not only the RC guys have this phenomenon, so next time a tree grabs your airplane think about this guy - running out of gas in the night.

happy landings
G-Pete

Pete-

Do you have personal knowledge of that particular incident? Looks like a bit of Photoshop to me, but I may be wrong.

Looks like a slightly legible tail number. It would be easy enough to find out if we could make the number out.

LOL, that's to much. a plane crashed into a tree and a sign next to it saying "learn to fly here" LOL

I was not the pilot - I don't have the night currency (yet)

Yes it is an actual accident happen on Dec 7 2006 Colorado Springs Municipal Airport, it was a Piper Archer 28-4917 Tail N6487J

I scanned the picture from the AOPA Pilot magazine (www.aopa.org) that's may the reason looks like a photoshop....


Happy landings
G-Pete

I've seen that before, and I'm pretty sure it's real. "The Oops List" has lots of pictures like that:

http://oopslist.com/learn2fly.jpg

in addition I have to mention the Pilot got out the plane unharmed!!....

This is from the NTSB aircraft accident and incident reports.

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NTSB Identification: DEN07CA035.
The docket is stored in the Docket Management System (DMS). Please contact Records Management Division
14 CFR Part 91: General Aviation
Accident occurred Thursday, December 07, 2006 in Falcon, CO
Probable Cause Approval Date: 3/26/2007
Aircraft: Piper PA-28-180, registration: N6487J
Injuries: 1 Minor.
According to the pilot, he was established on a base leg for runway 15 when the engine lost power. The pilot lined up with an adjacent road and continued for a forced landing. The pilot stated that prior to the landing he checked his carburetor heat, mixture, throttle, and magnetos in attempt to troubleshoot the power loss. He stated that he observed car lights and "swerved into [the] tree." The airplane became lodged in the tree, resulting in substantial damage. An examination of the engine and related systems revealed no anomalies. The routine aviation weather report reported, temperature minus 01 degrees Celsius (C); dewpoint, minus 05 degrees C. According to the carburetor icing probability chart conditions were conducive for "serious icing at glide power" and "serious icing at cruise power."

The National Transportation Safety Board determines the probable cause(s) of this accident as follows:

loss of power due to carburetor icing. Contributing factors were weather conditions conducive to carburetor icing, unsuitable terrain available on which to make a forced landing and the tree.


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I like that 'And the tree'

CGr

daam, and i complained when my dad dropped the Cub into the tallest tree on the field (i spent several man-hours fixing and re-covering that plane!)

glad to hear nobody was hurt, could have been a fair bit worse [&:]

This has been posted before, and according to snopes.com, it is in fact an actual crash, despite what appears to be a photoshopped picture.

Snopes also has a picture from the other side.

Now all we need is a clever signature that sums up the love of trees for airplanes...

Couldn't resist:

Kinda gives new meaning to the term: "tree hugger"

I apoligize to any Sierra Club members and/or environmentalist.

Hey, I'm from California.

All joking aside, I'm glad nobody was hurt.

You want some interesting reading? Take a look at these. Some are 'interesting'. Some are downright tragic.

http://www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/month.asp

One in particular is of the Alaska Airlines crash of their MD80 a few years back off the coast of Los Angeles, that had a 'frozen jack screw' in the elevator. It is a blow by blow description of the entire "incident". I was very taken when I read it. You look for it yourself.. google the dates then find it and read it. Very tragic. A methodical description of how this plane crashed, right down to cockpit conversations.

http://www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/brief2.asp?...00MA023&akey=1

CGr.