Small plane makes emergency landing in Burlington

[butters]

Glad to hear that nobody was hurt...

http://www.680news.com/news/local/artic ... s-reported

Small plane makes emergency landing in Burlington, no injuries reported

A small plane has made an emergency landing behind a Corpus Christi high school in Burlington, Halton police have confirmed to 680News.

Everyone at the school, in the Upper Middle Road and Appleby Line area is okay.

It's not known how many people were on the plane. Two people were on the plane but school officials told 680News, they walked away unharmed.

[butters]

Here's the update:

A small plane has made an emergency landing in a large field behind Corpus Christi high school in Burlington, Halton police have confirmed to 680News.

Everyone at the school, in the Upper Middle Road and Appleby Line area is okay.

There were four people were on the plane, three grade 9 students from White Oaks secondary school in Oakville (two boys and one girl), along with the 23-year-old male pilot.

Paramedics checked all four on scene and everyone is okay.

Police said the four were taking part in a school project and getting an aerial view of the neighbourhood.

The plane, a four-seat Cessna 172, took off from Burlington airport which is about 10 kilometres from Corpus Christi.

According to a police officer at the scene, the plane says it's still in one piece.

[Beefitarian]

Thanks butters, good story since everyone's ok. Hopefully someone grabbed a video of it.

[boogs82]

The two best parts of these articles....

It's not known how many people were on the plane. Two people were on the plane but school officials told 680News, they walked away unharmed.

So there were at least two people but the second sentence makes it sound like there were only two.

According to a police officer at the scene, the plane says it's still in one piece.

The plane told the police officer it's still in one piece?

Ahhh I love it. Glad to hear everybody's ok though

[cdnpilot77]

Here's the update:

A small plane has made an emergency landing in a large field behind Corpus Christi high school in Burlington, Halton police have confirmed to 680News.

Everyone at the school, in the Upper Middle Road and Appleby Line area is okay.

There were four people were on the plane, three grade 9 students from White Oaks secondary school in Oakville (two boys and one girl), along with the 23-year-old male pilot.

Paramedics checked all four on scene and everyone is okay.

Police said the four were taking part in a school project and getting an aerial view of the neighbourhood.

The plane, a four-seat Cessna 172, took off from Burlington airport which is about 10 kilometres from Corpus Christi.

According to a police officer at the scene, the plane says it's still in one piece.

Self diagnosed and treated at the scene I imagine ...glad everyone is ok!!

[Bank Angle]

Wow, I was just there this morning. Didn't anyone tell the flight instructor that the students were supposed to take the bus back to school AFTER the flight. Kidding aside, nice to see a happy ending!

[RatherBeFlying]

http://www.thestar.com/news/article/986 ... uries?bn=1

Toronto Star photo shows a dented leading edge on the right wing by the strut. Hard to call that a crash, but some sapling got bent.

With YHM reporting a 19Z temperature/dewpoint of 16/01, the carb ice graph says it's a bad place to be.

[simplyput]

http://www.thespec.com/news/local/artic ... igh-school

Pilot said he ran out of gas. Nice.

[KAG]

Good job on a safe landing.
I hope they don't determine this to be fuel starvation/pilot error.
Check your gear, check your fuel, check anything that opens. Fly safe folks