FAA IDENTIFICATION
Regis#: 555F Make/Model: C180 Description: 180, Skywagon 180 (U-17C)
Date: 07/11/2012 Time: 2305
Event Type: Incident Highest Injury: Minor Mid Air: N Missing: N
Damage: Unknown
LOCATION
City: NORTH STONINGTON State: CT Country: US
DESCRIPTION
AIRCRAFT FORCE LANDED IN A CORN FIELD, NEAR NORTH STONINGTON, CT
INJURY DATA Total Fatal: 0
# Crew: 2 Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 2 Unk:
# Pass: 0 Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk:
# Grnd: Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk:
OTHER DATA
Activity: Unknown Phase: Landing Operation: OTHER
FAA FSDO: WINDSOR LOCKS, CT (EA63) Entry date: 07/12/2012
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North Stonington — Neighbors said a single-engine plane plowed through 300 yards of a cornfield and spun around Wednesday evening after it crash-landed off Clarks Falls Road.
Neither the pilot of the Cessna 180, Andrew M. Sterns, nor his
passenger, Jee Won Kim, appeared seriously injured. The two were walking
around after the 7:17 p.m. crash and seemed slightly dazed but
otherwise uninjured.
Sterns, 45, contacted air traffic controllers when the plane ran
out of fuel and alarms started ringing in the cockpit, said Kim, 47, at
the scene.
Sterns decided he wouldn't make it to Westerly, the closest
airstrip, and chose to attempt to land in the cornfield instead, Kim
said.
The plane had left Teterboro Airport in New Jersey and was headed to the regional airport in New Bedford, Mass.
According to the plane's registration with the Federal Aviation
Administration, the plane is based out of Anchorage, Alaska. No owner is
listed, and it appears the plane has recently been sold.
Sterns was taken by North Stonington Ambulance to The Westerly
Hospital as a precaution, and Kim accompanied him, according to North
Stonington Fire Chief Charles Steinhart. Sterns was treated for a minor
head injury and released from the hospital, state police said.
Rebecca Cleveland, who lives directly across from the field at
214 Clarks Falls Road, said she didn't realize the plane had crashed
until she came outside and saw the tail of the plane sticking out in the
field.
The plane had approached from the south and landed in the large
field, avoiding three surrounding houses, Cleveland said. Its propeller
caught in corn stalks, which spun the plane around, she said.
Steinhart said responding crews checked the plane for leaks and
hazards and, finding none, secured the scene. The department was
awaiting the FAA to arrive and conduct an investigation into the crash,
Steinhart said. State police said the FAA will arrive around 8:30 a.m.
Thursday.
"We'll stand by, await the OK and then it will be towed out of the field," Steinhart said.
Steinhart said a plane last crashed in town around three years
ago, when a small plane went down near Route 201 at the Stonington town
line. No one was seriously injured then either, he said.
North Stonington Ambulance, North Stonington Fire and state police responded to the crash.
CHRISTINE CORRIGAN / SunPhotos
Plane crash
The pilot of a small, single-engine plane experiencing apparent mechanical problems, successfully landed the aircraft in a corn field off of Clark’s Falls Road this evening at about 7:15.
Tim Martin/The Day
Rescue personnel stand in a cornfield on Clarks Falls Road in North Stonington after a single engine plane crashed Wednesday, July 11, 2012. Two men aboard the plane escaped without life-threatening injuries.
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Sasha Goldstein/The Day
Emergency personnel on the scene of a single-engine aircraft that crash landed when the plane ran out of fuel in North Stonington Wednesday, July 11, 2012.
North Stonington — Neighbors said a single-engine plane
plowed through 300 yards of a corn field and spun around Wednesday
evening after it crash-landed off Clarks Falls Road.
Neither the pilot nor the passenger was seriously injured. The two were walking around after the crash and appeared slightly dazed but otherwise uninjured.
The pilot contacted air traffic controllers when the plane ran out of fuel and alarms started ringing in the cockpit, according to the passenger, who declined to give his name.
The pilot decided he wouldn’t make it to Westerly, the closest airstrip, and chose to attempt to land in the corn field instead, the passenger said. The plane had left New Jersey and was headed to New Bedford, Mass.
Emergency personnel reported the crash around 7:20 p.m.
The pilot was taken by North Stonington Ambulance to The Westerly Hospital as a precaution, and the passenger accompanied him, according to North Stonington Fire Chief Charles Steinhart.
Rebecca Cleveland, who lives directly across from the field at 214 Clarks Falls Road, said she didn’t realize the plane had crashed until she came outside and saw the tail of the plane sticking out in the field.
The plane had approached from the south and landed in the large field, avoiding three surrounding houses, Cleveland said. Its propeller caught in corn stalks, which spun the plane around, she said.
Steinhart said responding crews checked the plane for leaks and hazards and, finding none, secured the scene. The department was awaiting the Federal Aviation Administration to arrive and conduct an investigation into the crash, Steinhart said.
“We’ll stand by, await the OK and then it will be towed out of the field,” Steinhart said.
