Airplane part falls onto NY home's front lawn

Okie_Pilot · November 6th, 2009, 11:22

ROOSEVELT, N.Y. – An airplane part fell from the sky and landed on the front lawn of a home on Long Island, New York. Authorities are looking into how it happened.

Residents called police Thursday evening to report a suspicious object on the home's lawn in Roosevelt.

Officers found a 3-foot-by-4-foot cone-shaped piece of metal. Investigators determined it had fallen from a commercial airplane.

Police didn't immediately say which airline owned the part.

No one was injured.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091106/...ane_part_falls

TFaudree_ERAU · November 6th, 2009, 11:25

Queue congressional investigation committee in 3...2...1...

Okie_Pilot · November 6th, 2009, 12:04

What else could be a 3' x 4' cone shaped piece of metal besides the nose?

OldTownPilot · November 6th, 2009, 12:05

tailcone

JordanD · November 6th, 2009, 13:52

http://www.myfoxny.com/dpp/news/loca...ane-Part-Falls

Story with pictures.

granlistillo · November 6th, 2009, 13:56

Engine exhaust cone?

A-300F4-622R · November 6th, 2009, 14:22

Parts is parts!

Doug Taylor · November 6th, 2009, 14:23

"I want their LICENSES! What if there were BABIES down there? Revoke! Revoke immediately! I'm writing my congressman and Jay Leno."

beechpilot · November 6th, 2009, 14:25

Quote:

Originally Posted by granlistillo

Engine exhaust cone?

That's what I was thinking.

OhioStatePilot · November 6th, 2009, 14:25

I'd guess tail cone, looks like it might be a bit too big to be an exhaust cone.

Most nose cones aren't made of metal because of the radar hiding underneath.

c172captain · November 6th, 2009, 14:28

Dumb luck that no one was hurt. Thank god, I can't imagine the guilt I'd feel if something fell off my plane and killed someone

SeanD · November 6th, 2009, 14:31

I do believe that is a phalangy.

FlyChicaga · November 6th, 2009, 14:36

It looks like it might be from a military airplane based on the color. Just speculation on my part.

MQAAord · November 6th, 2009, 14:40

Several years ago an L-1011 dropped a gear door into the middle of an intersection in STL. There was traffic at each street of the intersection, but because of the light cycle timing, no cars were in the intersection. Fun times, fun times.

Or how about the ATR entry door that the Eagle F/A opened just after takeoff... it flopped around for a little while before departing the aircraft and landing in the Des Plaines River. The F/O on that flight was a friend of mine, he's at DL now.

mshunter · November 6th, 2009, 14:40

It's a piece from an alien space ship!

Joe Gremlin · November 6th, 2009, 14:52

Quote:

Originally Posted by granlistillo

Engine exhaust cone?

Now the real question is, how many more legs wil that aircraft fly before the F/O happens to look up from his shoes while doing he walk around inspection and notice that one of the engines is missing an exhaust cone? Based on the walk arounds I watched most F/O's do when I worked the ramp, I'm betting at least 4 more legs.

A-300F4-622R · November 6th, 2009, 15:01

Quote:

Originally Posted by Joe Gremlin

Now the real question is, how many more legs wil that aircraft fly before the F/O happens to look up from his shoes while doing he walk around inspection and notice that one of the engines is missing an exhaust cone? Based on the walk arounds I watched most F/O's do when I worked the ramp, I'm betting at least 4 more legs.

Good thing that the Captain does the walk around at my place.

African_Swallow · November 6th, 2009, 15:33

Looks like a dunce cap...

Jayrock · November 6th, 2009, 16:06

If something falls in my yard I am keeping it!

MarkE · November 6th, 2009, 16:10

I'm pretty sure that's the Fetzer Valve.

Killtron2000 · November 6th, 2009, 16:46

Quote:

Originally Posted by MarkE

I'm pretty sure that's the Fetzer Valve.

Are you sure it's not a scranson belt?

firebirdswm · November 6th, 2009, 16:53

Quote:

Originally Posted by Killtron2000

Are you sure it's not a scranson belt?

I'm thinking rotary girder....

OhioStatePilot · November 6th, 2009, 17:03

Quote:

Originally Posted by firebirdswm

I'm thinking rotary girder....

"My name is Bender. Please insert girder."

OldTownPilot · November 6th, 2009, 17:43

Dang it, so that's where my flux capacitor got to.

Matt13C · November 6th, 2009, 18:02

Clearly its a muffler bearing...those things go for big bucks on the import car scene.

November 6th, 2009, 11:22	#1
Okie_Pilot Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Eastern OK Posts: 184	Airplane part falls onto NY home's front lawn ROOSEVELT, N.Y. – An airplane part fell from the sky and landed on the front lawn of a home on Long Island, New York. Authorities are looking into how it happened. Residents called police Thursday evening to report a suspicious object on the home's lawn in Roosevelt. Officers found a 3-foot-by-4-foot cone-shaped piece of metal. Investigators determined it had fallen from a commercial airplane. Police didn't immediately say which airline owned the part. No one was injured. http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091106/...ane_part_falls __________________ www.hornblasters.com

November 6th, 2009, 11:25	#2
TFaudree_ERAU Old Skool Join Date: May 2006 Location: Virginia is for Lovers, yacht chasing on the weekends Posts: 2,950	Re: Airplane part falls onto NY home's front lawn Queue congressional investigation committee in 3...2...1...

