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Tuesday, April 09, 2002

Cargo plane sets down in pasture: cows, pilot unharmed

WALKER SPRINGS, Ala. (AP) -- A Clarke County cow pasture became an impromptu runway when a cargo plane had engine trouble and aimed for the only clear patch of land below.

The pilot of the plane, owned by Bessemer-based Air Carriers Inc., reported engine trouble around 8:30 a.m. Monday, company owner Tommy Morrow said. The pilot, whose name has not been released, touched down just inside the barbed wire fence of the grassy pasture, rolled about 200 yards and halted just short of a line of trees.

But according to farm owner Annie Mae White, the cows didn't seem to mind, and all bovines were present and accounted for. "They were standing around, eating and looking at everybody and doing their thing," said Nancy Vrocher, White's daughter.

It's a shame Gary Larson is retired.

posted by Terry at 8:21:00 AM

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