Steinhart said a plane last crashed in town around three years ago, when a small plane went down near Route 201 at the Stonington town line. No one was seriously injured then either, he said.
North Stonington Ambulance, North Stonington Fire and state police responded to the crash.
Source: http://www.theday.com
NORTH STONINGTON — The pilot of a small, single-engine plane experiencing apparent mechanical problems, successfully landed the aircraft in a cornfield off of Clark’s Falls Road this evening at about 7:15.
The pilot appeared to suffer minor injuries and was transported by ambulance to The Westerly Hospital. A passenger on the plane refused treatment for any injuries he might have suffered, Charles A. Steinhart V, North Stonington Volunteer Fire Co. Inc. chief, said.
Rebecca Cleveland, of 214 Clark’s Falls Road, who lives across the street from the cornfield where the plane landed, said she heard the plane land in the field. After running into her house to ask her husband to call 911, Cleveland ran into the field to check on the occupants of the plane.
According to Cleveland, two men managed to get themselves out of the plane on their own. The pilot told Cleveland that an instrument alert in the plane indicated the plane was going to run out of fuel, leading him to land the plane in the field. Cleveland said the pilot told he hit his head on the plane’s windshield. The passenger appeared to be uninjured she said.
A complete story will appear online and in print in Friday’s edition.
Neither the pilot nor the passenger was seriously injured. The two were walking around after the crash and appeared slightly dazed but otherwise uninjured.
The pilot contacted air traffic controllers when the plane ran out of fuel and alarms started ringing in the cockpit, according to the passenger, who declined to give his name.
The pilot decided he wouldn’t make it to Westerly, the closest airstrip, and chose to attempt to land in the corn field instead, the passenger said. The plane had left New Jersey and was headed to New Bedford, Mass.
Emergency personnel reported the crash around 7:20 p.m.
The pilot was taken by North Stonington Ambulance to The Westerly Hospital as a precaution, and the passenger accompanied him, according to North Stonington Fire Chief Charles Steinhart.
Rebecca Cleveland, who lives directly across from the field at 214 Clarks Falls Road, said she didn’t realize the plane had crashed until she came outside and saw the tail of the plane sticking out in the field.
The plane had approached from the south and landed in the large field, avoiding three surrounding houses, Cleveland said. Its propeller caught in corn stalks, which spun the plane around, she said.
Steinhart said responding crews checked the plane for leaks and hazards and, finding none, secured the scene. The department was awaiting the Federal Aviation Administration to arrive and conduct an investigation into the crash, Steinhart said.
“We’ll stand by, await the OK and then it will be towed out of the field,” Steinhart said.
Steinhart said a plane last crashed in town around three years ago, when a small plane went down near Route 201 at the Stonington town line. No one was seriously injured then either, he said.
North Stonington Ambulance, North Stonington Fire and state police responded to the crash.
Source: http://www.theday.com
NORTH STONINGTON — The pilot of a small, single-engine plane experiencing apparent mechanical problems, successfully landed the aircraft in a cornfield off of Clark’s Falls Road this evening at about 7:15.
The pilot appeared to suffer minor injuries and was transported by ambulance to The Westerly Hospital. A passenger on the plane refused treatment for any injuries he might have suffered, Charles A. Steinhart V, North Stonington Volunteer Fire Co. Inc. chief, said.
Rebecca Cleveland, of 214 Clark’s Falls Road, who lives across the street from the cornfield where the plane landed, said she heard the plane land in the field. After running into her house to ask her husband to call 911, Cleveland ran into the field to check on the occupants of the plane.
According to Cleveland, two men managed to get themselves out of the plane on their own. The pilot told Cleveland that an instrument alert in the plane indicated the plane was going to run out of fuel, leading him to land the plane in the field. Cleveland said the pilot told he hit his head on the plane’s windshield. The passenger appeared to be uninjured she said.
A complete story will appear online and in print in Friday’s edition.
Source: http://www.thewesterlysun.com
A single-engine airplane made an “unintended landing” in North Stonington on Wednesday, Montville-based state police reported. A dispatcher at the Troop E barracks said more details would contained in a news release to be distributed late Wednesday evening. North Stonington does not have an airport. The closest one is Groton/New London Airport.
North Stonington – No one was seriously injured tonight after a small plane crash-landed on a cornfield on Clarks Falls Road.
The
pilot of the plane, which emergency personnel reported as a
single-engine aircraft, contacted air traffic controllers when the plane
ran out of fuel and alarms started ringing in the cockpit, according to
the plane’s sole passenger, who declined to give his name.
The
pilot decided he wouldn’t make it to Westerly, the closest airstrip, and
chose to attempt to land in the corn field instead, the passenger said.
The plane had left New Jersey and was headed to New Bedford, Mass.
Emergency personnel reported the crash at around 7:20 p.m. Only the tail of the plane was visible from the road.
Both
the pilot and passenger were walking around and appeared slightly dazed
but otherwise uninjured. The pilot was taken to The Westerly Hospital
as a precaution, and the passenger accompanied him.
North Stonington Ambulance, North Stonington Fire and state police responded to the crash.
Source: http://www.theday.com
Source: http://www.theday.com
