Blog # 2...The Almost Plane CRASH!

My mother and I had just spent a week on a windjammer cruise. A windjammer is a very large sail boat with hotel sized rooms inside. We had been sitting in the St. Martin airport for about 5 hrs. Finally after what seemed like a lifetime we boarded. I was expecting a normal sized airplane but instead it was a small propeller plane. I had been in one before but for some reason this one made me nervous. While flying I felt a sudden change in the airplane. I wasn’t sure what happened so I ignored it. Later I could see the run way and hear the landing gear descending. As we started landing I could tell something was wrong because I had never felt a landing like that before. It was harsh and unusual. We finally stopped and everyone in the plane looked panicked. I looked out of the window flashing lights of police cars, fire trucks, and emergency airport vehicles all rushing towards the plane. They quickly got us out of the plane and into a bus to the airport. I had overheard one of the passengers say to another that the right engine of the plane had shut off in mid air. Apparently some had seen it happen. We had been flying with only one engine. I am glad I didn’t know that at time. After safely in the airport we discovered that we missed our plane home to New York. After such a bad day it finally got better because the airline gave us free vouchers for food. No coach seats were available on the next flight to New York so we were forced to sit in first class, eat first class food, and with no extra charge. It was great ending to a terrible day.