Friday, July 15, 2022

Piper PA-28-161 Warrior II, N2945Q: Incident occurred July 15, 2022 in Grain Valley, Jackson County, Missouri

Federal Aviation Administration / Flight Standards District Office; Kansas City, Missouri

Aircraft made an emergency landing on a road striking trees and guardrail.

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Date: 15-JUL-22
Time: 07:50:00Z
Regis#: N2945Q
Aircraft Make: PIPER
Aircraft Model: PA28
Event Type: INCIDENT
Highest Injury: MINOR
Aircraft Missing: No
Damage: UNKNOWN
Activity: PERSONAL
Flight Phase: LANDING (LDG)
Operation: 91
City: GRAIN VALLEY
State: MISSOURI




A pilot who landed his plane on a Missouri highway early Friday after running out of fuel was arrested for allegedly flying while intoxicated, authorities said.

Troopers responded to reports of a small plane blocking the westbound lanes of I-70 near the Kansas City suburb of Grain Valley around 3 a.m. local time.

"Interstate 70 (westbound lanes) BLOCKED by an AIRCRAFT!" Missouri State Highway Patrol tweeted while warning commuters to expect delays.

The plane managed to avoid hitting any vehicles but had a "minor collision" with a guardrail, Missouri State Highway Patrol said. The pilot, who was the only person on board, suffered minor injuries, it said.

Authorities determined that the plane had run out of fuel when the pilot radioed in and made an emergency landing on the highway.

The pilot, identified by authorities as 35-year-old John Seesing was arrested after he was "found to be intoxicated," Missouri State Highway Patrol said.

Sgt. Andy Bell, a public information officer for Missouri State Highway Patrol, said troopers suspected impairment by a combination of alcohol and drugs.

Missouri State Highway Patrol records show that Seesing, of Prairie Village, Kanas, was arrested on charges including DWI, careless and imprudent driving involving a crash, felony possession of a controlled substance, felony unlawful possession of a firearm, possession of less than 10 grams of marijuana and unlawful possession of drug paraphernalia.

Seesing was treated at a local hospital for his injuries and underwent blood testing in connection with the charges, Bell said. He has since been released, he said.

It is unclear if Seesing has an attorney.

The single-engine Piper plane was towed from the scene and all lanes on the highway had reopened by 5:30 a.m.

Troopers believe the pilot was flying from Florida to the Kansas City Downtown Airport.

Flight Aware records show the plane left the Kansas City area early Thursday morning before arriving in Daytona Beach, Florida, then started making its way back toward the Kansas City area later that night.

The Federal Aviation Administration is also investigating the incident.





A pilot was arrested after landing his plane on I-70 early Friday morning.

According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, 35-year-old John T. Seesing of Prairie Village, Kansas, was arrested around 3 a.m., after making an emergency landing at Mile Marker 26, east of Grain Valley.

Somehow, Seesing was able to avoid contact with any vehicles on the highway and suffered only minor injuries. However, the plane did strike a guardrail. Seesing was the only person on board.

The Patrol said the pilot radioed for an emergency landing after running out of fuel. He was found by the Patrol to be intoxicated and arrested. Authorities said they suspect intoxication by a combination of alcohol and drugs.

Seesing was charged with DWI, C & I involving a crash, felony possession of a controlled substance, felony unlawful possession of a firearm, possession of less then 10 grams of marijuana, and unlawful possession of drug paraphernalia.

He was booked and released from the Jackson County Jail.

The FAA will be investigating the incident.

The plane was towed from the scene around 5:30 a.m.

Casenet indicates that Seesing had a hold placed on his driver's license in 2017 that was never lifted. He also had a speeding ticket that same year that was never paid out of Howell County on 8-31-17.


3 comments:

  1. This is not good! The Missouri Highway Patrol arrested the pilot for flying while intoxicated. If this is upheld, I'm guessing that his flying days are over.

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  2. quick lookup on FAA pilot registry shows he is a student pilot

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    1. Yep, that's a fact! However, the guy's medical may have not been valid because of possible falsification of his histories. He's held a Student pilot ticket since January of 2020, I'm not certain that was valid either, for the same reason. Problem is, if he knew of such false statements, those certificates can be considered invalid even if he was holding them in his hand. Someone with his same name (and most likely him) is the principal of the LLC that is shown as the owner of this plane.

      Now, what sort of goofball would make a round trip from Kansas to Florida and back within the time frame of 25 hours?? Can you spell "fatigue"?? Add to that the requirement that at night he have at least 45 minutes of usable fuel on board, and this plot thickens even more. I suspect an emergency revocation is in the works on this one

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