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Film at 11...
« on: December 17, 2008, 11:58:13 PM »
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British pilot hits cow during emergency landing
Wed Dec 17, 9:04 pm ET

LONDON – A British pilot said he ran into an unusual hazard while making an emergency landing — a cow. Rob Wotton said he was trying to land his World War II-era Tiger Moth after the engine stalled just after takeoff southwest of London on Sept. 14. He was about to touch down in a field when the animal wandered into his way.

Video of the event on YouTube shows the brown-and-white cow being knocked to the ground by the plane's lower left wing. The two-seater was damaged but landed safely.

An accident report said the cow was "apparently uninjured."

Wotton said he might paint a cow on the plane to mark the event.

He says: "I have to say it is the first cow I have ever hit in 22 years' flying."

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Accident Report (PDF): http://tinyurl.com/4tlltn








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Re: Film at 11...
« Reply #1 on: December 18, 2008, 12:01:48 AM »
Just grazed.

While grazing.
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Re: Film at 11...
« Reply #2 on: December 18, 2008, 08:47:43 AM »
Any landing you can walk away from is a good landing...don't know if that applies to bovines.
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Re: Film at 11...
« Reply #3 on: December 18, 2008, 12:52:50 PM »
I can hear the phone call from the pilot to his wife:

Wife:  "How was your flight honey?"
Pilot:  "You're not going to believe this, but I hit a cow!!"
Wife:  (long pause) "Were you on the ground?" 

(the wife is blonde in the above conversation)

Now I better hide from Marshallette, lest she kick my a$$ for that blonde comment.  ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
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Re: Film at 11...
« Reply #4 on: December 18, 2008, 02:24:04 PM »
So much for steak as the 'in-flight' meal.


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Re: Film at 11...
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Re: Film at 11...
« Reply #5 on: December 18, 2008, 07:24:48 PM »
Quote from: tt11758 on December 18, 2008, 12:52:50 PM
I can hear the phone call from the pilot to his wife:

Wife:  "How was your flight honey?"
Pilot:  "You're not going to believe this, but I hit a cow!!"
Wife:  (long pause) "Were you on the ground?" 

(the wife is blonde in the above conversation)

Now I better hide from Marshallette, lest she kick my a$$ for that blonde comment.  ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D

Why don't you just sit on that firecracker bucket and save her the effort?  ;D
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