Betchya these guys had to pee real bad when they landed

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SUSPECT CHARGED WITH DRUNKEN RIDE RIDE IN STOLEN PLANE

Associated Press
June 22 2005

HARRISON, N.Y. -- An intoxicated 20-year-old man stole a small plane in
Connecticut and took two friends on a three-hour joyride early Wednesday
that somehow ended with a safe landing at a darkened Westchester County
Airport, authorities said.
When an airport security car met the four-seat Cessna at 4:15 a.m. and the
plane doors opened, "a significant number of beer cans" spilled to the
ground, said County Executive Andrew Spano.
The plane's 20-year-old "pilot," Philippe Patricio, of Bethel, Conn., was
arrested with a blood alcohol level of .15 - nearly double the legal limit
for driving in New York state, said county Police Commissioner Thomas
Belfiore. His two 16-year-old passengers were not charged.
The plane was nearly out of gas when it landed, and it appeared that
Patricio became lost during his time in the air, authorities said. It was
unclear how he spotted the Westchester airport, which had closed for
construction work five hours earlier.
Spano was incensed that the post-Sept. 11 security measures in place at the
Westchester airport were not duplicated at the Danbury Municipal Airport,
where the single-engine Cessna 172 Skyhawk departed at about 1:30 a.m.
"We can only make ourselves safe here(Westchester),"Spano said. "It still
leaves us vulnerable to what happened."
A call left for comment at the administration office at Danbury Municipal
Airport was not immediately returned.
Authorities were perplexed at Patricio's ability to land the plane on a
small taxiway without any lights while lost and allegedly drunk. "There has
been some internal talk about that accomplishment," said Belfiore.
Patricio was charged with criminal possession of stolen property, reckless
endangerment, resisting arrest and driving while intoxicated, Belfiore said.
The DWI was the result of Patricio taxiing through the airport while drunk,
since there are no state laws applying to flying while intoxicated, Belfiore
said.
Westchester authorities said it appeared that Patricio may work as a
part-time mechanic at the Danbury airport, and could have used an access
pass to get his hands on the Cessna's keys.
Copyright 2005 Associated Press