides.

Later, Weiss said, the agency will release a probable-cause report where it will give its assessment on what likely happened. The entire process could take more than a year, he said.

"Our investigators will look at everything involving the pilot, looking at any medical questions: Did they have enough time to rest, were they fatigued on the day of the flight, qualifications and certifications.

Then we'll look at the machine itself. We'll get the wreckage and secure it in a local (place) where it's safe so that investigators can still access it. We'll also look at the maintenance records as well," he said.

According to the website Flightaware, which tracks planes, the Mooney M20 made 11 flights from May 28 until it crashed on Saturday. Most of the flights were between two and three hours long and appeared to have the plane making flights to and from stops in Florida, Missouri, North Carolina, New Mexico and Texas. None of the previous flights appeared to pass through Illinois or near Peoria.

[WonderMomma]

Originally Posted by kellyhound

Killed were J. and L. E. of Santa Fe, said Peoria County Coroner Jamie Harwood. J. E, 75, who was flying the plane, suffered severe and detrimental internal bleeding and multiple broken bones that were not sustainable in the short term, Harwood said.

His wife suffered multiple blunt force trauma injuries that were not consistent with life and she died instantly, the coroner said.

Thanks Kelly, for that follow up. Sad. They were my parents age.

Originally Posted by Hogmann

It's widely debated but an emergency landing on a road is generally considered acceptable. That being said as a pilot I would never land on a populated road because the risk of injuring or killing someone while saving my own life is too high.

Also appreciate your input as someone who says they are a legit pilot. lol

[Boondoggle]

Originally Posted by rhubarb_king

So let's land on cars containing people instead. Great logic.

Speaking of logic, did you happen to notice that the plane's prop wasn't turning? He probably didn't have the altitude to make it to the field, and crashing into a building trying would have put even more lives at risk. When you have an engine failure immediately after takeoff and you've got maybe a couple hundred feet of altitude, your landing choices are going to be severely limited, if you've got a choice at all.