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# Warning from the Windy City
- URL: https://www.smdp.com/warning-from-the-windy-city-editor/
- Published: 2008-04-11T15:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-24T19:13:27.000Z
- Author: Guest Author
- Tags: Opinion, Santa Monica Airport, #archive-import

*By Jim Gannon Chicago*

What are you waiting for Santa Monica, a plane to break through a barrier and come to a halt on Bundy Drive or 23rd Street during rush hour?

That’s what happened in Chicago at Midway Airport, December 2005\. The plane skidded through a barrier and hit several cars killing a boy. The FAA determined it was pilot error.

Midway airport is smack in the middle of a residential area just like Santa Monica.

*Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on April 11, 2008.* [Read the original PDF.](https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/smdp%5Fbackissues/041108.pdf?ref=smdp.com)