November 6th, 2009, 12:04	#3
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November 6th, 2009, 12:05	#4
OldTownPilot Old Skool Join Date: May 2005 Location: Bang'er and Bah Habah Posts: 4,209 Blog Entries: 10	Re: Airplane part falls onto NY home's front lawn tailcone __________________ As a wise man said, sumb!tch flew in, sumb!tch'll fly out. Ski Hard. Party Harder.

November 6th, 2009, 13:52	#5
JordanD Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: LUHLVUHL! (Louisville) Posts: 1,005	Re: Airplane part falls onto NY home's front lawn http://www.myfoxny.com/dpp/news/loca...ane-Part-Falls Story with pictures. __________________

November 6th, 2009, 13:56	#6
granlistillo Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Al Andalus Posts: 1,342	Re: Airplane part falls onto NY home's front lawn Engine exhaust cone? __________________ I strongly disapprove of evildoers

November 6th, 2009, 14:22	#7
A-300F4-622R Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: 170 to Parcl Posts: 189	Re: Airplane part falls onto NY home's front lawn Parts is parts!

November 6th, 2009, 14:23	#8
Doug Taylor Agent Smith Join Date: Dec 1969 Location: KSDL Posts: 50,368 Blog Entries: 1	Re: Airplane part falls onto NY home's front lawn "I want their LICENSES! What if there were BABIES down there? Revoke! Revoke immediately! I'm writing my congressman and Jay Leno." __________________ Doug Taylor PPL-SEL PA-38 Typed

November 6th, 2009, 14:25	#10
OhioStatePilot Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: HSV Posts: 1,301	Re: Airplane part falls onto NY home's front lawn I'd guess tail cone, looks like it might be a bit too big to be an exhaust cone. Most nose cones aren't made of metal because of the radar hiding underneath. __________________ Garrett GO BUCKEYES!

November 6th, 2009, 14:28	#11
c172captain Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: SoCal Posts: 1,291	Re: Airplane part falls onto NY home's front lawn Dumb luck that no one was hurt. Thank god, I can't imagine the guilt I'd feel if something fell off my plane and killed someone __________________ How much wood would a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood? CFI/CFII/MEI AGI/IGI C-SEL/C-MEL

November 6th, 2009, 14:31	#12
SeanD Old Skool Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: KLAS Posts: 4,709	Re: Airplane part falls onto NY home's front lawn I do believe that is a phalangy. __________________ "When in doubt, hold on to your altitude. No one has ever collided with the sky"

November 6th, 2009, 14:36	#13
FlyChicaga Old Skool Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 5,539	Re: Airplane part falls onto NY home's front lawn It looks like it might be from a military airplane based on the color. Just speculation on my part. __________________ i am matt's jetcareers signature

November 6th, 2009, 14:40	#14
MQAAord Moderatorette Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: The Looney Bin Posts: 12,243	Re: Airplane part falls onto NY home's front lawn Several years ago an L-1011 dropped a gear door into the middle of an intersection in STL. There was traffic at each street of the intersection, but because of the light cycle timing, no cars were in the intersection. Fun times, fun times. Or how about the ATR entry door that the Eagle F/A opened just after takeoff... it flopped around for a little while before departing the aircraft and landing in the Des Plaines River. The F/O on that flight was a friend of mine, he's at DL now. __________________ PPL SEL 100-ish TT Fmr AA F/A (12 months) Fmr Simmons/AE F/A (6 years) Fmr AE ground school instructor (1 year) Fmr AE IOE instructor (3 years) Vice President - Air Hostess Training: JC's own

November 6th, 2009, 14:40	#15
mshunter Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Southern CA Posts: 1,173	Re: Airplane part falls onto NY home's front lawn It's a piece from an alien space ship! __________________ Airspeed is life, Altitude is Life Insurance.

November 6th, 2009, 15:33	#18
African_Swallow Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Several Posts: 87	Re: Airplane part falls onto NY home's front lawn Looks like a dunce cap...

November 6th, 2009, 16:06	#19
Jayrock Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Orange County Posts: 228	Re: Airplane part falls onto NY home's front lawn If something falls in my yard I am keeping it!

November 6th, 2009, 16:10	#20
MarkE Old Skool Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Tarzana, CA (KVNY) Posts: 2,157	Re: Airplane part falls onto NY home's front lawn I'm pretty sure that's the Fetzer Valve. __________________ "I know that you believe you understand what you think I said, but I’m not sure you realize that what you heard is not what I meant."

November 6th, 2009, 17:43	#24
OldTownPilot Old Skool Join Date: May 2005 Location: Bang'er and Bah Habah Posts: 4,209 Blog Entries: 10	Re: Airplane part falls onto NY home's front lawn Dang it, so that's where my flux capacitor got to. __________________ As a wise man said, sumb!tch flew in, sumb!tch'll fly out. Ski Hard. Party Harder.

November 6th, 2009, 18:02	#25
Matt13C Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Phillies-adelphia Posts: 1,192	Re: Airplane part falls onto NY home's front lawn Clearly its a muffler bearing...those things go for big bucks on the import car scene.

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