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A pilot narrowly averted tragedy thanks to his quick thinking actions that saw him save the plane from crashing into an apartment block.

The plane, a Beechcraft Super King Air 200, was trying to land at Chicago Executive Airport in Illinois when the aircraft lost control just half a mile from the airport.

The pilot was able to angle the plane away from the Foxboro Apartment complex and even managed  to land upright.

 

Disaster averted: The pilot reported a problem to the tower just before the Beechcraft Super King Air 200 crashed a half-mile short of the airport, according to airport officials

 

Escape: The pilot was able to walk away from the crash with just a few bruises and scratches. Nobody on the ground was injured

Miraculous: The Mayor of the town of Prospect Heights, Illinois, called the plane crash a ‘Godsend’ expressing his surprise that nobody was hurt

Incredibly, the pilot, the plane’s only occupant, was able to walk away, although he was transported to Glenbrook Hospital in Glenview with minor injuries.

‘Normally those planes come over the lake, and come down, but we saw it wasn’t going to come down where it was supposed to,’ said 11-year-old Jakaila Johnson. ‘We ran inside the house and screamed, ‘A plane crashed!’ . . . We thought it might blow up.’

An unusual sight: Locals began to gather to see the plane that looked as though it had been parked next to a group of cars!!!

Airport Manager Dennis Rouleau said the pilot reported a problem to the tower just before the crash.

‘To develop a problem and then put it down on the road instead — it could have been a lot worse,’ Rouleau said. ‘It could have been in some buildings, but he was able to put it down on the street to avoid injuries to himself and people on the ground.’

‘There was a fair amount of damage, but for what he did, the airplane was pretty intact for landing short of the runway,” he said. “He did a spectacular job of avoiding homes and cars.’

The mayor of the small town of Prospect Heights where the plane came down called the incident ‘a Godsend.’ ‘I think we’re very fortunate to have an airplane accident that was a walkaway situation,’ said Nick Helmer. ‘It’s very fortunate that nobody was hurt — either on the ground or those in the air.
source:::::mailonline .com US

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