“Between them and us, there isn’t enough runway…”
“Between them and us, there isn’t enough runway…”
– Mad Max: Beyond Thunderdome
There are, it’s said, 3 useless things in aviation. Altitude above you, runway behind you, and fuel sitting in the truck. A pilot at Leesburg Municipal Airport got to see the truth of that second maxim yesterday, although the details of why this happened remain rather slim.
The incident occurred around 11:30 a.m. on Sunday while attempting to take off. No one was injured and no property was damaged during the incident. The airport was reopened after an hour, during which airport staff assisted in removing the private plane from the runway and moving it to a safe area.
The NTSB will investigate, of course, but I doubt this one will make the papers. It looks like the pilot went a little long and probably dinged up the landing gear and the paint job. If I hear more, I’ll post on it.
