Plane flips over while attempting to land in New Castle
December 20, 2015A small plane flipped over as it was attempting to land at the New Castle Municipal Airport in Lawrence
County around 2:30 on Sunday afternoon. The pilot, who didn’t want to appear on camera, told WKBN that he was coming in for a landing, when the plane flipped over and went off the runway, into a ditch.
He took off from Beaver and was the only person on board, walking away without a scratch.
David Kelty has been flying in and out of the same airport for more than 20 years.
“You can replace airplanes every day. As long as nobody gets hurt, that’s all that counts as far as I’m concerned,” he said.
Kelty found out about this accident through a friend. It’s the third one he’s seen at the New Castle Municipal Airport.A plane flips over after attempting to land in New Castle.
“When you have a crosswind…from your left or right side, it can surprise you very quickly. If you touch down and lose control of the airplane, it’ll flip over on you.”
Kelty says when a pilot is taking off and landing at the airport, they’re not one hundred percent sure what the conditions are, so it’s always important to remain focused.
“Can’t stress enough to you: safety, safety, safety. You have to pay attention to everything you’re doing. It’s just like driving a car.”
At this airport, there is more than one runway that pilots can land on. They’re positioned in different directions for a specific reason.