03.02.08 - Plane Crash - Lincoln Park, NJ.
03.02.08 - A flight instructor and a student pilot escaped with only minor injuries after their Cessna 172S crashed while attempting to land at the Lincoln Park Airport
According to authorities, the student overshot the runway while attempting to land, and tried to regain altitude but ran out of runway and crashed into a safety cable and guard rail bordering Jacksonville Road. The impact flipped the plane over forward, but the tail became entangled in the cable and actually broke the plane in two. The plane came to rest in the middle of Jacksonville Road. The two occupants exited the craft under their own power with some assistance from a passerby. Story and Photos by NJMFPA member Ron Johnson.
Read MoreAccording to authorities, the student overshot the runway while attempting to land, and tried to regain altitude but ran out of runway and crashed into a safety cable and guard rail bordering Jacksonville Road. The impact flipped the plane over forward, but the tail became entangled in the cable and actually broke the plane in two. The plane came to rest in the middle of Jacksonville Road. The two occupants exited the craft under their own power with some assistance from a passerby. Story and Photos by NJMFPA member Ron Johnson.
