Monday, September 08, 2014

Beech A36 Bonanza 36, N361DM: Incident occurred September 08, 2014 near Fullerton Municipal Airport (KFUL), California

AIRCRAFT FORCE LANDED ONTO A LANDFILL, 8 MILES FROM THE AIRPORT, BREA, CA  

Federal Aviation Administration Flight Standards District Office:   FAA El Segundo (Los Angeles) FSDO-23

http://registry.faa.gov/N361DM
 
The pilot of a small airplane with a failing engine managed to land Monday afternoon in the Olinda Landfill in Brea, according to the Federal Aviation Administration.

The two people on board the Beechcraft Bonanza were not hurt, FAA spokesman Ian Gregor said.

The plane was flying from Fullerton to Chino when its engine failed, Gregor said. It landed around 12:50 p.m. in the landfill, about eight miles east of Fullerton’s municipal airport.

The FAA will investigate, Gregor said.

The plane was manufactured in 1975 and is registered to an owner in El Cajon, according to FAA records.

Story, Photos and Comments:  http://www.ocregister.com


An Orange County Sheriff Deputy, left, gathers information from pilot Fred Geller, 70, center, after Geller made an emergency landing Monday afternoon at the Olinda Landfill in Brea after the engine on his Beechcraft Bonanza A36 lost power. Geller's passenger, Bernard Mejia, right, of Lakewood, also a pilot secures the aircraft which will have to left at the landfill over night until the plane can be removed. 


 An Orange County Sheriff Deputy, right, gathers information from pilot Fred Geller, 70, left, and passenger Bernard Mejia, after Geller made an emergency landing Monday afternoon at the Olinda Landfill in Brea after the engine on his Beechcraft Bonanza A36 lost power.

 
Brea police officers watch over a Beechcraft Bonanza A36 that made an emergency landing Monday afternoon in the Olinda Landfill in Brea after the engine lost power. 

Beechcraft Bonanza A36 plane is parked at the Olinda Landfill in Brea after the pilot, Fred Geller made an emergency landing Monday afternoon after the engine lost power.

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