Brent P wrote:

> Via fark.com
>
> http://news.sky.com/skynews/article/...250632,00.html
>
> A pensioner attempting to land a plane mistook a road for the runway, an
> accident report says.
>
> He only noticed his mistake when he hit a speed bump.
>
> The pilot believed he had found the landing strip despite noticing "a
> kerb to the side and lamp posts to his left", the report continues.
>
> The 68-year-old, who has not been named, was an experienced private pilot
> who had clocked up more than 1,000 hours in the air over the years.

Sounds like he could have used a GPS navigational aid.

Graham