Eight8Victor Posted January 11, 2022 Report Share Posted January 11, 2022 (edited) Train demolishes Cessna. Pilot probably should play the lottery tonight. https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2022/01/lapd-officers-rescue-pilot-seconds-train-hits-crashed-plane-tracks-video/ https://abc7.com/pacoima-plane-down-crash-metrolink-train-video-of-pilot-being-saved/11447057/# Edited January 11, 2022 by Eight8Victor Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carusoam Posted January 11, 2022 Report Share Posted January 11, 2022 Yikes… Stuff happens fast… -a- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeOH Posted January 11, 2022 Report Share Posted January 11, 2022 Damn! THAT is going to take a lot of buffing compound Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carusoam Posted January 11, 2022 Report Share Posted January 11, 2022 Same topic… -a- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cliffy Posted January 11, 2022 Report Share Posted January 11, 2022 The pilot is an acquaintance of mine and belongs to the same flying group I do in LA. He has facial injuries requiring surgery yesterday but recovery should go well No info on what caused the crash I know the area well as I have flown out of there for over 50 years. Interesting airport history especially back half a century ago. He and the police officers are very lucky Quick decisions by the officers saved his life. 3 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MooneyMitch Posted January 11, 2022 Report Share Posted January 11, 2022 Such greatness from the officers! So delighted for your friend. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EricJ Posted January 11, 2022 Report Share Posted January 11, 2022 37 minutes ago, cliffy said: The pilot is an acquaintance of mine and belongs to the same flying group I do in LA. He has facial injuries requiring surgery yesterday but recovery should go well No info on what caused the crash I know the area well as I have flown out of there for over 50 years. Interesting airport history especially back half a century ago. He and the police officers are very lucky Quick decisions by the officers saved his life. Glad to hear he'll be okay, and looking forward to hearing what happened. The accident investigation may have gotten...complicated, though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
201Steve Posted January 12, 2022 Report Share Posted January 12, 2022 That’s not a real heavy airplane they coulda just pushed it off no? Either way. He’s safe. What a story. Can you imagine? What are the odds you crash a plane and get hit by a train in the same day!? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RLCarter Posted January 12, 2022 Report Share Posted January 12, 2022 1 minute ago, 201Steve said: That’s not a real heavy airplane they coulda just pushed it off no? Wasn’t the nose gear collapsed? ….. I heard bystanders got hurt from the debris flying when the train hit it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaylw314 Posted January 12, 2022 Report Share Posted January 12, 2022 10 minutes ago, 201Steve said: That’s not a real heavy airplane they coulda just pushed it off no? Either way. He’s safe. What a story. Can you imagine? What are the odds you crash a plane and get hit by a train in the same day!? Not heavy, but one can imagine it's easy for the airframe to get hung up on things that stick out of the ground 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hais Posted January 12, 2022 Report Share Posted January 12, 2022 So the train suffered a plane strike .... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeOH Posted January 12, 2022 Report Share Posted January 12, 2022 3 minutes ago, hais said: So the train suffered a plane strike .... Expect the cost of train insurance to increase 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carusoam Posted January 12, 2022 Report Share Posted January 12, 2022 Did anyone catch the tail number? I was trying to look up what the plane was… It appears to shatter like a composite structure. Or it got hit so hard the aluminum shattered. -a- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cliffy Posted January 12, 2022 Report Share Posted January 12, 2022 Its 172 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cliffy Posted January 12, 2022 Report Share Posted January 12, 2022 As of today pilot out of surgery in normal room and eating a little apple sauce. Recovery looks good right now. 4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdamJD Posted January 12, 2022 Report Share Posted January 12, 2022 1 hour ago, cliffy said: As of today pilot out of surgery in normal room and eating a little apple sauce. Recovery looks good right now. Such good news. That was the craziest thing I've seen. Those cops were truly heroic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mcstealth Posted January 12, 2022 Report Share Posted January 12, 2022 I know nothing of railroad procedures, but just listening to that video clip, it "sounds" as if that train was full tilt boogie at impact. I could not detect any deceleration or braking. Maybe there was braking, I don't know but one would think........ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cliffy Posted January 12, 2022 Report Share Posted January 12, 2022 I may "hear" something along these lines in the next day or so. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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