Plane landing on Lakeview neutral ground was surreal, witnesses say

SmashMouth · 04-16-2011, 04:14 PM

Ryan Rhoto was driving through Lakeview this afternoon with his friend, Brandi Charbonnet, when they saw a plane flying unusually low.

"I didn't know if it was real or not,'' Rhoto said. "We thought it was a glider plane. When it started coming in real low, I realized it was a real plane. I slammed on the brakes. It came right in front of us, stopped on the grass, took out that tree and flipped.''
A single-engine 1960 Piper, named "Nuttin Nice,'' apparently lost power and coasted to a landing onto the neutral ground, clipping a mini-van that was passing on West End Boulevard. The pilot, Houston Hunter, apparently suffered a minor injury to his hand, while no one in the van was injured.
The incident brought the bustling Lakeview intersection at West End Boulevard and Harrison Avenue to a stop.
The National Transportation Safety Board was contacted and is expected to handle the investigation, officials said.
An observer standing near Hunter congratulated him for avoiding power lines.

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04-16-2011, 04:14 PM	#1
SmashMouth I donated, did you? Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Mandeville, LA Posts: 38,550 Blog Entries: 29	Plane landing on Lakeview neutral ground was surreal, witnesses say Ryan Rhoto was driving through Lakeview this afternoon with his friend, Brandi Charbonnet, when they saw a plane flying unusually low. "I didn't know if it was real or not,'' Rhoto said. "We thought it was a glider plane. When it started coming in real low, I realized it was a real plane. I slammed on the brakes. It came right in front of us, stopped on the grass, took out that tree and flipped.'' A single-engine 1960 Piper, named "Nuttin Nice,'' apparently lost power and coasted to a landing onto the neutral ground, clipping a mini-van that was passing on West End Boulevard. The pilot, Houston Hunter, apparently suffered a minor injury to his hand, while no one in the van was injured. The incident brought the bustling Lakeview intersection at West End Boulevard and Harrison Avenue to a stop. The National Transportation Safety Board was contacted and is expected to handle the investigation, officials said. An observer standing near Hunter congratulated him for avoiding power lines. Plane landing on Lakeview neutral ground was surreal, witnesses say \| NOLA.com Crashing the party I see!