Small plane makes emergency landing in Columbia River

VENT. >>> AMAZING TO VENT. >>> AMAZING TO SEE VENT. >>> AMAZING TO SEE IT VENT. >>> AMAZING TO SEE IT STILL >>> AMAZING TO SEE IT STILL >>> AMAZING TO SEE IT STILL BURNING. BURNING. BURNING. THANK BURNING. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. A THANK YOU. A SMALL THANK YOU. A SMALL PLANE THANK YOU. A SMALL PLANE CRASHED THANK YOU. A SMALL PLANE CRASHED INTO THANK YOU. A SMALL PLANE CRASHED INTO THE A SMALL PLANE CRASHED INTO THE A SMALL PLANE CRASHED INTO THE COLUMBIA A SMALL PLANE CRASHED INTO THE COLUMBIA RIVER A SMALL PLANE CRASHED INTO THE COLUMBIA RIVER WHILE A SMALL PLANE CRASHED INTO THE COLUMBIA RIVER WHILE ON A SMALL PLANE CRASHED INTO THE COLUMBIA RIVER WHILE ON APPROACH COLUMBIA RIVER WHILE ON APPROACH COLUMBIA RIVER WHILE ON APPROACH TO COLUMBIA RIVER WHILE ON APPROACH TO A COLUMBIA RIVER WHILE ON APPROACH TO A TOLL COLUMBIA RIVER WHILE ON APPROACH TO A TOLL AIRPORT COLUMBIA RIVER WHILE ON APPROACH TO A TOLL AIRPORT AND COLUMBIA RIVER WHILE ON APPROACH TO A TOLL AIRPORT AND A COLUMBIA RIVER WHILE ON APPROACH TO A TOLL AIRPORT AND A PILOT TO A TOLL AIRPORT AND A PILOT TO A TOLL AIRPORT AND A PILOT WAS TO A TOLL AIRPORT AND A PILOT WAS ABLE TO A TOLL AIRPORT AND A PILOT WAS ABLE TO TO A TOLL AIRPORT AND A PILOT WAS ABLE TO WALK TO A TOLL AIRPORT AND A PILOT WAS ABLE TO WALK AWAY TO A TOLL AIRPORT AND A PILOT WAS ABLE TO WALK AWAY FROM TO A TOLL AIRPORT AND A PILOT WAS ABLE TO WALK AWAY FROM IT WAS ABLE TO WALK AWAY FROM IT WAS ABLE TO WALK AWAY FROM IT UNHARMED. UNHARMED. UNHARMED. >> UNHARMED. >> Pete: UNHARMED. >> Pete: THE UNHARMED. >> Pete: THE CALL UNHARMED. >> Pete: THE CALL CAME UNHARMED. >> Pete: THE CALL CAME IN UNHARMED. >> Pete: THE CALL CAME IN AT >> Pete: THE CALL CAME IN AT >> Pete: THE CALL CAME IN AT 3:30 >> Pete: THE CALL CAME IN AT 3:30 THIS >> Pete: THE CALL CAME IN AT 3:30 THIS AFTERNOON. 3:30 THIS AFTERNOON. 3:30 THIS AFTERNOON. THE 3:30 THIS AFTERNOON. THE PLANE 3:30 THIS AFTERNOON. THE PLANE WENT 3:30 THIS AFTERNOON. THE PLANE WENT DOWN 3:30 THIS AFTERNOON. THE PLANE WENT DOWN NEAR 3:30 THIS AFTERNOON. THE PLANE WENT DOWN NEAR GARY THE PLANE WENT DOWN NEAR GARY THE PLANE WENT DOWN NEAR GARY ISLAND. ISLAND. ISLAND. WE ISLAND. WE ARE ISLAND. WE ARE JOINED ISLAND. WE ARE JOINED LIVE ISLAND. WE ARE JOINED LIVE FROM ISLAND. WE ARE JOINED LIVE FROM THE WE ARE JOINED LIVE FROM THE WE ARE JOINED LIVE FROM THE TROUTDALE WE ARE JOINED LIVE FROM THE TROUTDALE AIRPORT WE ARE