Pilot uninjured, safely lands plane in Hamburg - Crack Reporting!

[A.Member]

Had to read the following article because the headline was so odd...A pilot safely landed her plane and was uninjured?  Isn't that the norm?!

Pilot uninjured, safely lands plane in Hamburg - Local News - Minneapolis - St. Paul, MN - msnbc.com

Of course the story is actually a bit different from the headline.  Nonetheless, the portion of the story that I bolded below caught my attention again after I saw picture accompanying the story:

HAMBURG, Minn.- A 42-year-old Minneapolis woman was uninjured when she was forced to land a plane in a plowed field near Hamburg.

Carver County Sheriff Jim Olson says the incident happened Saturday afternoon. The woman was the only person on the plane when her instrument panel lost power and she had to land.

Olson says the Piper 28 aircraft landed safely without damage.

The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating.

  I'm no expert but I'm pretty sure the Cub does not have swept wings.

Overall, nice reporting KARE11/MSNBC.  Not.

[a2capt]

Heh, I hope it's something more than an "instrument panel" not getting power.

That's a pretty sad reason to have to land. .. unless it's on fire. The airplane still flies.

[AngelWings]

Had to read the following article because the headline was so odd...A pilot safely landed her plane and was uninjured?  Isn't that the norm?!

Pilot uninjured, safely lands plane in Hamburg - Local News - Minneapolis - St. Paul, MN - msnbc.com

Of course the story is actually a bit different from the headline.  Nonetheless, the portion of the story that I bolded below caught my attention again after I saw picture accompanying the story:

HAMBURG, Minn.- A 42-year-old Minneapolis woman was uninjured when she was forced to land a plane in a plowed field near Hamburg.

Carver County Sheriff Jim Olson says the incident happened Saturday afternoon. The woman was the only person on the plane when her instrument panel lost power and she had to land.

Olson says the Piper 28 aircraft landed safely without damage.

The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating.

  I'm no expert but I'm pretty sure the Cub does not have swept wings.

Overall, nice reporting KARE11/MSNBC.  Not.

Wanna be MiG-21.

[BillB]

I don't remember any power to the instrument panel. All the instruments are vacuum or air pressure except the oil pressure and mag switch . And that doesn't get any power.

[Chief2009]

Also, the PA-28 is the Cherokee.

[FlyTiger77]

"Crack reporting" or a "Reporter on Crack"??

[NIN]

First rule of aviation reporting by mainstream press: guess/make up everything you don't know, aren't sure about or neglected to ask.  Second rule: use wikipedia to back up your clueless reportage.

Every time you read about a skydiving accident, just remember that *everything* is wrong but the date and location. Seriously.