DATE & TIME: August 23, 2008 @ 1659 Hours
LOCATION: Ocean City Municipal Airport
PLANE: Beech Craft Baron “D55”
PILOT: Robert David Crouch age 83 Frederick, MD
INJURIES: None
On Saturday August 23, 2008 at 1659 hours the Maryland State Police/Berlin Barrack was notified of a small plane crash at the Ocean City Airport. Troopers from the Berlin Barrack and investigators from the Worcester County Bureau of Investigation responded to the scene. The investigation revealed that a small twin engine aircraft, a Beech Craft Baron “D55” had problems with the land gear. The plane landed on its belly of it’s fuselage on runway # 2 of the Ocean City Airport. The small plane was occupied only by the pilot, Robert David Crouch, who was not injured in the crash. The pilot Robert David Crouch was traveling from Frederick, MD to Ocean City Maryland. The incident is currently being investigated by the Maryland State Police, Worcester County Bureau of Investigation and the F.A.A.
The airport was closed due to the incident, but was re-opened at 1745 hours.
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5 comments:
thank goodness he did not get hurt !god bless him.
"Robert David Crouch age 83 Frederick, MD"
83 years old! To old to be driving an airplane. That guy's lucky if his next wings are on his back. Old farts like this need to walk.
And I just arrested Mr. Crouch today, 08/24/08, for CDS possession, 4th degree sex offense and 2nd degree assault. So he's not having a very good weekend.
d ruts m:
The age of the man in this instance has no bearing on whether he should be allowed to "drive" an airplane. He had landing gear problems and landed the plane anyway with no damage to himself or to others. I think that gives him the right to "drive" anything he damn well pleases.
First of all it's "fly" not "drive" an airplane - Second of all if he trully had gear problems, he would have had the radioed the problem and police/ fire would have been at the airport. (not after the fact)Also, it's unlikely he would have chose the short runway at OXB......Lastly, it would have made more sense to fly back to FDK (if fuel was not an issue).
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