The once-mighty USC Trojans -- who lost to lowly Stanford two weeks ago in a Pac-10 game -- had a close call while flying into South Bend, Ind., for their annual skirmish tomorrow with the Notre Dame Fighting Irish.
The plane carrying the Trojans plummeted during a severe thunderstorm, leaving some of the Trojans screaming, scared and hurt.
The pilot of the charter flight was forced to abort his first landing attempt, but later made a successful landing.
Defensive end Lawrence Jackson told the Los Angeles Times that he planned on seeing the team trainer because a popsicle pierced the inside of his mouth during the big dip.
Quarterback John David Booty, shown at left in a photo by Reed Saxon, said he's experienced worse.
"It wasn't the worst flight I've ever been on," Booty said. "But it was definitely the biggest drop."
Check this story for more details on the hairy plane ride.
--Paul Chavez
I'm thankful nothing bad happened.
Luke
Posted by: charter jet | 19 May 2010 at 04:18 AM