Short Final: Plane In The Water

Editorial Staff

Tuesday, December 13, 2022 at 11:16 AM ET

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Key Takeaways:

New York State Police initially reported a "plane in the water," seemingly believing it was an emergency landing.
They later corrected their report, identifying the aircraft as a float plane, which is designed for water landings.
This clarification led to a change of mission for the State Police unit involved.

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I was talking to New York Approach when I heard the following:

GrayRider 5 (NY State Police): “Albany Approach, GrayRider 5. Change of mission. That plane in the water, well it’s confirmed as a float plane, so it’s now direct to Deer Park for Gray Rider 5.”

Apparently they were under the mistaken impression that an airplane had landed on the water after an emergency.

Daniel Spitzer
Montgomery, New York