JOINED LIVE FROM THE TROUTDALE AIRPORT WITH WE ARE JOINED LIVE FROM THE TROUTDALE AIRPORT WITH THE TROUTDALE AIRPORT WITH THE TROUTDALE AIRPORT WITH THE STORY. STORY. STORY. >> STORY. >> REPORTER: STORY. >> REPORTER: WE STORY. >> REPORTER: WE ARE STORY. >> REPORTER: WE ARE TOLD STORY. >> REPORTER: WE ARE TOLD THIS STORY. >> REPORTER: WE ARE TOLD THIS IS >> REPORTER: WE ARE TOLD THIS IS >> REPORTER: WE ARE TOLD THIS IS WHERE >> REPORTER: WE ARE TOLD THIS IS WHERE THE >> REPORTER: WE ARE TOLD THIS IS WHERE THE PLANE >> REPORTER: WE ARE TOLD THIS IS WHERE THE PLANE WAS >> REPORTER: WE ARE TOLD THIS IS WHERE THE PLANE WAS INTENDING >> REPORTER: WE ARE TOLD THIS IS WHERE THE PLANE WAS INTENDING TO WHERE THE PLANE WAS INTENDING TO WHERE THE PLANE WAS INTENDING TO ATLANTA, WHERE THE PLANE WAS INTENDING TO ATLANTA, BUT WHERE THE PLANE WAS INTENDING TO ATLANTA, BUT IT WHERE THE PLANE WAS INTENDING TO ATLANTA, BUT IT CRASHED WHERE THE PLANE WAS INTENDING TO ATLANTA, BUT IT CRASHED INTO WHERE THE PLANE WAS INTENDING TO ATLANTA, BUT IT CRASHED INTO THE ATLANTA, BUT IT CRASHED INTO THE ATLANTA, BUT IT CRASHED INTO THE COLUMBIA ATLANTA, BUT IT CRASHED INTO THE COLUMBIA RIVER ATLANTA, BUT IT CRASHED INTO THE COLUMBIA RIVER A ATLANTA, BUT IT CRASHED INTO THE COLUMBIA RIVER A FEW ATLANTA, BUT IT CRASHED INTO THE COLUMBIA RIVER A FEW MILES ATLANTA, BUT IT CRASHED INTO THE COLUMBIA RIVER A FEW MILES AWAY. COLUMBIA RIVER A FEW MILES AWAY. COLUMBIA RIVER A FEW MILES AWAY. >> COLUMBIA RIVER A FEW MILES AWAY. >> OH, COLUMBIA RIVER A FEW MILES AWAY. >> OH, MY COLUMBIA RIVER A FEW MILES AWAY. >> OH, MY GOD, COLUMBIA RIVER A FEW MILES AWAY. >> OH, MY GOD, DID COLUMBIA RIVER A FEW MILES AWAY. >> OH, MY GOD, DID SOMEBODY >> OH, MY GOD, DID SOMEBODY >> OH, MY GOD, DID SOMEBODY DROWN. DROWN. DROWN. WE DROWN. WE WERE DROWN. WE WERE FREAKED DROWN. WE WERE FREAKED OUT. WE WERE FREAKED OUT. WE WERE FREAKED OUT. >> WE WERE FREAKED OUT. >> REPORTER: WE WERE FREAKED OUT. >> REPORTER: THEY WE WERE FREAKED OUT. >> REPORTER: THEY WERE WE WERE FREAKED OUT. >> REPORTER: THEY WERE OUT WE WERE FREAKED OUT. >> REPORTER: THEY WERE OUT FOR WE WERE FREAKED OUT. >> REPORTER: THEY WERE OUT FOR A >> REPORTER: THEY WERE OUT FOR A >> REPORTER: THEY WERE OUT FOR A DAY >> REPORTER: THEY WERE OUT FOR A DAY ON >> REPORTER: THEY WERE OUT FOR A DAY ON THE >> REPORTER: THEY WERE OUT FOR A DAY ON THE BOAT. DAY ON THE BOAT. DAY ON THE BOAT. >> DAY ON THE BOAT. >> WE DAY ON THE BOAT. >> WE HEARD DAY ON THE BOAT. >> WE HEARD IT'S