Thursday, June 14, 2007

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Pilot in crash turned away
Upland, California: A student pilot involved in last week's crash of a twin-engine plane near Cable Airport will try to pass his flying test for the third time.
But he won't be landing at Cable.
Airport president Bob Cable said the Van Nuys-based flight school will not be allowed to fly into Cable until a federal investigation into the crash is complete.
"If there is a problem with training or procedures, we want them to fix it before they come here," he said.
Vishal Choudhry had already failed one flight test.
The 18-year-old Indian man was trying a second time when the Piper Seneca he was in crashed into three houses about three blocks east of the airport.
Steve Rez, owner of the Aero Club flight school where the plane was based, said flight instructor Eli Tousson was probably to blame.
He said Tousson apparently turned off one engine to simulate a stall.
When Choudhry could not regain control, Tousson could not prevent the plane from crashing into one home, bouncing off a second and landing on the garage roof of a third.
Two of the homes on West Blossom Circle were severely damaged.
No one in the plane was seriously injured, and no one was in the homes at the time of the crash.
Rez had hoped Choudhry would take his third shot at the flight test last weekend or earlier this week.
13/06/07 Mark Petix/Inland Valley Daily Bulletin, US
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PermaLink But he won't be landing at Cable.
Airport president Bob Cable said the Van Nuys-based flight school will not be allowed to fly into Cable until a federal investigation into the crash is complete.
"If there is a problem with training or procedures, we want them to fix it before they come here," he said.
Vishal Choudhry had already failed one flight test.
The 18-year-old Indian man was trying a second time when the Piper Seneca he was in crashed into three houses about three blocks east of the airport.
Steve Rez, owner of the Aero Club flight school where the plane was based, said flight instructor Eli Tousson was probably to blame.
He said Tousson apparently turned off one engine to simulate a stall.
When Choudhry could not regain control, Tousson could not prevent the plane from crashing into one home, bouncing off a second and landing on the garage roof of a third.
Two of the homes on West Blossom Circle were severely damaged.
No one in the plane was seriously injured, and no one was in the homes at the time of the crash.
Rez had hoped Choudhry would take his third shot at the flight test last weekend or earlier this week.
13/06/07 Mark Petix/Inland Valley Daily Bulletin, US
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