Aircraft experienced a broken throttle cable and made a forced landing in a retention pond.
Date: 14-MAR-22
Time: 20:30:00Z
Regis#: N18PJ
Aircraft: Pazmany PL-4A
Event Type: INCIDENT
Highest Injury: NONE
Aircraft Missing: No
Damage: UNKNOWN
Activity: PERSONAL
Flight Phase: APPROACH (APR)
Operation: 91
City: PALATKA
State: FLORIDA
Putnam County Sheriff's Office -
AIRCRAFT DOWN - PILOT RESCUED BY US NAVY
A single-engine aircraft was on approach to the Palatka Airport when the pilot sent an emergency signal and radioed a mayday.
A US Navy MH-60 Seahawk was in the area and responded to the scene.
The Navy flight crew located the downed plane and had the pilot loaded on a rescue basket upon the arrival of Putnam County Sheriff's Deputies.
The Navy kindly gave the pilot a lift back to the airport.
GO NAVY - Semper Fortis (always courageous)
Media Inquiries:
COL Joseph Wells (386)937-3334
The Putnam County Sheriff's Office says the single engine aircraft was on approach to the Palatka Airport when the pilot sent an emergency signal and radioed a mayday sometime around 5 p.m.
A US Navy MH-60 Seahawk was in the area and responded to the scene, deputies say.
The Navy flight crew located the downed plane and had the pilot loaded on a rescue basket upon the arrival of Putnam County Sheriff's Deputies.
The Navy kindly gave the pilot a lift back to the airport, deputies say.
PCSO Colonel Joseph Wells said the pilot is in good condition and did not suffer from significant injuries.
A report from the Florida Highway Patrol says the pilot, an 81-year-old man from Crescent City, was experiencing engine problems when he crashed into a retention pond.
This retention pond is located inside the Georgia-Pacific paper mill’s property, in a body of water off Bardin Road, says PCSO.
PCSO said, this was “the best possible scenario” in a situation like this because it would have been much more difficult for them to rescue the pilot in time had it not been for the Navy’s help.
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