Jack Roush Plane crash

[Garry]

There is no such thing as a simple landing in a plane.

NASCAR team owner Jack Roush involved in plane crash - NASCAR News - FOX Sports on MSN

Garry:sad:

 

[Cliff Beer]

Sorry to hear that. Sounds like he'll be OK.

Might want to think twice about going up with Jack as a passenger with him behind the stick.....

 

[Randy V]

Jalopnik has some much more graphic images...
NASCAR's Jack Roush Crashes Plane In Wisconsin

Sounds like he will survive though...

Must have been one helluva hard hit after that stall...

Why does that look like an older Lear Jet?

 

[Jack Houpe]

No, Randy its a Beach, but as far as I know its NOT a single pilot rated aircraft.

 

[Scott Calabro]

Single pilot certified;

Beechcraft Premier IA Business Jet: Overview

Good thing it has a C/F fuselage or he may not have walked away.

 

[Jack Houpe]

I stand corrected Scott, thanks.

He certainly slapped the ground pretty hard to snap it in two, wonder how high he was when it stalled?

 

[David Morton]

Why these people don't employ professional pilots is beyonf me. It reminds me of a guy called Norman Harvey in his Cessna Citation on finals in Jersey , C.I., who parked it on top of a farm house in dense fog - PPL holder and no I/R. Probably a Billionaire.

 

[Lynn Erickson]

Jacks plane is a Hawker Beechcraft model 390 Premier 1A certified for single pilot IFR. It is the fastest jet that is certified for single pilot operation at 520 MPH top speed. Jack is a pilot and flying is his hobby. NASCAR is just one of his businesses. looks like it broke at the end of the pressurized cabin where the tail section is connected to the cabin. I hope Jack is OK.

 

[OhioMark]

The passenger looked in better shape than Jack!

 

[Kevin L]

Looks like he also cracked one up in 2002 although I did not see what was determined to be the cause.

I wonder what the investigation will discover as the problem.

 

[Mike Christian]

My understanding is that he was landing at Oshkosh (the airshow is going on and it is one of the busiest airports in the world usually during the show). I was told by a guy behind him in the pattern that he was told to land mid field and follow a slower plane. He was S-Turning to keep separation and let it stall there are pretty good pictures I will try to find the link.

 

[Mike Christian]

Here is one link - bloody Jack Roush

NASCAR's Jack Roush Crashes Plane In Wisconsin

 

[Mike Christian]

And the last second or so...

 

[Rick Muck- Mark IV]

Testament to the carbon fiber construction that the fuselage broke at the empenage and the crew/passenger compartment was basically intact.