(taps gas gauge) You have GOT to be kidding me! Son of a...

[Curt James]

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Published on Oct 8, 2011 by AssociatedPress
The U.S. Coast Guard has rescued the pilot of a small plane who was forced to land in the Pacific Ocean after running out of fuel while flying from California to Hawaii.

 

[LAM]

that was a pretty dam good water landing for a plane with no pontoons...

 

[Curt James]

I know, right? How many movies have you seen where a plane just cartwheels? Not sure if that's the average outcome or not, but still amazing that he could run out of gas, crash land in the ocean, and survive!

 

[LAM]

at first I thought it was a model plane

 

[SFW]

He's lucky he didnt sink to the bottom in that thing