Sunday, April 01, 2012

Pilot, three passengers escape troubled landing at Lincoln Park Airport (N07), New Jersey,

The pilot of a single-engine Cessna and his three passengers escaped injury during a troubled landing at the Lincoln Park Airport on Sunday afternoon.

Gaston Picatoste, 36, of Union City, was attempting to land a 1960 Cessna 210 when he reported having mechanical difficulties. The plane, approaching from the north, first struck Jacksonville Road and then hit a guardrail causing a section of the landing gear to break away, according to police. The pilot brought the aircraft to a skidding stop on the runway.

The Lincoln Park police and fire departments, and the Lincoln Park First Aid Squad responded to the accident, which was reported at 1:42 p.m. 

No further information was available about the origin of the plane or the identity of the passengers.

The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating the accident.

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