Challenger Crashe at TEB

It doesn't appear that ice was a factor:


http://www.latimes.com/news/nationwo...ck=1&cset=true

The pilot is claiming that something broke:

http://www.wkyt.com/Global/story.asp?S=2902222

A radio report I heard said that the pilot said that he couldn't pull the
yoke back, at which point he discontinued the takeoff.

Of course, all this is almost irrelevant. The ground-huggers are out in
force now, exploiting this accident:

http://www.nj.com/news/ledger/index....0326181070.xml
http://www.nj.com/news/ledger/index....1476833170.xml


"I intend to use this accident to help persuade the FAA
(Federal Aviation Administration) that Teterboro Airport
has reached its capacity and that any additional flights
coming into this region should go through JFK or Newark
airports," said Rep. Steve Rothman (D-9th Dist.).

Of course, he doesn't represent the people around those airports, nor those
that would be impacted by the increased delays. Well, actually, some
people in his district would be impacted, but he'd just find someone else
to blame.

Teterboro Airport was there long before any of these businesses or
residents.

- Andrew