Plane plunges into sewage tank, disappears

In a previous article, James Robinson said:
Don Tuite wrote:

Appalling, but hard to ignore.

http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cg...AGU8N26CP4.DTL


Possibly a CFI and two students in a twin, reported as overdue by Nice Air
in San Jose. They have a Travel Air and a Seneca:

http://masl.to/?G58D2456E

Have they reported that they don't want the plane back?

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(Paul Tomblin) wrote:

In a previous article, James Robinson said:

Don Tuite wrote:

Appalling, but hard to ignore.

Possibly a CFI and two students in a twin, reported as overdue by Nice
Air in San Jose. They have a Travel Air and a Seneca:

http://masl.to/?G58D2456E

Have they reported that they don't want the plane back?

In another news article, it was reported that some documents were found as
the sewage tanks were being drained, possibly the flight log and a Japanese
passport. The documents were supposedly removed from a strainer, and were
covered in sewage sludge. Anyone care to page through the log once it has
been rinsed off?

"Don Tuite" wrote in message
...
Appalling, but hard to ignore.

http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cg...AGU8N26CP4.DTL

Don

There is so many jokes that could be made but that is one ****ed up deal. Of
all the places to crash...

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DW

("Darkwing" wrote)
There is so many jokes that could be made but that is one #$%^&* up deal.
Of all the places to crash...


This ranks up there with being hit by a meteor.

The meteor being #1....


Montblack

Google Map

I reckon the settling pond is the square thing at

36 59 15.23 W
121 32 07.07 N

(There are smaller aeration ponds just south of it.)

Hollister (K3O7) is at:
36 53 28.08 N
121 24 29.24 W

The pond is about 5 miles from the departure end of Runway 31, just to
the left of the runway heading.

Don

this would be probably the only scenario where i'd rather hit the
ground....


pilot's last thought was that he was in deep ****
padum-ding

Don Tuite wrote:
Appalling, but hard to ignore.

http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cg...AGU8N26CP4.DTL

Don

Guys, three people died out there today, let's show some sensitivity.

Hilton
P.S.: They were from the Flight School at which Cecil's teaches. No doubt
he knew at least the CFI.


"mad8" wrote in message
ups.com...
this would be probably the only scenario where i'd rather hit the
ground....


pilot's last thought was that he was in deep ****
padum-ding

Don Tuite wrote:
Appalling, but hard to ignore.

http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cg...AGU8N26CP4.DTL

Don

In article . com,
says...


this would be probably the only scenario where i'd rather hit the
ground....




Actually, in a small plane, you would -usually- rather hit the ground.
Water landings tend to be unhappy events in light aircraft, especially
fixed gear singles. Some are unhappier than others though - man!

On 2006-12-20, Greg Farris wrote:
Actually, in a small plane, you would -usually- rather hit the ground.
Water landings tend to be unhappy events in light aircraft, especially
fixed gear singles. Some are unhappier than others though - man!

They are unhappy events as in you don't get to use the plane afterwards
- but water landings are surprisingly survivable. Fixed gear or
retractible gear doesn't seem to make a lot of difference in ditchings.

http://www.equipped.com/ditchingmyths.htm

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In article ,
says...


They are unhappy events as in you don't get to use the plane afterwards
- but water landings are surprisingly survivable. Fixed gear or
retractible gear doesn't seem to make a lot of difference in ditchings.

http://www.equipped.com/ditchingmyths.htm


Good link - good response.
I am one of those who has read articles on the subject, over many years,
and formed what appears to be an uninformed opinion. The case here is well
enough presented to merit a review of some of those widely-circulated
ideas.

GF