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Pilot makes nice landing — on MerrittHt* did what' asked Mrs. Jerry Green upon learning that her 54 year-old husband had just landed his single-engine seaplane on the Merritt Parkway near Black Rock Turnpike in Fairfield,“Oh. my God!Mr. Green, who was en route from Mosten Lake, N.Y., to Little Ferry, N.J. in his single-engine seaplane, ran out of gas and touched down at a little after 2 p.m. Monday near Exit 45 of the Parkway. Though Mr. Green reports that he has been flying for 40 years, and has made the trip 400 times, police said he told them he lost his bearing in the fog. and mistook Long Island Sound for the Hudson River.“1 was heading for a resevoir when I saw high tension wires,” said Mr. Green. “1 figured I ought to go for the highway; one side didn’t have any cars.Mr. Green said he was charged with reckless flying, and posted $100 pending his appearance in court in Bridgeport on July 17.“I couldn't believe it was happening to me,” said Mr. Green “I said. ‘Well, I’ll just have to put it in there Cursed to myself, but I did what I knew I had to do I just weaseled it in. I built the airplane, so I was most concerned that the plane would be damaged. I knew I would be all right”The plane sustained minor damage on one wing when it struck a one way” sign, said Mr.Green.A “He did a real fine job.” said State Police Sgt Harold Neville “Didn’t even leave any skid marks ”Motorists on the Merritt Parkway Monday had to yield to oncoming traffic of a somewhat unusual sort, as this seaplane ran out of gas and touched down on the westbound lane near Exit 45. The pilot, enroute from upstate New York to New Jersey, reportedly mistook Long Island Sound for the Hudson River in the fog. State Police Sgt. Harold Neville of Troop C supervised the removal operation. The pilot was charged with reckless flying, police said, (photo by Bisceglie)A21 FAIRPRESS, Wednesday/ June 28, 1978
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Westport Fairpress
Westport, Connecticut, US
Wed, Jun 28, 1978
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