DAY ON THE BOAT. >> WE HEARD IT'S AN DAY ON THE BOAT. >> WE HEARD IT'S AN AIRPLANE. >> WE HEARD IT'S AN AIRPLANE. >> WE HEARD IT'S AN AIRPLANE. >> >> WE HEARD IT'S AN AIRPLANE. >> REPORTER: >> WE HEARD IT'S AN AIRPLANE. >> REPORTER: AROUND >> WE HEARD IT'S AN AIRPLANE. >> REPORTER: AROUND 3:30 >> WE HEARD IT'S AN AIRPLANE. >> REPORTER: AROUND 3:30 MONDAY >> REPORTER: AROUND 3:30 MONDAY >> REPORTER: AROUND 3:30 MONDAY AFTERNOON >> REPORTER: AROUND 3:30 MONDAY AFTERNOON THE >> REPORTER: AROUND 3:30 MONDAY AFTERNOON THE COAST >> REPORTER: AROUND 3:30 MONDAY AFTERNOON THE COAST GUARD >> REPORTER: AROUND 3:30 MONDAY AFTERNOON THE COAST GUARD GOT >> REPORTER: AROUND 3:30 MONDAY AFTERNOON THE COAST GUARD GOT A AFTERNOON THE COAST GUARD GOT A AFTERNOON THE COAST GUARD GOT A CALLED AFTERNOON THE COAST GUARD GOT A CALLED ABOUT AFTERNOON THE COAST GUARD GOT A CALLED ABOUT A AFTERNOON THE COAST GUARD GOT A CALLED ABOUT A SMALL AFTERNOON THE COAST GUARD GOT A CALLED ABOUT A SMALL SINGLE CALLED ABOUT A SMALL SINGLE CALLED ABOUT A SMALL SINGLE ENGINE CALLED ABOUT A SMALL SINGLE ENGINE AIRCRAFT CALLED ABOUT A SMALL SINGLE ENGINE AIRCRAFT LAND CALLED ABOUT A SMALL SINGLE ENGINE AIRCRAFT LAND CRASHING ENGINE AIRCRAFT LAND CRASHING ENGINE AIRCRAFT LAND CRASHING INTO ENGINE AIRCRAFT LAND CRASHING INTO THE ENGINE AIRCRAFT LAND CRASHING INTO THE RIVER. INTO THE RIVER. INTO THE RIVER. IT INTO THE RIVER. IT WAS INTO THE RIVER. IT WAS FOUND INTO THE RIVER. IT WAS FOUND NEAR INTO THE RIVER. IT WAS FOUND NEAR GARY INTO THE RIVER. IT WAS FOUND NEAR GARY ISLAND. IT WAS FOUND NEAR GARY ISLAND. IT WAS FOUND NEAR GARY ISLAND. >> IT WAS FOUND NEAR GARY ISLAND. >> FIRST IT WAS FOUND NEAR GARY ISLAND. >> FIRST THING IT WAS FOUND NEAR GARY ISLAND. >> FIRST THING I IT WAS FOUND NEAR GARY ISLAND. >> FIRST THING I HEARD IT WAS FOUND NEAR GARY ISLAND. >> FIRST THING I HEARD HE'S >> FIRST THING I HEARD HE'S >> FIRST THING I HEARD HE'S OKAY. OKAY. OKAY. YEAH, OKAY. YEAH, HE'S OKAY. YEAH, HE'S FINE. YEAH, HE'S FINE. YEAH, HE'S FINE. >> YEAH, HE'S FINE. >> REPORTER: YEAH, HE'S FINE. >> REPORTER: THE YEAH, HE'S FINE. >> REPORTER: THE PLANE YEAH, HE'S FINE. >> REPORTER: THE PLANE WAS YEAH, HE'S FINE. >> REPORTER: THE PLANE WAS ON >> REPORTER: THE PLANE WAS ON >> REPORTER: THE PLANE WAS ON APPROACH >> REPORTER: THE PLANE WAS ON APPROACH FOR >> REPORTER: THE PLANE WAS ON APPROACH FOR TROUTDALE >> REPORTER: THE PLANE WAS ON APPROACH FOR TROUTDALE AIRPORT APPROACH FOR TROUTDALE AIRPORT APPROACH FOR TROUTDALE AIRPORT