Navaho crash lands, Beverly, Ma.

Twin engine plane crash landed in Beverly, Ma. Pilot safe.

I was returning from taking my sister for an hour's ride (she never flew in
a small plane). I was on downwind for a T&G and there was a Navaho on the
runway - cleared for takeoff. I turn base and am watching..the navaho
doesn't move.

Finally the tower tells the Navaho to expedite and it moves. So I turn final
- watching to be sure it's out of the way (no problem).

AS I round out, the tower tells the Navaho there's smoke from the starboard
engine, and that he better land it. He turns left. By this time I'm just
rolling. I knew he had a problem - I can see the smoke. For a split second
I consider chaning my T&G to a full stop but decide against that as the
Tower was probably very busy and doesn't need the complication, and my
plane might suddenly be in the way if I stopped. I see him pass off to my
left VERY low. He did close to a 180.

So up I go. The airport is closed by the time I turn crosswind. There are
two of us in the vicinity and the tower stacks me at 1500 and the other at
2000. We orbit. I'm asked my fuel state and if I want to divert. I say, no
I'm content to orbit for a while. I have a lot of gas. the other guy
diverts to Lawrence.

Once I get on "downwind" I see the twin..in the grass, gear up. Trucks
appear from nowhere in a very short period of time. Police have the plane
cordoned off.

Takes them only about 20 minutes to get the situtaion under control and the
airport re-opened. I land.

here's the Boston Globe Article on it:

http://www.boston.com/news/local/mas..._in_ danvers/

--
Saville

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