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Plane damaged in takeoff from Angwin
This plane was involved in an accident on Thursday night at the Angwin Airport. Photo by Matthew Hardesty | Buy photos
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A plane was damaged after it ran off the runway Thursday night at the Angwin Airport.
At about 7:30 p.m., Lee Mize was preparing to take off in a small plane, according to the Napa County Sheriff's Office.
At about 7:30 p.m., Lee Mize was preparing to take off in a small plane, according to the Napa County Sheriff's Office.
His microphone was set on the wrong channel, the office said. The correct channel automatically turns the runway lights on.
Mize attempted to take off in the direction he thought the runway was going, but drove into a field instead, the office said. The plane hit a rock and a fence, spinning out and causing major damage.
Mize attempted to take off in the direction he thought the runway was going, but drove into a field instead, the office said. The plane hit a rock and a fence, spinning out and causing major damage.
Neither Mize nor is wife, who was a passenger in the plane, were injured. The Federal Aviation Administration was called to investigate.
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jluros wrote on Oct 31, 2009 11:15 AM:
suze wrote on Oct 31, 2009 3:30 PM:
I am not a pilot, but I have flown in some of these aircraft, and I do know there is such a thing as a safety check and confirming corrrect radio contacts BEFORE you rumble down the runway.
It is a little worrisome to think of how many folk have pilot's licenses nowadays, and how they just hop into their craft and take off as if it were a pickup truck. "
MarkMiwords wrote on Oct 31, 2009 3:46 PM:
Cowboy wrote on Oct 31, 2009 4:12 PM:
interested wrote on Oct 31, 2009 5:06 PM: