[JYO] Plane Crashes In Woods At Leesburg Airport 4-18-05

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Plane Crashes In Woods At  Leesburg Airport 
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Apr 18, 2005 -- A student pilot  from Arlington had an errant landing at 
Leesburg Executive Airport  Saturday, but he walked away from the incident 
uninjured. The  single-engine plane from Av-Ed Flight School landed in a wooded 
area 
west  of the airport. 
Leesburg police, fire and rescue and Virginia State Police responded to  the 
airport at 4:19 p.m. Virginia State Police and the National  Transportation 
Safety Board will be investigating the incident.  
Todd Gunther, investigator in charge from the National Transportation  Safety 
Board, said the student pilot encountered some difficulty just  prior to 
landing and the aircraft drifted west and hit some trees  approximately 360 
feet 
away from the runway.  
The Diamond Industries DA40 plane sustained extensive damage, he said.  He 
said the safety board will have a factual report completed in 30 days.  
Airport Commission Chairman Steve Axeman said the planeâs landing gear  was 
damaged and that the engine will need to be torn apart, which is  common when a 
plane comes to a halting stop. Axeman also said that often  times, flight 
schools use planes that are leased to them from private  owners. Both receive 
income from the exchange, but Axeman said the  insurance costs can triple to 
about $10,000. Av-Ed representatives  declined to comment.

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