At 09:12 eastern time, an American AA-1A crash-landed at Westchester County Airport. The pilot and passenger were seriously injured. The airplane was in a right-hand traffic pattern to land on runway 29. Witnesses said the airplane entered a steep right bank, turned final, and then descended toward the runway. The airplane struck the runway while still in the right turn, bounced and departed the runway on the right side. The initial ground strike was on the centerline in the middle of the displaced threshold for runway 29 and the wreckage came to rest before the start of the landing area.
Oct. 23, White Plains, N.Y. / American AA-1A
At 09:12 eastern time, an American AA-1A crash-landed at Westchester County Airport. The pilot and passenger were seriously injured. The airplane was in a right-hand traffic pattern to land on runway 29. Witnesses said the airplane entered a steep right bank, turned final, and then descended toward the runway. The airplane struck the runway while still in the right turn, bounced and departed the runway on the right side. The initial ground strike was on the centerline in the middle of the displaced threshold for runway 29 and the wreckage came to rest before the start of the landing area....
Key Takeaways:
- An American AA-1A crash-landed at Westchester County Airport, seriously injuring both the pilot and passenger.
- The aircraft, performing a right-hand traffic pattern for runway 29, entered a steep right bank on final approach and struck the runway while still turning.
- After impact, the plane bounced, departed the runway to the right from its initial strike on the centerline, and came to rest before the landing area.
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