Monday, December 15, 2008

Plane Crashing through a Neighborhood

Compared to land and accidents, air accidents register the least incidents. However, when it happens, the horror, injuries and suffering are the same if not far more than other accidents in land or water.

The horror and devastation I am trying to relay was made into life by an incident that happened on December 8, 2008.

The plane accident took place in the neighborhood of University City just west of the naval base killing three people and creating destruction and ruins.

The pilot who had timely ejected from the craft suffered minor injuries.

One may ask why the pilot chooses to fly over a populated area such as University City when he could have chosen to crash land over a body of water or an empty lot. Well, there he must have been ill-advised to be anywhere near the area.

Clearly, at some point, negligence existed. An engine trouble is common but a double engine failure is unlikely to happen. Moreover, a proper maintenance check would have prevented such failure.

If negligence truly existed then someone has to pay. Innocent people died and a father was left without a family.