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Capthuff

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OK - who was the idiot that did it this time....

All I know is MSNBC says an aircraft @ 16000' and 250kts was intercepted and the Capital was evacuated.
 


Plane triggers security alert in Washington

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A private plane strayed into restricted airspace over Washington on Wednesday evening, prompting security agents to move President Bush to a safer location and causing the evacuation of the U.S. Capitol, officials said.


Spokesman Scott McClellan said Bush was in the White House residence and was "temporarily relocated" without incident. The House and Senate, both of which were in session, were also briefly evacuated.

It was the second time in less than two months that a security scare involving a private plane prompted authorities to evacuate the Capitol complex and take extraordinary security precautions at the White House. Bush was not at the executive mansion during the May 11 incident.

Wednesday's incident ended within several minutes after the plane, described as a Beechcraft King Air 300, was intercepted by military and homeland security aircraft about eight miles from the capital.

The twin-engine turboprop was heading to Defiance, Ohio, from Wilmington, Delaware, and was turning away from Washington when confronted, officials said.

Aviation and homeland security officials said it appeared the wayward aircraft strayed into restricted airspace around 6:30 p.m. EDT to avoid bad weather. The plane was traveling at roughly 200 knots.

At the White House, the security alert was raised to red but was lowered to yellow within minutes, McClellan said.

Bush was moved from the residence to an undisclosed location, McClellan said. During the last alert first lady Laura Bush was moved to a secure location within the White House complex.

Homeland Security Department spokesman Brian Roehrkasse said the plane was directed to land at an airport in Winchester, Virginia, where it would be met by law enforcement authorities.

At the Capitol, police sent an e-mail message to senators saying they were tracking an unidentified aircraft. "All persons in the U.S. Capitol, Hart, Dirksen and Russell buildings should evacuate now," the alert said.

The Senate was voting on an amendment to an appropriations measure act and the House of Representatives was in the middle of a vote on transportation funding when the evacuation order was issued.

The Senate resumed its vote as soon as members were allowed back in the chamber. The House also resumed its work without further incident.

Tight security precautions have been in effect around the U.S. capital since the Sept. 11 attacks on New York and the Pentagon building near Washington. However, aviation officials said the restricted flight zone around the capital region is violated frequently, almost always inadvertently by private pilots.

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Interesting choice. Fly through thunderstorms or bust the ADIZ.

http://www.liveatc.net/.archive/wx_radar/DIX/DIX-06-29-05-1830-radar.jpg
 
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Not good, this just adds fuel to the fire to keep the capitol off limits to those "dangerous little planes."
Seriously, the KA350 is an aircraft that is usually flown by a professional. WHY DID THIS HAPPEN?! You've got to be deaf and dumb to bust the adiz as a professional aviator.
Why didn't they use the laser system? I thought it was designed for this very purpose. Probably wouldn't have helped though, this guy didn't even realize he was anywhere near DC.
All the hard work that people are putting into getting DCA reopened and the ADIZ restrictions lessened was just flushed down the toilet. Great work KA350 pilot.
 
I couldn't resist...

He probably called "traffic in sight" too quickly and followed the wrong guy. :)
 
Two things:

1 If he was going from Delaware to Ohio what was he doing in DC?

2 If he was going from Delaware to Ohio in a King Air with todays weather why wasn't he IFR?

Just seems weird to me.
 

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