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| Light aircraft crash-lands in Cheltenham garden | Light aircraft crash-lands in Cheltenham garden |
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| A light aircraft has crash-landed in the back garden of a house in Cheltenham. | A light aircraft has crash-landed in the back garden of a house in Cheltenham. |
| An emergency system on board the single-engine Cirrus SR22 was deployed, releasing a parachute to slow the plane's descent. | |
| A Gloucestershire Police spokesperson said the pilot, a 76-year-old man from London, suffered minor injuries. | A Gloucestershire Police spokesperson said the pilot, a 76-year-old man from London, suffered minor injuries. |
| The homeowner's son Jamie Greeff was in bed at the time and said the noise was like "something out of a movie". | The homeowner's son Jamie Greeff was in bed at the time and said the noise was like "something out of a movie". |
| 'Pilot yelling' | 'Pilot yelling' |
| "We have building work going on next door and all the builders were yelling, and I just thought it was building equipment," said 16-year-old Jamie. | "We have building work going on next door and all the builders were yelling, and I just thought it was building equipment," said 16-year-old Jamie. |
| "The next thing I know my dad is yelling at me that a plane has crashed into the garden. | "The next thing I know my dad is yelling at me that a plane has crashed into the garden. |
| "And then I look out the back and there is this plane in the trees and the pilot was yelling that he was alright." | "And then I look out the back and there is this plane in the trees and the pilot was yelling that he was alright." |
| Emergency crews were called to Langdale Road in Up Hatherley at 10:45 BST. | Emergency crews were called to Langdale Road in Up Hatherley at 10:45 BST. |
| Nearby houses were evacuated as a precaution while the fire service made the scene safe. | Nearby houses were evacuated as a precaution while the fire service made the scene safe. |
| Gloucestershire Airport, at Staverton, which is 2.5 miles (4km) from the scene, said the 4-seat aircraft had been on its way to land there at the time of the crash. | Gloucestershire Airport, at Staverton, which is 2.5 miles (4km) from the scene, said the 4-seat aircraft had been on its way to land there at the time of the crash. |
| 'All shook up' | 'All shook up' |
| "The pilot deployed an emergency parachute system and the aircraft landed in a residential garden near the Hatherley area of Cheltenham," said a spokesperson. | "The pilot deployed an emergency parachute system and the aircraft landed in a residential garden near the Hatherley area of Cheltenham," said a spokesperson. |
| David Shatford, from Cheltenham, watched the drama from scaffolding while working on a nearby home. | David Shatford, from Cheltenham, watched the drama from scaffolding while working on a nearby home. |
| "We heard a big loud noise, [the plane] was spinning in the parachute and landed in the trees about 12ft away from us," he said. | "We heard a big loud noise, [the plane] was spinning in the parachute and landed in the trees about 12ft away from us," he said. |
| "We stood back, and then I went towards the plane - me and another gentleman - and helped the pilot out. He was all shook up and didn't talk much." | "We stood back, and then I went towards the plane - me and another gentleman - and helped the pilot out. He was all shook up and didn't talk much." |
| The parachute was designed by BRS Aerospace based in Minnesota, USA, in 1975. Company director Boris Popov had the idea following a 400ft (120m) fall he survived in a collapsed hang-glider. | The parachute was designed by BRS Aerospace based in Minnesota, USA, in 1975. Company director Boris Popov had the idea following a 400ft (120m) fall he survived in a collapsed hang-glider. |
| "I think this is our 295th person that's been saved with the use of our system," said current CEO and president Larry Williams. | "I think this is our 295th person that's been saved with the use of our system," said current CEO and president Larry Williams. |
| "Here's a guy who literally was able to deploy the system and walk away, essentially uninjured, from this. | "Here's a guy who literally was able to deploy the system and walk away, essentially uninjured, from this. |
| "Probably the most gratifying thing in terms of what we do is when someone comes around and says: 'Hey, I deployed your system and it saved my life'. That's very rewarding." | "Probably the most gratifying thing in terms of what we do is when someone comes around and says: 'Hey, I deployed your system and it saved my life'. That's very rewarding." |