Plane Lands Safely On Golf Course
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Jerry McMorrow watches his tee shot on the 11th hole Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2010, Houston where a Cessna 170 on a flight from Lafayette, La. ran out of fuel and glided on to the grass the previous night. Veteran pilot Brendon Ford says an apparent gauge problem led him to believe he had more fuel than he actually did. He spotted two fairways. He says there was just one person on the site he chose, so he flew over him and landed. No one was injured. The Cessna 170 was expected to be moved from Hermann Park on Tuesday. (AP Photo/Houston Chronicle, Brett Coomer)
HOUSTON, Jan. 26 (UPI) — No one was injured when a small plane with engine trouble made an emergency landing at a Texas golf course, the pilot said.
Brendon Ford said he was flying from Lafayette, La., to Columbus, Texas, Monday when the engine started sputtering only about 40 minutes from his destination, KHOU-TV, Houston, reported Tuesday.
Ford said the fairway of Houston’s Hermann Park Golf Course seemed to be the closest and safest place to put the plane down and he safely landed at about 6 p.m.
“They have a wonderful golf course,” Ford said of Hermann Park. “Very smooth fairways and it’s a nice place to land your plane if you have to land short.”
Source: UPI
