# Plane Hits Ferris Wheel, No Serious Injuries **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [October 1, 2011, 11:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/plane-hits-ferris-wheel-no-serious-injuries/598243 "2011-10-01T11:06:44Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Alka\_Seltzer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c89c15/32.png) [@Alka\_Seltzer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alka_Seltzer)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2011, 11:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/plane-hits-ferris-wheel-no-serious-injuries/598243/1 "2011-10-01T11:06:44Z")
[http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-15135716](http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-15135716) The light aircraft ended up embeded in the structure of the wheel. I’m guessing there was no-one in the carriage that took the hit, but it was in use at the time. Lucky escape all round, especially for the pilot and passenger, looks like the wheel acted as a giant catching mitt. ---
**Author:** ![samclem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a9a28c/32.png) [@samclem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/samclem)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2011, 12:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/plane-hits-ferris-wheel-no-serious-injuries/598243/2 "2011-10-01T12:08:21Z")
I was scanning thread titles rather quickly and came in here to see why a plane hit **Fenris**. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Ale](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f19dbf/32.png) [@Ale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ale)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2011, 12:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/plane-hits-ferris-wheel-no-serious-injuries/598243/3 "2011-10-01T12:47:03Z")
Meanwhile it is reported that all spiders in the village are still stunned in awe from the event. ---
**Author:** ![IvoryTowerDenizen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ivorytowerdenizen/32/17937_2.png) [@IvoryTowerDenizen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IvoryTowerDenizen)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2011, 12:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/plane-hits-ferris-wheel-no-serious-injuries/598243/4 "2011-10-01T12:51:13Z")
> [@Ale](#): > > Meanwhile it is reported that all spiders in the village are still stunned in awe from the event. 🙂 [![](http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-4XkVs06Z4cs/ThuokEb2GSI/AAAAAAAACcs/x58Ygg6N3lk/s1600/eat-like-kings.jpg) ](http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-4XkVs06Z4cs/ThuokEb2GSI/AAAAAAAACcs/x58Ygg6N3lk/s1600/eat-like-kings.jpg) My favorite Far Side ---
**Author:** ![Count\_Blucher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c5a1d2/32.png) [@Count\_Blucher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Count_Blucher)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2011, 2:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/plane-hits-ferris-wheel-no-serious-injuries/598243/5 "2011-10-01T14:54:19Z")
“You’ve gotten your salted nuts all through my cotton candy.” “You’ve gotten you’re cotton candy all over my salted nuts…” _cue ad music_ ---
**Author:** ![billfish678](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7bcc69/32.png) [@billfish678](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/billfish678)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2011, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/plane-hits-ferris-wheel-no-serious-injuries/598243/6 "2011-10-01T15:38:01Z")
mmm…the Wright Brother’s sweet salty nuts…the sky truely is the limit…personally I like the Wilbur ones a bit better than the Orville ones… ---
**Author:** ![Alka\_Seltzer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c89c15/32.png) [@Alka\_Seltzer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alka_Seltzer)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2011, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/plane-hits-ferris-wheel-no-serious-injuries/598243/7 "2011-10-01T18:41:06Z")
> [@IvoryTowerDenizen](#): > > [http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-4XkVs06Z4cs/ThuokEb2GSI/AAAAAAAACcs/x58Ygg6N3lk/s1600/eat-like-kings.jpg](http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-4XkVs06Z4cs/ThuokEb2GSI/AAAAAAAACcs/x58Ygg6N3lk/s1600/eat-like-kings.jpg) > > My favorite Far Side Hadn’t seen that one before. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2011, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/plane-hits-ferris-wheel-no-serious-injuries/598243/8 "2011-10-02T17:18:43Z")
[Another view](http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2044162/Ferris-wheel-crash-pilot-saved-plane-Miracle-escape-Australia.html?ito=feeds-newsxml). My brother, who lives in New Zealand and kows how much I love the unique and absurd, called to tell me about this. ---
**Author:** ![Spice\_Weasel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spice_weasel/32/5435_2.png) [@Spice\_Weasel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spice_Weasel)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2011, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/plane-hits-ferris-wheel-no-serious-injuries/598243/9 "2011-10-02T20:24:04Z")
That had to be a looooong 90 minutes. Seriously, I’m amazed nobody was injured or killed here. AFAIC it was a good day for everyone.