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.