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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]How close was the tower to the air park? Is the FAA going to review to ensure it’s not an airspace obstruction? Also how much benefit does the county really get from having or permitting the air park? Seems like a huge liability now……[/quote]

The approach to land/take-off at the MoCo airpark goes directly over these power lines. Look at Google Maps, you'll see that

[b]This airpark either needs a control tower[/b] or will need to close. Too many homes and critical infrastructure surround the air park. [/quote]

Why does GAI need a control tower? As it was, air traffic control told the pilot he was coming in too low. [/quote]

Needs a control tower?  You are very naive and know nothing about aviation if you think a control tower makes things safer.  You don't really understand what a controller does either.  Frederick County Municipal Airport is the second busiest airport in Maryland in terms of operations and, before it got a control tower, it was a lot safer and no one died.  My plane is based there and I can tell you this first hand.  After they got a control tower, 4 people died and the controller in the tower was a big contributing factor to the accident.

Sorry to say but this was all on the pilot.  He had what we pilots like to call, gethomeitis which can be fatal.  He never should have attempted that landing at that time, in those conditions, at that airport but instead, diverted to somewhere with better visibility which would be very inconvenient.  In hindsight, a lot more convenient than the outcome from his bad choice.[/quote]

Yes. He should have diverted. It sounds like he was flying in conditions above his capabilities, and should have gone to a different airport and moved the plane “home” later. It’s inconvenient and can be expensive, but it’s always better to be safe than sorry. [/quote]

Is there another airport nearby?  Did he have enough fuel to fly to another location?  It was foggy on Sunday in the whole region.[/quote]

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