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Non-Injury Plane Crash at Petaluma Municipal Airport
PRESS RELEASE
For Immediate Release Saturday, October 15, 2022
Issued By:
Sergeant Paul Gilman, Petaluma PD, 707.778.4372
Incident: Non-Injury Plane Crash at Petaluma Airport
Report Number: 22-4456
Occurred Date : October 15, 2022
Occurred Time: 2:39 p.m.
Location: Petaluma Municipal Airport
On Saturday, October 15, 2022, at approximately 2:40PM, personnel from the Petaluma Police Department and Petaluma Fire Department were dispatched to the Petaluma Airport for a report of a plane crash. Officers and Fire personnel arrived on scene to find the pilot was out of the airplane and uninjured in the incident.
The pilot told officers that his plane was altered by a gust of wind just prior to landing. He made a correction before the plane bounced, turned off the runway, struck a concrete housing, and a tetrahedron housing the wind speed and direction indicator, or "wind sock" and flipping the 1942 Stearman biplane on to it’s top. The pilot was properly using his safety equipment and thankfully he was uninjured.
NTSB and the FAA worked in coordination with Petaluma PD, Fire, and Airport Employees to collect information and record the incident.
Media inquiries maybe directed to Lieutenant Glaviano at [email protected] or phone 707-778-4372. PPD Case 22-4456.
Non-Injury Plane Crash at Petaluma Municipal Airport 
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PRESS RELEASEFor Immediate Release Saturday, October 15, 2022
Issued By:
Sergeant Paul Gilman, Petaluma PD, 707.778.4372
Incident: Non-Injury Plane Crash at Petaluma Airport
Report Number: 22-4456
Occurred Date : October 15, 2022
Occurred Time: 2:39 p.m.
Location: Petaluma Municipal Airport
Incident Summary
On Saturday, October 15, 2022, at approximately 2:40PM, personnel from the Petaluma Police Department and Petaluma Fire Department were dispatched to the Petaluma Airport for a report of a plane crash. Officers and Fire personnel arrived on scene to find the pilot was out of the airplane and uninjured in the incident.
The pilot told officers that his plane was altered by a gust of wind just prior to landing. He made a correction before the plane bounced, turned off the runway, struck a concrete housing, and a tetrahedron housing the wind speed and direction indicator, or "wind sock" and flipping the 1942 Stearman biplane on to it’s top. The pilot was properly using his safety equipment and thankfully he was uninjured.
NTSB and the FAA worked in coordination with Petaluma PD, Fire, and Airport Employees to collect information and record the incident.
Media inquiries maybe directed to Lieutenant Glaviano at [email protected] or phone 707-778-4372. PPD Case 22-4456.
Address/Location
Petaluma Police Department
969 Petaluma Blvd N
Petaluma, CA 94952
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 707-778-4372
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