BUT APPROACH FOR TROUTDALE AIRPORT BUT FELL APPROACH FOR TROUTDALE AIRPORT BUT FELL A APPROACH FOR TROUTDALE AIRPORT BUT FELL A FEW APPROACH FOR TROUTDALE AIRPORT BUT FELL A FEW MILES APPROACH FOR TROUTDALE AIRPORT BUT FELL A FEW MILES SHY APPROACH FOR TROUTDALE AIRPORT BUT FELL A FEW MILES SHY OF BUT FELL A FEW MILES SHY OF BUT FELL A FEW MILES SHY OF MAKING BUT FELL A FEW MILES SHY OF MAKING IT BUT FELL A FEW MILES SHY OF MAKING IT TO BUT FELL A FEW MILES SHY OF MAKING IT TO ITS BUT FELL A FEW MILES SHY OF MAKING IT TO ITS MARK. MAKING IT TO ITS MARK. MAKING IT TO ITS MARK. THE MAKING IT TO ITS MARK. THE FIRE MAKING IT TO ITS MARK. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT MAKING IT TO ITS MARK. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT ASSIST MAKING IT TO ITS MARK. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT ASSIST THE THE FIRE DEPARTMENT ASSIST THE THE FIRE DEPARTMENT ASSIST THE PILOT THE FIRE DEPARTMENT ASSIST THE PILOT BEING THE FIRE DEPARTMENT ASSIST THE PILOT BEING THE THE FIRE DEPARTMENT ASSIST THE PILOT BEING THE ONLY THE FIRE DEPARTMENT ASSIST THE PILOT BEING THE ONLY PERSON THE FIRE DEPARTMENT ASSIST THE PILOT BEING THE ONLY PERSON ON PILOT BEING THE ONLY PERSON ON PILOT BEING THE ONLY PERSON ON BOARD PILOT BEING THE ONLY PERSON ON BOARD WAS PILOT BEING THE ONLY PERSON ON BOARD WAS ABLE PILOT BEING THE ONLY PERSON ON BOARD WAS ABLE TO PILOT BEING THE ONLY PERSON ON BOARD WAS ABLE TO SAFELY PILOT BEING THE ONLY PERSON ON BOARD WAS ABLE TO SAFELY CLIMB BOARD WAS ABLE TO SAFELY CLIMB BOARD WAS ABLE TO SAFELY CLIMB OUT BOARD WAS ABLE TO SAFELY CLIMB OUT OF BOARD WAS ABLE TO SAFELY CLIMB OUT OF THE BOARD WAS ABLE TO SAFELY CLIMB OUT OF THE AIRCRAFT BOARD WAS ABLE TO SAFELY CLIMB OUT OF THE AIRCRAFT AND BOARD WAS ABLE TO SAFELY CLIMB OUT OF THE AIRCRAFT AND MAKE BOARD WAS ABLE TO SAFELY CLIMB OUT OF THE AIRCRAFT AND MAKE IT OUT OF THE AIRCRAFT AND MAKE IT OUT OF THE AIRCRAFT AND MAKE IT TO OUT OF THE AIRCRAFT AND MAKE IT TO DRY OUT OF THE AIRCRAFT AND MAKE IT TO DRY LAND OUT OF THE AIRCRAFT AND MAKE IT TO DRY LAND WHERE OUT OF THE AIRCRAFT AND MAKE IT TO DRY LAND WHERE HE OUT OF THE AIRCRAFT AND MAKE IT TO DRY LAND WHERE HE WOULD OUT OF THE AIRCRAFT AND MAKE IT TO DRY LAND WHERE HE WOULD BE TO DRY LAND WHERE HE WOULD BE TO DRY LAND WHERE HE WOULD BE RESCUED TO DRY LAND WHERE HE WOULD BE RESCUED BY TO DRY LAND WHERE HE WOULD BE RESCUED BY FIRST TO DRY LAND WHERE HE WOULD BE RESCUED BY FIRST RESPONDERS. RESCUED BY FIRST