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Sat, May 12, 2007

Unidentified Falling Object Identified

That Cherokee Must've Had Some Serious Horsepower...

The United Kingdom's Civil Aviation Authority has launched an investigation into an object that apparently fell from a small plane onto a tennis court in Jesmond, England, this week.

A "one-foot square slab" landed Wednesday t the Northumberland Lawn Tennis Club in Jesmond, a suburb of Newcastle. There were no reports of injuries, but witnesses said children were playing a short distance away, according to BBC News.

The slab was identified as a tie-down block used at Newcastle Airport International Airport.

NCL issued a statement that said, "Northumbria Police made contact with air traffic control on Wednesday concerning a concrete block which had been recovered from the Jesmond area that morning.

"The object was subsequently identified as a tie-down block which is used to secure light aircraft on the apron. It is thought to have originated from a Piper Cherokee aircraft which departed from the airport at 0920 BST.

"The Civil Aviation Authority has been notified and a full investigation will take place."

FMI: www.caa.co.uk, www.newcastleairport.com

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