TOWNSHIP 10, RANGE 11, Maine — A Maine Warden Service aircraft was damaged as it was turning on Clear Lake, in T10 R11 on Saturday April 14, 2007.
The Cessna 185 aircraft, piloted by Warden Pilot Daryl Gordon, of Eagle Lake was damaged when a ski on the aircraft’s landing equipment dug into the ice and snow and caused the plane to tip forward onto its nose and wing. The plane was traveling slowly at the time. The aircraft suffered damage to the propeller and wing, and will be repaired onsite. No one was injured in the incident. Warden Pilot Gordon patrols the area around Clear Lake and had stopped there on routine patrol to check on a Department camp in the area.
Colonel Thomas Santaguida, Chief of the Maine Warden Service said, “Our warden pilots are highly trained professional pilots. They fly in all kinds of conditions and weather to carry out the mission of the Bureau and conduct search and rescue missions. Our pilots have an outstanding safety record. Although very rare and unusual, when operating an aircraft thousands of hours in demanding terrain and weather, accidents may happen. I have complete confidence in the competence and abilities of all our warden pilots to operate our aircraft in a safe and professional manner.”
The Federal Aviation Administration, National Transportation Safety Board and Maine Department of Environmental Protection were notified quickly after the incident.
Chief Warden Pilot Charles later said, “Repair and removal of the aircraft has been delayed due to weather yet I expect to be fully operational for our spring season”
Tom Remington
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