On Monday, 38-year-old Robert Jones was jogging on the beach in Hilton Head, South Carolina. He was minding his own business and listening to his iPod, when he was suddenly hit and KILLED by a small plane trying to make a crash landing. (!!!)
--The pilot of the plane was a guy named Edward Smith. He says he was at 13,000 feet when the plane started leaking oil, covering his windshield and completely blocking his vision. Then Edward's propeller went out, and he started going down.
--At first, Edward thought he could make it to the Hilton Head Airport. But when he realized he couldn't, he had to improvise.
--After striking Robert, the plane skidded to a stop a little farther down the beach. Edward and his unidentified passenger both survived the crash unharmed.
--On Tuesday, Edward told reporters, quote, "I've got a lot of issues going on right now. I've got a plane that's all torn up. And I've got a young man that I killed."
--So far, no charges have been filed against Edward. But the Federal Aviation Administration and the National Transportation Safety Board are both investigating the accident.
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