It is not because some inmate tried to break out, but rather because a single-engine plane almost broke in.
According to Sgt. Les Tyler of the Virginia State Police, 67-year-old Timothy Hansen left the Manassas airport around noon Thursday and flew his Titan Tornado into southern Culpeper County.
When he started back to Manassas, his engine stalled about 1:20 p.m. and he was forced to land in the open spaces around the prison, crashing into the fence before stopping.
Hansen was not injured.
Damage to the fence was estimated at $500. Tyler could provide no damage estimate to the plane, which he said was built from a starter kit.
Source: http://www.fredericksburg.com
A small, single-engine kitplane clipped a fence on the Coffeewood Correctional Center in Mitchells Thursday around 1:20 p.m.
The pilot/owner Timothy M. Hansen, 67, left Manassas and was in the air about 45 minutes before experiencing engine trouble, according to Virginia State Police spokesman Sgt. Les Tyler.
No one was injured.
VSP trooper JK Hathaway is handling this investigation.
Source: http://www.dailyprogress.com
Date: 15-OCT-15
Time: 17:22:00Z
Regis#: N4070F
Aircraft Make: TITAN
Aircraft Model: TORNADO
Event Type: Incident
Highest Injury: None
Damage: Unknown
Flight Phase: LANDING (LDG)
FAA Flight Standards District Office: FAA Richmond FSDO-21
City: MITCHELL
State: Virginia
AIRCRAFT ON LANDING WENT INTO A FENCE, NEAR MITCHELL, VA
TIMOTHY M. HANSEN: http://registry.faa.gov/N4070F
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