The plane went
off the end of the
runway and landed on its back
BY CHARLES M. KELLY
A plane crashed at Catalina’s Airport-in-the-Sky Monday, ultimately landing upside down.
Fortunately, no one was hurt.
“On February 10, 2020, at approximately 1245 hours, an airplane was landing at the ‘Airport in the Sky’ on Catalina Island when it failed to stop at the end of the runway and drove off the end of the runway and over the mountainside,” wrote Capt. John Hocking, commander of the Avalon Sheriff’s Station, in an email.
Note: 1245 hours is military/police time for a quarter to 1 in the afternoon.
“The plane landed upside down,” Hocking wrote.
“The pilot and the passenger were able to climb out of the damaged plane. Neither the pilot or the passenger suffered any injuries and there was no fire,” Hocking wrote.
“The FAA and NTSB will be conducting an investigation,” Hocking wrote.
“The pilot was a resident from Escondido, California and the passenger was from Vista, California,’ Hocking wrote.
A preliminary FAA Accident and Incident Notice was posted on the Federal Aviation Administration website on Feb. 11. According to the preliminary document, the plane was an A36 model Beech. (In the Sherrif’s Log, Capt. Hocking called the plane a “Bonanza.”) The notice added no new information to Hocking’s account.
A plane crashed at Catalina’s Airport-in-the-Sky Monday, ultimately landing upside down.
Fortunately, no one was hurt.
“On February 10, 2020, at approximately 1245 hours, an airplane was landing at the ‘Airport in the Sky’ on Catalina Island when it failed to stop at the end of the runway and drove off the end of the runway and over the mountainside,” wrote Capt. John Hocking, commander of the Avalon Sheriff’s Station, in an email.
Note: 1245 hours is military/police time for a quarter to 1 in the afternoon.
“The plane landed upside down,” Hocking wrote.
“The pilot and the passenger were able to climb out of the damaged plane. Neither the pilot or the passenger suffered any injuries and there was no fire,” Hocking wrote.
“The FAA and NTSB will be conducting an investigation,” Hocking wrote.
“The pilot was a resident from Escondido, California and the passenger was from Vista, California,’ Hocking wrote.
A preliminary FAA Accident and Incident Notice was posted on the Federal Aviation Administration website on Feb. 11. According to the preliminary document, the plane was an A36 model Beech. (In the Sherrif’s Log, Capt. Hocking called the plane a “Bonanza.”) The notice added no new information to Hocking’s account.
