Plane crashes on landing in New Hudson, pilot and passenger walk away
December 4, 2011
 
NEW HUDSON, MI - The Oakland County Sheriff's office reports a plane crashed on landing at the Oakland Southwest / New Hudson Airport about 6:30 p.m. on Saturday.

Officials indicate the 50 year-old pilot from Brighton was attempting to land a single-engine Piper Saratoga when he overshot the runway, and ended up in a marshy swamp off the runway.

Neither the pilot or his 44 year-old male passenger from Livonia were injured.

FAA records indicate the plane, tail number N6059U, is registered to Premier Furnace Specialists in Farmington Hills, and was manufactured in 2008.

The names of the pilot and passenger were not released.

Winds at the time were about 9 knots across the runway, as reported in Howell. This is within specifications for the aircraft involved.

In unrelated news, another Piper Saratoga was reported missing inbound to Mackinac Island from St. Ignace, a 6 minute flight, about the same time Saturday. The U.S. Coast Guard searched Lake Huron today, and the plane was located on the mainland about 100 yards from shore. Killed were Joe Pann and Tom Phillips, both of northern Michigan. Phillips was an Amazon.com executive.

The FAA is investigating both incidents.