RESPONDERS. RESCUED BY FIRST RESPONDERS. >> RESCUED BY FIRST RESPONDERS. >> PULLED RESCUED BY FIRST RESPONDERS. >> PULLED HIM RESCUED BY FIRST RESPONDERS. >> PULLED HIM OUT, RESCUED BY FIRST RESPONDERS. >> PULLED HIM OUT, HE RESCUED BY FIRST RESPONDERS. >> PULLED HIM OUT, HE WALKED >> PULLED HIM OUT, HE WALKED >> PULLED HIM OUT, HE WALKED OFF. OFF. OFF. >> OFF. >> REPORTER: OFF. >> REPORTER: THEY OFF. >> REPORTER: THEY WERE OFF. >> REPORTER: THEY WERE WORKING >> REPORTER: THEY WERE WORKING >> REPORTER: THEY WERE WORKING ON >> REPORTER: THEY WERE WORKING ON RECOVERING >> REPORTER: THEY WERE WORKING ON RECOVERING THE >> REPORTER: THEY WERE WORKING ON RECOVERING THE PLANE. ON RECOVERING THE PLANE. ON RECOVERING THE PLANE. THE ON RECOVERING THE PLANE. THE FEDERAL ON RECOVERING THE PLANE. THE FEDERAL AVIATION ON RECOVERING THE PLANE. THE FEDERAL AVIATION ASSOCIATION THE FEDERAL AVIATION ASSOCIATION THE FEDERAL AVIATION ASSOCIATION SAYS THE FEDERAL AVIATION ASSOCIATION SAYS AN THE FEDERAL AVIATION ASSOCIATION SAYS AN INVESTIGATION THE FEDERAL AVIATION ASSOCIATION SAYS AN INVESTIGATION IS THE FEDERAL AVIATION ASSOCIATION SAYS AN INVESTIGATION IS UNDER SAYS AN INVESTIGATION IS UNDER SAYS AN INVESTIGATION IS UNDER WAY SAYS AN INVESTIGATION IS UNDER WAY TO SAYS AN INVESTIGATION IS UNDER WAY TO DETERMINE SAYS AN INVESTIGATION IS UNDER WAY TO DETERMINE WHAT SAYS AN INVESTIGATION IS UNDER WAY TO DETERMINE WHAT CAUSED SAYS AN INVESTIGATION IS UNDER WAY TO DETERMINE WHAT CAUSED THE WAY TO DETERMINE WHAT CAUSED THE WAY TO DETERMINE WHAT CAUSED THE PLANE WAY TO DETERMINE WHAT CAUSED THE PLANE TO WAY TO DETERMINE WHAT CAUSED THE PLANE TO CRASH WAY TO DETERMINE WHAT CAUSED THE PLANE TO CRASH INTO WAY TO DETERMINE WHAT CAUSED THE PLANE TO CRASH INTO THE WAY TO DETERMINE WHAT CAUSED THE PLANE TO CRASH INTO THE BUSY PLANE TO CRASH INTO THE BUSY PLANE TO CRASH INTO THE BUSY WATER PLANE TO CRASH INTO THE BUSY WATER WAY. WATER WAY. WATER WAY. >> WATER WAY. >> THAT WATER WAY. >> THAT COULD WATER WAY. >> THAT COULD BE WATER WAY. >> THAT COULD BE SCARY WATER WAY. >> THAT COULD BE SCARY FOR WATER WAY. >> THAT COULD BE SCARY FOR THE >> THAT COULD BE SCARY FOR THE >> THAT COULD BE SCARY FOR THE BOATERS, >> THAT COULD BE SCARY FOR THE BOATERS, TOO, >> THAT COULD BE SCARY FOR THE BOATERS, TOO, SEEING >> THAT COULD BE SCARY FOR THE BOATERS, TOO, SEEING SOMEBODY BOATERS, TOO, SEEING SOMEBODY BOATERS, TOO, SEEING SOMEBODY CRASH BOATERS, TOO, SEEING SOMEBODY CRASH IN BOATERS, TOO, SEEING SOMEBODY CRASH IN FRONT