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Dramatic Footage Captures Airplane/SUV Collision

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Key Takeaways:

  • A Cessna 172 and an SUV collided at Northwest Regional Airport (52F) during the plane's landing approach.
  • The Cessna's student pilot was unharmed after executing a successful belly landing despite losing significant landing gear, while one of the SUV's two occupants sustained minor injuries.
  • The accident occurred on a private road perpendicular to the runway, which the airport had previously tried to purchase for safety reasons.
  • The incident has sparked calls for improved safety measures at the airport and debate over who was at fault.
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In a dramatic collision captured on video over the weekend, a Cessna 172 and an SUV crashed into one another at Northwest Regional Airport (52F) as the Skyhawk prepared to land at the private airfield in Roanoke, Texas.

As seen in the footage – captured by the Skyhawk pilot’s onlooking wife – the 172’s undercarriage sliced through the top of the Volvo SUV as it drove into the airplane while on a private road that runs perpendicular to Runway 17 – which lies just feet away.

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