2 injured in plane crash in Subic Bay
OLONGAPO -- A Filipino pilot and his Malaysian student were injured Tuesday when their single-propeller Cessna trainer plane crashed into the sea near a former US naval base, police said.
The pilot radioed that his engine had malfunctioned and decided to ditch the plane in the waters of Subic Bay, about 200 meters (yards) from the edge of the runway, said Lieutenant Conrado Medina, harbor patrol officer of the Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority.
The staff at the James Gordon Memorial Hospital in Olongapo City said the pilot, Emil Matibag, 27, and his student, Ng Soong Sen, 35, suffered cuts and bruises and were conscious.
Students from a Norwegian-run seafarer's training school were first at the crash site and were later assisted by the harbor patrol and local fishermen, Medina said.
The plane belonged to the Aeroflite flying school at the former Subic Bay naval base, which is now a tourism and industrial estate, about 80 kilometers (50 miles) west of Manila.
Associated Press
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Asian Spirit plane makes emergency landing
An Asian Spirit plane from Batanes made an emergency landing at the Manila Domestic Airport Tuesday after encountering what appeared to be a problem with its landing gear.
An Asian Spirit official who declined to identify himself said the pilot alerted air traffic controllers as a precautionary measure to ensure that the plane will be given extra attention in case of an emergency.
The plane came from Batanes and was carrying 21 passengers and four crew members. It landed safely at 2:04 p.m.
The aircraft is being checked as of this posting to make sure that all parts are functioning properly.
Also Tuesday a two-seater Cessna plane crashed off the coast of Grande and Chikita Island near Subic Bay in Zambales.
Capt. Emil Mananghaya, the plane’s pilot and flight trainer, and his student, Malaysian Ng Soong Sen, escaped the accident with minor injuries. The victims were from the Aeroflight Training center in Subic. They were immediately brought to the James Gordon Hospital in Olongapo City for treatment.
Armand Arreza, Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority administrator, said the plane failed to reach the runway by a kilometer and crashed into the waters.
The Air Transportation Office, meanwhile, is looking into the accident to determine the cause of the crash. ABS CBN
The pilot radioed that his engine had malfunctioned and decided to ditch the plane in the waters of Subic Bay, about 200 meters (yards) from the edge of the runway, said Lieutenant Conrado Medina, harbor patrol officer of the Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority.
The staff at the James Gordon Memorial Hospital in Olongapo City said the pilot, Emil Matibag, 27, and his student, Ng Soong Sen, 35, suffered cuts and bruises and were conscious.
Students from a Norwegian-run seafarer's training school were first at the crash site and were later assisted by the harbor patrol and local fishermen, Medina said.
The plane belonged to the Aeroflite flying school at the former Subic Bay naval base, which is now a tourism and industrial estate, about 80 kilometers (50 miles) west of Manila.
Associated Press
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Asian Spirit plane makes emergency landing
An Asian Spirit plane from Batanes made an emergency landing at the Manila Domestic Airport Tuesday after encountering what appeared to be a problem with its landing gear.
An Asian Spirit official who declined to identify himself said the pilot alerted air traffic controllers as a precautionary measure to ensure that the plane will be given extra attention in case of an emergency.
The plane came from Batanes and was carrying 21 passengers and four crew members. It landed safely at 2:04 p.m.
The aircraft is being checked as of this posting to make sure that all parts are functioning properly.
Also Tuesday a two-seater Cessna plane crashed off the coast of Grande and Chikita Island near Subic Bay in Zambales.
Capt. Emil Mananghaya, the plane’s pilot and flight trainer, and his student, Malaysian Ng Soong Sen, escaped the accident with minor injuries. The victims were from the Aeroflight Training center in Subic. They were immediately brought to the James Gordon Hospital in Olongapo City for treatment.
Armand Arreza, Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority administrator, said the plane failed to reach the runway by a kilometer and crashed into the waters.
The Air Transportation Office, meanwhile, is looking into the accident to determine the cause of the crash. ABS CBN
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