So you're out for a little weekday golf, a quiet afternoon on the links, when all of a sudden out of the corner of your eye, you see HOLY HEAVEN THAT'S A PLANE OH MY GOD DID I KNOCK IT OUT OF THE SKY?
Yes, it seems that the Hermman Park Golf Course in Houston became an impromptu runway earlier this week when a pilot en route from Lafayette, La., had to make an emergency landing.
The pilot indicated that a gauge problem led him to think he had more gas in the tank than he really did, which can be a headache if you're commuting to work but a real problem when you're thousands of feet in the air. The plane's engine began sputtering at about 2,000 feet, and the pilot, thinking fast, decided to put the plane down on the golf course.
He was penalized two strokes for flying into the group ahead of him, but I think he can live with that.
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JohnSchneider
February 10, 2010 Damn... got under that drive just a bit... |
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memike
February 7, 2010 Somebody tell that pilot there is a 90 degree rule!!! |
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cogolfer1
February 5, 2010 Fore! Wow that's incredible. There's an airport 2 minutes away from a course I play but we haven't had anything quite like that! |
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bigal2039
February 4, 2010 did he pay is green fee |
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aumurray
February 2, 2010 Anything to get a good tee time. |
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72Wannabe
January 29, 2010 Did he yell FORE? |
