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Scary year for San Diego small planes
Fallbrook, San Dego International, en route to Cabo, Murphy Canyon, Gillespie Field
Cessna Citation loses landing gear on appproach to San Diego
As he drove home yesterday, September 29, Ian Bogan was stunned to see a plane sitting on the 15. "Traffic was stop and go until I got past the big tow truck and crane that was lifting up the airplane," he recalled. After he got home, he checked his phone for news updates and learned that the plane was a 2005 six-passenger Cessna that had landed during the evening commute and rolled to a stop in the center divide just past the Tierrasanta Boulevard exit.
It was just the latest event in what has been an alarmingly eventful year for small planes in San Diego. On September 23, a single-engine Cessna 182N crashed in Fallbrook at the Los Jilgueros Nature Preserve. San Diego County Sheriff's deputies reported that "firefighters quickly put out a small brush fire that was sparked by the plane crash. The 72-year-old pilot was able to exit the aircraft prior to emergency personnel arriving. He suffered minor injuries, but declined medical treatment at the scene."
The crash came just two days before the anniversary of PSA Flight 182, the deadliest plane crash in California history
Debris from the crash was scattered on both sides of South Mission Road, shutting down both northbound and southbound lanes. The lanes remained closed until fire crews and HAZMAT workers were able to assess the wrecked four-seater plane and safely haul it away with a tow truck.
A few days earlier, a Cessna 750 Citation X airplane had "suffered a nose gear collapse following a rejected takeoff from runway 27 at San Diego International Airport," reported the Aviation Safety Network. Although no injuries were reported, many inbound and outbound flights were delayed as a result of the incident. On Reddit, commenter Whirlwind_AK said that San Diego International was "the last airport in the world that needs its only runway closed……" Commenter Easy_Money_ added, "The one silver lining of this is that San Diego residents might finally realize they need a new commercial airport" — though this seemed unlikely, given the recent opening of the new Terminal 1.
The FAA lists a few other recent airplane incidents. On August 16, the pilot of a Piper PA-32 made an emergency landing on the 805 after experiencing an engine issue. Alaska Airlines Flight 1414 made it back to San Diego International Airport on August 1, after the crew reported a possible bird strike. The Boeing 737-900 was en route to Los Cabos in Mexico. On June 8, a Cessna 414 went down about five miles off the coast of San Diego, killing six people aboard.
On May 22, multiple news outlets reported that a Cessna Citation S550 airplane had gone down in a Murphy Canyon neighborhood by Montgomery-Gibbs Executive Airport, killing all six people onboard. Among the victims was Dave Shapiro, a pilot, music agent, and co-founder of Sound Talent Group; also on the plane was Daniel Williams, former drummer of The Devil Wears Prada.
And in January, two people on board an airplane received a scare when the landing gear of their Glasair II plane collapsed while landing at Gillespie Field Airport.
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Scary year for San Diego small planes
Fallbrook, San Dego International, en route to Cabo, Murphy Canyon, Gillespie Field
Scary year for San Diego small planes
Fallbrook, San Dego International, en route to Cabo, Murphy Canyon, Gillespie Field
Cessna Citation loses landing gear on appproach to San Diego
As he drove home yesterday, September 29, Ian Bogan was stunned to see a plane sitting on the 15. "Traffic was stop and go until I got past the big tow truck and crane that was lifting up the airplane," he recalled. After he got home, he checked his phone for news updates and learned that the plane was a 2005 six-passenger Cessna that had landed during the evening commute and rolled to a stop in the center divide just past the Tierrasanta Boulevard exit.
It was just the latest event in what has been an alarmingly eventful year for small planes in San Diego. On September 23, a single-engine Cessna 182N crashed in Fallbrook at the Los Jilgueros Nature Preserve. San Diego County Sheriff's deputies reported that "firefighters quickly put out a small brush fire that was sparked by the plane crash. The 72-year-old pilot was able to exit the aircraft prior to emergency personnel arriving. He suffered minor injuries, but declined medical treatment at the scene."
The crash came just two days before the anniversary of PSA Flight 182, the deadliest plane crash in California history
Debris from the crash was scattered on both sides of South Mission Road, shutting down both northbound and southbound lanes. The lanes remained closed until fire crews and HAZMAT workers were able to assess the wrecked four-seater plane and safely haul it away with a tow truck.
A few days earlier, a Cessna 750 Citation X airplane had "suffered a nose gear collapse following a rejected takeoff from runway 27 at San Diego International Airport," reported the Aviation Safety Network. Although no injuries were reported, many inbound and outbound flights were delayed as a result of the incident. On Reddit, commenter Whirlwind_AK said that San Diego International was "the last airport in the world that needs its only runway closed……" Commenter Easy_Money_ added, "The one silver lining of this is that San Diego residents might finally realize they need a new commercial airport" — though this seemed unlikely, given the recent opening of the new Terminal 1.
The FAA lists a few other recent airplane incidents. On August 16, the pilot of a Piper PA-32 made an emergency landing on the 805 after experiencing an engine issue. Alaska Airlines Flight 1414 made it back to San Diego International Airport on August 1, after the crew reported a possible bird strike. The Boeing 737-900 was en route to Los Cabos in Mexico. On June 8, a Cessna 414 went down about five miles off the coast of San Diego, killing six people aboard.
On May 22, multiple news outlets reported that a Cessna Citation S550 airplane had gone down in a Murphy Canyon neighborhood by Montgomery-Gibbs Executive Airport, killing all six people onboard. Among the victims was Dave Shapiro, a pilot, music agent, and co-founder of Sound Talent Group; also on the plane was Daniel Williams, former drummer of The Devil Wears Prada.
And in January, two people on board an airplane received a scare when the landing gear of their Glasair II plane collapsed while landing at Gillespie Field Airport.
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