Originally posted August 1, 2017
No pilot wants to put their certificate in jeopardy. As a result, if there is a minor accident or incident, the first, panicked reaction might be to lie about what happened. As one Wayland, New York man is now finding out, this is the worst thing you can do.
Brian Woodhams had a student pilot’s license in October 2015. As a result, he was only permitted to fly alone or with a flight instructor. On October 31, 2015, Mr. Woodhams had difficulty landing his Piper Cherokee, and wound up running off the runway and putting the aircraft in a ditch. After the accident, Mr. Woodhams told FAA Aviation Safety Inspectors that he was the only person in the aircraft. He also told the inspector that his 15 year old son was at the airport at the time of the incident and, upon seeing the crash, came out to the wreckage, where he slipped and fell as he climbed up the flap, resulting in a bloody nose.
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