January 15th is either the best or the worst day to fly. Last year on this day, the United Airways Flight 1549 flight landed in the Hudson River (no serious injuries thanks to the smooth flying of Sully!)... and we just got word that an aircraft has crash landed in a Staten Island Landfill. Word is that the "Piper Cub" landed safely, and the pilot is now outside of the aircraft and walking it off. According to reports coming over the newswire, the emergency landing was due to a mechanical failure, and the police are stating there is "debris or the banner the plane was towing down on the N/B Shore Expwy."
UPDATE:CityRoom reports that the plane's banner was to mark the one-year anniversary of Flight 1549’s safe landing, and read: "If you died today, would you go to heaven or hell? John 14:6." The company who owns the plane, Air Sign, declined to comment on who the client was who rented the plane.
