Posted March 30, 200817 yr Private plane crashes into homes The plane crashed into a house A small plane thought to be carrying five people has crashed into two homes in Farnborough, Kent, exploding into flames. A large plume of black smoke was billowing from homes in Romsey Close after the plane came down at about 1430BST. Eyewitnesses said it came over nearby woods and into the street. It is not known if there was anyone in the homes. The plane is thought to be a twin engine Cessna Citation executive jet. 'We're going in' A man named as John told how he was piloting another plane at Biggin Hill when he heard a mayday call from a Cessna come over to the control tower. As I turned off the runway, I looked back and saw the plane drop out of the sky He told the BBC: "I was about thirty seconds from touchdown and I heard a mayday call. "(The pilot) reported severe engine vibrations. You could hear the alarms in the cockpit. "The pilot came back over the radio a second or two later and said 'We're going down, we're going down'. "The radio stayed live, and as I turned off the runway I looked back and I saw the plane basically drop out of the sky. "And then the radio went dead and black smoke came up from over the hill." Black smoke plume Another eyewitness, Paul Daisley, said: "We heard a light aircraft coming across as if it was having trouble putting its wheels up. "The wheels wouldn't come down and it was dropping rather rapid[ly], as it came across the tennis centre. And then we just saw a big plume of black smoke go up in the air." Another, Karl Mills, told Sky News: "It was the loudest noise I've ever heard. All you could see was a big ball of fire, and smoke billowing over the house." Katherine Simnett told the BBC she believed the house was empty, and residents next door left safely. She said roads in the crash area were closed and the smell of fuel was heavy in the air. Nearby Farnborough Hospital said it was on standby to take any casualties. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7321589.stm omg how scary would that be!
March 31, 200817 yr As a huge motor racing fan I am gutted that David Leslie and Richard Lloyd are 2 of the dead, they have been giants of British motor racing for decades and I personally met David Leslie on 3 occasions and each time he went out of his way to be helpful RIP all those involved but its a sad day for motor racing
March 31, 200817 yr David Leslie? Did he have a beard and was in BTCC about 10-12 years ago?! Yeah thats the guy Won quite a few races for Nissan etc
March 31, 200817 yr I never met David Leslie but I knew who he was as soon as they mentioned his name. It's been a grim year for Scottish motorsport. :(
March 31, 200817 yr Yeah thats the guy Won quite a few races for Nissan etc Ah thought it was. Used to follow BTCC avidly from when I was 6 til about 10 and they started making the cars smaller, lost all interest and it went boring. RIP. :(
March 31, 200817 yr RIP. It really is spooky about Motor Sport that so many (former) racers end up perishing in light planes or helicopters... :(
March 31, 200817 yr RIP. It really is spooky about Motor Sport that so many (former) racers end up perishing in light planes or helicopters... :( Yeah David Leslie, Graham Hill, Tony Brise, David Purley, Colin McRae, a top bike racer a couple of years back, its endless :o
March 31, 200817 yr Ah thought it was. Used to follow BTCC avidly from when I was 6 til about 10 and they started making the cars smaller, lost all interest and it went boring. RIP. :( Yeah same here, loved David Leslie, Anthony Reid, Derek Warwick and so on, those were the days
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