(First ever Reddit post, figured this was a good one to start on)
I actually work for the airport and was one of the first responders to the scene to secure the wreckage. The aircraft lost the engine on takeoff and attempted to circle back to land and was unable to make the runway. What you don’t see is prior to impact, the right wing clipped a palm tree and a light pole, slowing the aircraft and forcing it to the ground. The tail struck a tree first and ripped off, followed by the rear portion of the fuselage on the fence corner, then the left wing into the fence pole.
It was a miracle the aircraft didn’t erupt in flames since it was full of fuel and headed for a cross-country flight.
A lot of things could’ve gone horribly wrong (well, more wrong) but thankfully everyone survived with minimal injuries.
Holy crap. Run that frame by frame and you’ll see the plane’s engine get shaved off by a simple fence post, and one of the wings whirls like a spinning knife within inches of that man’s shins. He got about as lucky as a person can get, twice in the same second.
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https://youtu.be/iuJDhFRDx9M
I’d still be shitting myself on my deathbed after that
You mean Ryanair did a landing
*Final destination theme intensifies*
Worker Nearly Hit By Plane ~~making emergency landing~~ crashing Sept 2019
FIFY
Get that man a lottery ticket.
“Nearly”… thank god
Piper Warrior. PA-28-161. It’s an aluminum body frame, very light weight. Fuel tanks are in the wings, so most of the weight is there.
Was this yesterday? Because if so in Maryland, I’m not too far
Yesterday was a crazy day for the news. We went GTA for a day
It’s amazing, shocking and near death, but not a catastrophic failure.
Technically I think that is a crash landing…
Clearly an ad for the fence installer! Not today Internet, not today!
Not Today.
Time for new underpants!
“Reliable Jet”
He should have honked his horn to warn him.
Emergency landing my ass. That’s not even a taxiway. Forget about the runway. That’s flat out of control.
Damn plane is sideways without landing gear.
I’m calling it a crash.
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SQcQKS5KnSY](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SQcQKS5KnSY) source video
Someone’s playing gta online
Florida man!
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edit: [https://edition.cnn.com/videos/us/2019/09/13/small-plane-crash-boca-raton-florida-pkg-vpx.wsvn](https://edition.cnn.com/videos/us/2019/09/13/small-plane-crash-boca-raton-florida-pkg-vpx.wsvn)
Christ, is that fuel that splashed everywhere? You ain’t out of the woods yet until that evaporated or burns off
Wait! I live in Sept 2019.
When you need a fence, call the builder of THAT fence. Just saying.
I wonder what was in the car that was so much more important than the guy loading it.
What day was this
If I’m assuming correctly that, that is avgas on the ground, how the hell did that not go up in a fire ball?!
[CNN news report](https://edition.cnn.com/videos/us/2019/09/13/small-plane-crash-boca-raton-florida-pkg-vpx.wsvn)
Did the pilot live?
/r/watchpeoplesurvive
Is that some kind of armoured car?
Wow. Saved by the pole.
(First ever Reddit post, figured this was a good one to start on)
I actually work for the airport and was one of the first responders to the scene to secure the wreckage. The aircraft lost the engine on takeoff and attempted to circle back to land and was unable to make the runway. What you don’t see is prior to impact, the right wing clipped a palm tree and a light pole, slowing the aircraft and forcing it to the ground. The tail struck a tree first and ripped off, followed by the rear portion of the fuselage on the fence corner, then the left wing into the fence pole.
It was a miracle the aircraft didn’t erupt in flames since it was full of fuel and headed for a cross-country flight.
A lot of things could’ve gone horribly wrong (well, more wrong) but thankfully everyone survived with minimal injuries.
A metaphor for adult life.
Look left and right before crossing the road, then get hit by an airplane.
Greased the landing
At what point do we call it a crash and not an emergency landing?
More fences should be made by whoever made that one.. Jesus it took multiple hits from a plane and didnt even bend
Holy crap. Run that frame by frame and you’ll see the plane’s engine get shaved off by a simple fence post, and one of the wings whirls like a spinning knife within inches of that man’s shins. He got about as lucky as a person can get, twice in the same second.