Airplane part falls from sky, nearly hits man in Maine

AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — A steel object believed to have fallen from a trans-Atlantic jet got here crashing down outdoors the Maine State Home, touchdown with a loud bang simply ft from a Capitol Police employee, officers stated Monday.

The Federal Aviation Administration was alerted Friday and returned to the State Home on Monday because it investigated the thing, Capitol Police Chief Matthew Clancy stated.

The steel hit with a loud bang on a slab of granite lining a cobblestone walkaway about 6 to eight ft (1.8 to 2.4 meters) from a safety screener — and got here near hitting the constructing itself, he stated.

“It positively shocked him,” the chief stated. “He was strolling again to the constructing and bought fairly a wakeup name.”

Nobody was harm.

The FAA believes the steel sleeve weighing 6 to 7 kilos got here from a wing flap of a big passenger jet, he stated. Airways had been notified, and all planes landed safely that day, Clancy stated.

The realm the place the airplane half crashed to the bottom is normally busy when the Maine Legislature is in session, and it is routinely used for rallies, protests and press conferences, he stated.

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