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Arts and Entertainment: Cedar Key Artist Wins Award October 19th, 2012
School News: The Shark Reports - 10/16/12 Part 2 October 17th, 2012
Law Enforcement News: Levy County Arrest Report 10/15/2012 October 16th, 2012
School News: The Shark Reports - 10/16/12 Part 1 October 16th, 2012
Columns: Surprise, James, your very own fire truck October 15th, 2012
Features: Suwannee River’s Primeval Creature October 15th, 2012
Announcements: Cedar Key Lions Host Lion`s Governor`s Visit October 15th, 2012
Announcements: Celebrate Your National Wildlife Refuges October 15th, 2012
City News: Water Board Meeting Briefs October 12th, 2012
Announcements: “FESTIVAL CAKES” A SWEET TRADITION October 11th, 2012
Columns: Trouble In Cedar Key - A Sojourn to Manatee Springs October 11th, 2012
Columns: Oops, they did it again October 10th, 2012
Conservation: Do You Really Want a Nuke Plant in Levy County? October 10th, 2012
Announcements: Fall Festival in the Park, Tuesday, October 30, 2012, 4pm-7pm October 9th, 2012
Law Enforcement News: Levy County Arrest Report 10/8/2012 October 8th, 2012
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Oops, they did it again | Oops, they did it againAda Lang A pair of student pilots from the Daytona Beach Ultimate Air Academy will not be getting gold stars next to their names after a botched landing Monday afternoon at the George W. Lewis Airstrip in Cedar Key. John Ghanen, 19, has only had his pilot`s license for about 18 months and told authorities that he was flying the single engine plane that wound up in the marsh. However, witnesses on the scene said his "passenger", Tamir Ayoub, 21, was seen exiting the pilot`s side of the aircraft. Ayoub does not have a pilot`s license. There is agreement that they were approaching the strip too fast and too high, so they aborted the first landing and circled around. The second attempt was not much better but they landed and both men applied the brakes upon landing. According to Cedar Key Police Chief Virgil Sandlin, the left tire blew and they ran off the South West corner of the runway and into the marsh. The men blame the accident on "faulty equipment" - both tires were deflated upon impact and the nose gear was torn off, according to Sandlin. But damage is only part of the problems they face. Apparently, the pair had informed the plane`s owner that they were flying from Daytona Beach to Palatka but wound up in the marsh in Cedar Key and they had not filed a flight plan. The FAA is expected to investigate the accident and file a report. |
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