In Case of Crash Landing, Use Portable Toilets

Doodle · May 03, 2009, 01:44:08 PM

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QuoteTACOMA, Wash., May 3 (UPI) -- A pilot walked away from a crash landing in Washington state when a field full of portable toilets cushioned the impact on the ground for his small plane.

The 67-year-old pilot, whose name was not reported, had just taken off from Pierce County-Thun Field at 3:20 p.m. PDT Friday when his engine stopped, The Tacoma News-Tribune reported Saturday. He was alone in the 1982 Cessna.

"The plane took off, he got about 150 feet in the air and his engine quit running," Ed Troyer, a spokesman for the Pierce County Sheriff's Office, said. "He tried to turn around and come back and land, but he didn't quite make it."

The plane hit a fence and landed upside down in the field next to the runway where Northwest Cascade had stored the portable toilets.

"The Honey Buckets kind of cushioned things," a Northwest Cascade worker who did not want to be named told the News-Tribune.

Looks like his engine crapped out on him.
:P

jnfs2014 · May 03, 2009, 02:16:51 PM

That engine is such a party pooper.

Mario583 · May 03, 2009, 02:30:28 PM

I hate it when engines poop out like that.

Anarchy_Jas · May 03, 2009, 02:34:52 PM

Sooo many poopty puns...

Kilroy · May 03, 2009, 02:54:36 PM

I can't think of another poopty pun.

… · May 03, 2009, 06:14:31 PM

I would hate to have to crash land like that though.

The Seventh · May 05, 2009, 05:09:45 PM

Okay, new safety device for air planes: reteactable potable toilets! Can also store some of your bodily secretions! :D

Silverhawk79 · May 05, 2009, 05:56:51 PM

STOP MAKING NEWS TOPICS

Mario583 · May 05, 2009, 06:09:09 PM

Quote from: Silverhawk79 on May 05, 2009, 05:56:51 PM
STOP MAKING NEWS TOPICS

DOODLEboy99
Newsbringer

Yeah, don't see that happening :\

Lala · May 06, 2009, 06:27:52 PM

that's pretty lucky