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yortsed snacilbuper

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Sat Sep 24, 2016, 06:24 PM Sep 2016

Iowa State president damaged school plane on personal trip


While returning 11 days later, Leath caused "substantial damage" to the plane after he hit the runway with one wing and a runway light with the other upon landing in Bloomington, Illinois. Leath has blamed gusty conditions for the incident, but flight experts told The Associated Press it appears to have been pilot error.

The university, which is responsible for the aircraft maintenance, paid for the $12,000 in repairs to the plane instead of filing an insurance claim because "we had the money,"

http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/iowa-state-president-damaged-school-plane-on-personal-trip/ar-BBwzBqz?ocid=spartandhp
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Iowa State president damaged school plane on personal trip (Original Post) yortsed snacilbuper Sep 2016 OP
Flying while drunk? Doesn't Leath make enough money to pay? Obviously his "personal" plane. . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Sep 2016 #1
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