[Roger Kaputnik]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/7431857.stm



Skydiving plane fails at 7,000ft
Fifteen people have escaped unharmed in the US state of Indiana after a sky-diving plane lost power 7,000ft (2,100m) from the ground.

The pilot told the 14 skydivers on board to jump to safety, then crash-landed the plane.

The malfunction caused oil to spray on the windscreen, limiting the pilot's visibility, and he lost manual control.

The plane found its runway but overshot and came to a halt in a field, turning over as its propellers hit the ground.

The parachutists, who all landed without incident, were able to watch the plane's descent, near the town of Greensburg.



It's a loss, but 15 people walked away because everybody performed professionally
Bob Dougherty
SkyDive Greensburg Bob Dougherty, who owns the company SkyDive Greensburg, said the plane was climbing when the engine cut out. The pilot levelled off the plane at 5,000ft so that the jumpers could evacuate the plane.

The engine threw thick smoke and oil up onto the windscreen, and manual controls were lost as he tried to steer the plane back to the airport.

Somehow he managed to find the runway, but it was too short and the plane ran into a nearby cornfield. He was able to crawl out of the wreckage.

"He just ran out of runway, but he was able to put the plane in a place where nobody would get hurt," Mr Dougherty told the Greensburg Daily News newspaper.

"It's a loss, but 15 people walked away because everybody performed professionally," he said.

[CaddyRich]

I've always wondered why someone would want to jump out of a perfectly good plane...but in this case I can see why.

[Dave]

I wonder what the reaction would be if one tried to get on a commercial jetliner with a parachute as carry on luggage.

Especially if one asked to be in an exit row.

[JHeath]

I wonder what the reaction would be if one tried to get on a commercial jetliner with a parachute as carry on luggage.

Especially if one asked to be in an exit row.

My guess is that you wouldn't make it onto the plane...

[Southsider2k12]

I've always wondered why someone would want to jump out of a perfectly good plane...but in this case I can see why.

I think at the point where you are crashing, the plane isn't perfectly good anymore

[Roger Kaputnik]

Admin, I am mortified that I misspelled Hoosier...Could you correct the title to be Hoosier Sports? I blame the hayfever for the mistake!

[Southsider2k12]

Fixed.

And your Hoosier card has been revoked...

[Roger Kaputnik]

Not to be picky, but could you remove the "s" from the first word of the title so it says "Hoosier Sports" instead of what I had? Many thanks. May I earn my Hoosier card back if I start saying things like melk (milk), perMIT as a noun instead of PERmit, laig (leg)?

[Ang]

Ain't it?

[Southsider2k12]

Not to be picky, but could you remove the "s" from the first word of the title so it says "Hoosier Sports" instead of what I had? Many thanks. May I earn my Hoosier card back if I start saying things like melk (milk), perMIT as a noun instead of PERmit, laig (leg)?

only if you promise to add S's to everything such as K-Mart's, Jewel's, and Wal-Mart's.

[JHeath]

only if you promise to add S's to everything such as K-Mart's, Jewel's, and Wal-Mart's.

Let's not forget my personal favorite..."warsh" (instead of wash).

[Southsider2k12]

Let's not forget my personal favorite..."warsh" (instead of wash).

And "Grauge" for garage.

[Roger Kaputnik]

And my fave, using the preterite instead of the past participle in pluperfect constructions. In case you are wondering, here is an example: He had wrote, instead of he had written.