1 hurt in plane crash at Lake Tahoe Airport
A plane rests upside down after arriving at Lake Tahoe Airport on Sept. 5. Photo/Provided
By Kathryn Reed
A pilot of a Cessna 180 was taken to Barton Memorial Hospital this afternoon after the plane flipped while landing at Lake Tahoe Airport.
The woman sustained neck injuries. Her male co-pilot was able to walk away. The names and hometowns of the couple have not been released. Officials said they were in a rental plane.
The incident occurred about 1:30pm Sept. 5. Friends of the couple were having lunch at the airport restaurant, but refused to talk to Lake Tahoe News.
Mountain West Aviation officials speculate there was a downdraft that caused the plane to flip. It is resting upside down on the far side of the runway near the Upper Truckee River.
The plane came in from the direction of the lake.
“The wind was behind them. They should have come in from the other way,” Kristin Utler told Lake Tahoe News.
She and her family were preparing to return home to Concord when the accident occurred.
Their plans, and those of others, were delayed at least two hours. The airport was closed immediately after the accident.
FAA officials are expected to arrive later Monday to take over the investigation.
I think that is a Turbo 182, not a 180. Probably late 70’s, or early 80’s. Generally, to rent an airplane like that, one would need to have significant time in retractable and turbocharged aircraft. Someone with that amount of logged time should certainly know not to land downwind, especially at altitude.
Glad that no one was killed. I hope that the injuries are minimal.
Naw, it looks like a Boeing 747. Can’t get anything right. Probably 100’s hurt so what we have is a gigantic cover up by the military-industrial complex who build faulty claptraps.
I was going to ask what a guy qualified to rent a tail dragger is doing landing down wind but, looking at the location of the mains I think you’re right that it’s a 182. Question still stands – why land the wrong direction? At least now he won’t have the opportunity to try to get out down-wind on a hot day.
I’ve got about 20 hours in a
C-182RG and over 500 hours in
a C-210M and over 4000 hours
total time, so my above comment
was supposed to be humor and
nothing else.
The difference between Navy pilots and AirForce pilots is?
For this question I’m Navy, you’re AirForce!
Navy pilots break ground and fly into the wind.
This is Fallon saying hello to Nellis:)~