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NATIONAL PARK SERVICE MORNING REPORT Monday, February 5, 2007 =============================================================================================================== INCIDENTS Kennesaw Mountain NBP DEA Aircraft Makes Forced Landing In Park A single-engine Cessna made an emergency landing in an open field in the park around 3:40 p.m. on Wednesday, January 31st. The Cessna is owned and operated by the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and the pilot was able to land safely without damage to the plane, injury to the three occupants, or any damage to the park. The field is not frequented by park visitors. The pilot said that the engine died shortly after takeoff from McCullom Field. Park staff responded along with representatives from the NTSB, FAA, DEA and Cobb County Police Department. A decision was made to leave the plane in the park until DEA and FAA could get sufficient vehicles to the site to properly remove the plane. On February 2nd, the Cessna was moved by crane and transported back to McCullom Field, which is only a couple of miles away. [L.R. Morris, Chief Ranger] Natchez Trace Parkway Car Stop Results In Drug Seizure On the evening of January 5th, supervisory park ranger Joe Mangino stopped a 2003 Ford Expedition for speeding near milepost 122. During the subsequent interview, the driver and front seat passenger offered significantly different stories about where they'd come from and where they were going. While Mangino was talking to the driver outside of the vehicle, one of the passengers - S.T., 31, of Tupelo, Mississippi - exited the vehicle and fled on foot with a package into nearby woods. Mangino called for backup and secured the remaining passengers. When ranger Rachel Strain and local police units arrived, a search for S.T. was begun. He was found about a mile away in the Riverbend picnic area. A K-9 unit later found the package, which contained two pounds of marijuana. Charges are pending, including fleeing and eluding and possession with intent to distribute. [Allen S. Etheridge, Chief Ranger] OTHER NEWS Other news from today's edition of InsideNPS, the National Park Service's home page: Servicewide - The National Park Service has developed a web site to help plan visits to NPS sites that preserve African American Heritage. Redwood N&SP - Barbara Pfhaning retired on February 2nd after almost 32 years of federal service and serving as the secretary for eight NPS and California state park superintendents at Redwood National and State Parks. Saguaro NP - Janell Schultz, budget assistant at Saguaro National Park, retired on February 2nd with over 33 years with the federal government. To link to InsideNPS, click on HYPERLINK "http://inside.nps.gov/" http://inside.nps.gov/ * * * * * Prepared by Visitor and Resource Protection, WASO, with the cooperation and support of Delaware Water Gap NRA. --- ### --- |