BOATERS, TOO, SEEING SOMEBODY CRASH IN FRONT OF BOATERS, TOO, SEEING SOMEBODY CRASH IN FRONT OF YOU. CRASH IN FRONT OF YOU. CRASH IN FRONT OF YOU. >> CRASH IN FRONT OF YOU. >> REPORTER: CRASH IN FRONT OF YOU. >> REPORTER: ABOVE CRASH IN FRONT OF YOU. >> REPORTER: ABOVE ALL CRASH IN FRONT OF YOU. >> REPORTER: ABOVE ALL ELSE, >> REPORTER: ABOVE ALL ELSE, >> REPORTER: ABOVE ALL ELSE, THEY >> REPORTER: ABOVE ALL ELSE, THEY ARE >> REPORTER: ABOVE ALL ELSE, THEY ARE GLAD >> REPORTER: ABOVE ALL ELSE, THEY ARE GLAD TO >> REPORTER: ABOVE ALL ELSE, THEY ARE GLAD TO HEAR >> REPORTER: ABOVE ALL ELSE, THEY ARE GLAD TO HEAR THE >> REPORTER: ABOVE ALL ELSE, THEY ARE GLAD TO HEAR THE PILOT THEY ARE GLAD TO HEAR THE PILOT THEY ARE GLAD TO HEAR THE PILOT OF THEY ARE GLAD TO HEAR THE PILOT OF THE THEY ARE GLAD TO HEAR THE PILOT OF THE AIRCRAFT THEY ARE GLAD TO HEAR THE PILOT OF THE AIRCRAFT WAS THEY ARE GLAD TO HEAR THE PILOT OF THE AIRCRAFT WAS ABLE THEY ARE GLAD TO HEAR THE PILOT OF THE AIRCRAFT WAS ABLE TO THEY ARE GLAD TO HEAR THE PILOT OF THE AIRCRAFT WAS ABLE TO WALK OF THE AIRCRAFT WAS ABLE TO WALK OF THE AIRCRAFT WAS ABLE TO WALK AWAY. AWAY. AWAY. >> AWAY. >> THANK AWAY. >> THANK GOODNESS, AWAY. >> THANK GOODNESS, YES. >> THANK GOODNESS, YES. >> THANK GOODNESS, YES. >> >> THANK GOODNESS, YES. >> REPORTER: >> THANK GOODNESS, YES. >> REPORTER: WE >> THANK GOODNESS, YES. >> REPORTER: WE HAD >> THANK GOODNESS, YES. >> REPORTER: WE HAD A >> REPORTER: WE HAD A >> REPORTER: WE HAD A CONVERSATION >> REPORTER: WE HAD A CONVERSATION WITH >> REPORTER: WE HAD A CONVERSATION WITH THE >> REPORTER: WE HAD A CONVERSATION WITH THE PILOT >> REPORTER: WE HAD A CONVERSATION WITH THE PILOT OFF CONVERSATION WITH THE PILOT OFF CONVERSATION WITH THE PILOT OFF CAMERA CONVERSATION WITH THE PILOT OFF CAMERA AT CONVERSATION WITH THE PILOT OFF CAMERA AT HIS CONVERSATION WITH THE PILOT OFF CAMERA AT HIS HOME. CAMERA AT HIS HOME. CAMERA AT HIS HOME. HE CAMERA AT HIS HOME. HE APPEARS CAMERA AT HIS HOME. HE APPEARS TO CAMERA AT HIS HOME. HE APPEARS TO BE CAMERA AT HIS HOME. HE APPEARS TO BE DOING CAMERA AT HIS HOME. HE APPEARS TO BE DOING OKAY. HE APPEARS TO BE DOING OKAY. HE APPEARS TO BE DOING OKAY. THE HE APPEARS TO BE DOING OKAY. THE FAA HE APPEARS TO BE DOING OKAY. THE FAA IS HE APPEARS TO BE DOING OKAY. THE FAA IS PLANNING HE APPEARS TO BE DOING OKAY. THE FAA IS PLANNING ON HE APPEARS TO BE DOING OKAY. THE FAA IS PLANNING ON RELEASING THE FAA IS PLANNING ON RELEASING THE FAA IS PLANNING ON RELEASING A