Light aircraft crashes near Hyde Hall (From Echo)
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Light aircraft crashes near Hyde Hall
2:18pm Sunday 21st March 2010 in
A LIGHT aircraft has crashed near to Hyde Hall.
The pilot managed to walk away from the wreckage of the Cessna after it skidded along a field off Buckhatch Lane, Rettendon, at about 12.30pm today.
Police have cordoned off the scene.
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romfordshrimp
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4:03pm Sun 21 Mar 10
You have been warned, if you really knew what happened, keep it shut !!!!
APR
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5:59pm Sun 21 Mar 10
pf235
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9:10pm Sun 21 Mar 10
Mis-reporting like this can cause unnecessary anxiety with several Cessnas operating from Southend.
Thankfully non were involved in this force-landing.
See the BBC for correct reporting:
"A light aircraft has crashed in a field in Essex but the 49-year-old pilot walked away unhurt, police said.
The ambulance service called police to the scene of the crash in the field off Buckhatch Lane, near Rettenden, at lunchtime on Sunday.
The area was cordoned off for police to investigate the crash of the Marchetti aircraft which remains in the field.
A police spokesman said the pilot had taken off from nearby North Weald airfield in Essex just before landing.
The pilot was checked over by ambulance staff at the scene."
Max Impact
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10:34pm Sun 21 Mar 10
anon anon
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7:41am Mon 22 Mar 10
pf235 wrote:well, according to 'APR Thundersley expert' it was not a crash but a forced landing !
Please get the facts right. Aircraft was NOT a Cessna but a Marchetti flying from North Weald. Mis-reporting like this can cause unnecessary anxiety with several Cessnas operating from Southend. Thankfully non were involved in this force-landing. See the BBC for correct reporting: "A light aircraft has crashed in a field in Essex but the 49-year-old pilot walked away unhurt, police said. The ambulance service called police to the scene of the crash in the field off Buckhatch Lane, near Rettenden, at lunchtime on Sunday. The area was cordoned off for police to investigate the crash of the Marchetti aircraft which remains in the field. A police spokesman said the pilot had taken off from nearby North Weald airfield in Essex just before landing. The pilot was checked over by ambulance staff at the scene."
essexboi1989
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8:22am Mon 22 Mar 10
Nebs
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9:14am Mon 22 Mar 10
Max Impact wrote:If it was flying from Southend then, based on the distance travelled from North Weald, it would have crashed somewhere around Chipping Ongar.
Wait for SAEN to pick up on this story and say "if it was flying from Southnd..."
Lucky it was a "light" aircraft, and not a heavy one.
PJR
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9:57am Mon 22 Mar 10
For the sake of accurate news writing, and accurate website reporting, get a team in!
A Crash may sound more dramatic for headlines, but the size of the story belittles the headline. This is, as commented, a Forced Landing. That is accurate, not sensationalist. The model of aircraft is wrong as reported, and is the term 'wreckage' really necessary?
If they need someone, I'm available
Isaac Hunt
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6:19pm Mon 22 Mar 10
APR
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10:27pm Mon 22 Mar 10
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"well, according to 'APR Thundersley expert' it was not a crash but a forced landing !"
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Rather a silly comment.
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You don't need to be an expert to know the difference between a crash and a forced landing.
The TV pictures clearly showed the aircraft intact.
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evilc says...
2:36pm Sun 21 Mar 10