Results tagged “crashlanding”

If you're jogging near Shilshole Marina this morning, look for a couple of upended pontoons. The pilot, Roger Collins, was flying from Paine Field to Bremerton when his plane had an electrical short and had to make an emergency landing on Puget Sound. The wheels did not retract and caused the plane to flip on landing. The pilot was not hurt. KIRO has video of him, and he seems pretty calm about the whole thing. Judging from pictures, his plane’s an insurance loss, though. Too bad!

On Friday, a small single-engine Cessna found both the ground and a row of port-a-potties abruptly, as the pilot--possibly facing a failed engine--landed short of the runway, crashing his plane into the poo filled potties at Thun Field near Puyallup. The impact of the crash caused the plastic potties to dramatically burst outward--giving explosive diarrhea a whole new meaning. Officials report the potties prevented injury to the pilot and damage to a nearby mobile home area.