Intersting day

[ssrjim]

Some of you may know that I'm a school teacher and we had a very interesting day. I was in the computer lab and hear a big bang. I quickly look out the window just in time to see a plane slam into the ground.



I had another teacher in the room and had him get the children out as quickly as possible. I flew around the building to help the pilot dialing 911 at the sametime. About the time I get the gate open the pilots walked up and were OK. All minor cuts and about then the school nurse shows up so I took a few pictures.



I was in the room right behind the plane







I moved away after I spot the leak in the right wings but the rest of the picture are here: [url="http://gallery.me.com/ramjim#100370"]http://gallery.me.com/ramjim#100370[/url]

New and TV coverage here:
http://www.azcentral.com/community/phoe ... g0415.html
http://www.azcentral.com/community/phoe ... g0415.html

[Coca Cola Teardrop]

WOW that was close. I'm glad everyone was ok..........

Linda

[Senior Ninja]

Thank goodness no one in the building was hurt. Us teachers gotta be ready at any moment. lol Taught in a building that the adjoining building's roof blow off and into the windows of my building once. No one hurt that time either. God was watchin' over those children.

Steve

[BillandMarijo]

Geez
Interesting day to say the least. You all were certainly being watched over.
Bill and Marijo

[Miriam C.]

Amazing pictures! Thanks for getting the kids out. There are a bunch of us out here who really appreciate the dedication or our teachers.

[starleen2]

Holy Cow - What are the odds of that happening again?

[Levi]

I just saw the story on the news up here in Prescott. They didn't say what happened, just did the report

[dakotamouse]

[cs_whypt2]

Wow! Just a little out of the ordinary, right?

Dianne

[mandy]

Woah talk about a close call.

Thank God no one was hurt.

[48Rob]

Sure looks like the pilot made a good landing, but didn't have enough room to stop before catching the fence, which put the nose of the plane in the dirt.

Rob

[Micro469]

Yep, looks like he would have made a good landing if it wasn't for the fence.......

[ssrjim]

I was just noticing that for pictures taken on a phone they are not too bad.

[BILLYL]

This story made our local news - in DC. And the pilot walked away unharmed.

Thanks for sharing.


Bill

[jeep_bluetj]

He _did_ make a good landing. Particularly when I assume that the landing needed to be made quickly, and under some duress.

A GOOD landing is when you can walk away.

A GREAT landing is when you can reuse the plane.