Moose Accident in ANC

[Ted Waltman]

I sent an email to the reporter whose name was listed at the end of the
newspaper article asking her for any additional information or pictures
they may have. I'll post such if I receive anything from her.

Ted

-----Original Message-----

From: mike.davis@dcsol.com [ <mailto:mike.davis@dcsol.com>
mailto:mike.davis@dcsol.com] On Behalf Of Kevin Brennan

Sent: Tuesday, August 23, 2005 6:06 AM

To: rebel-builders@dcsol.com

Subject: Re: Moose accident in Anchorage



Here is a link to the paper article. Sound like the plane did a great
job of absorbing the impact. Glad all were OK.
<http://www.adn.com/news/alaska/story/68 ... 4355c.html>
http://www.adn.com/news/alaska/story/68 ... 4355c.html

sa@mwutah.com wrote: I am sitting in my hotel room here in Anchorage
about 8 blocks away.

Turned the local news on and just saw the pictures. Glad Les and
passenger are okay, the Moose looks pretty broken up. Scott

Just found this on the Anchorage Daily News website. Thankfully, no

serious injuries apparently.

Small plane goes down near Northway Mall

Published: August 22nd, 2005

Last Modified: August 22nd, 2005 at 04:47 PM

A four-seater airplane on approach to Merrill Field just after 3 p.m.

today crashed in a parking lot near the Northway Mall. The two people

onboard were

uninjured.

The Murphy Moose plane, a homebuilt kit aircraft, struck a parked Ford

Bronco outside the Xpress Lube, twisted and spun, smashing its landing

gear and coming to a halt between a light pole and two large

containers. "Th

ey

were coming down really fast," said Jessica Krieger, who works at

Xpres

s

Lube.

Witnesses said people who saw the crash started running toward the

plan

e

to

help when a female passenger and the male pilot quickly jumped out of

t

he

plane and screamed to stay back because of the spewing fuel.

Wade Janssen, who has worked at the Xpress Lube for ten years, said

it'

s

not

unusual to see low-flying aircraft near Merrill Field. "The planes fly

so

low around here you can see the color of the pilot's eyes," Janssen

sai

d.

The pilot, 46-year-old Leslie Gardner, and his passenger were shaken

up and taken to Alaska Regional Hospital to check for injuries.

Gardner, reach

ed

by

telephone at the hospital, said both he and his passenger were fine.

The Anchorage Police Department, Anchorage Fire Department and Federal

Aviation Administration were at the scene to investigate the cause of

t

he

crash.

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