Plane Lands in WaWa Parking Lot in Fredericksburg Va

Free Lance - Star (Fredericksburg Va) ^ | 12 August 2013 | Free Lance - Star (Fredericksburg Va)

[DYngbld]

"...the same area of the company that owns the plane, according to records."

"There was a thick fog in the area this morning, even where the crash happened."

Huh?

I was think the same thing. Fine journalism here. The whole article makes little sense. Did he forget to fuel the plane, or was he flying the Charlottesville from Tampa, and get diverted to Stafford?

I have gotten coffee in that Wawas on a few occasions. I will now be on the lookout for very low flying aircraft.

[RegulatorCountry]

Wa Wa? What the heck is that, a baby water store.

[llevrok]

regnad kcin

[Rio]

Emergency landing in what looks like pretty thick fog - he’s lucky to be alive.
Yep. Collapsed all the landing gear which means prop-strike, so the engine is toast. Quite a mess.

[nascarnation]

sadly we cant see the OBAMA sticker on the plane due to the fog cover

Unlikely, Baraqqi crony capitalists have jets, not small prop jobs.

[cornfedcowboy]

Great store though with very good coffee.

[DYngbld]

Wawa is a gas station/convenience store. (Like Sheets if you have those)

Who can get sandwiches made to order, a large variety of coffee, and sodas. Usually have the best price on gas.

I believe the original owners of company, are Lakota Indian. Wawa is goose in Lakota, and there is a goose in the logo. Still it is a silly name for gas station.

The irony is apparently he needed gas. I think that Wawas has about ten pumps.

[TruthWillWin]

One of the reasons a preflight inspection is done (manually checking fuel in both tanks is on the list).

[FlJoePa]

WaWa has great coffee. They are rapidly expanding into FL - Orlando and the west coast.

[Claud]

Wawa is Ojibwe/Chippewa, not Lakota, but yep, it’s the word for “goose”.

Sounds silly to non- Mid-Atlantic folks I know, but I can’t hear the name without my mouth watering. Mmmmm....hoagies.

[null and void]

Frank Hammon of WFLS News reports that the pilot forgot to fuel his plane before taking off.

Good pre-flight, geniuos [sic]!

[tirednvirginia]

They also have tasty hoagies! Lol

[null and void]

How did he know? Did it take full power to taxi in?

[DYngbld]

Wawa is Ojibwe/Chippewa, not Lakota, but yep, it’s the word for “goose”.

Sounds silly to non- Mid-Atlantic folks I know, but I can’t hear the name without my mouth watering. Mmmmm....hoagies.

I was trying to remember what tribe it was, I stand corrected. :)

The closest one to me is in Short Pump. The one with the new lawn ornament is about an hour away.

Dang, now I need some lunch.

[USMCPOP]

If I needed gas at 5:50 in the morning in Fredericksburg (and maybe something for breakfast), I’d head for WaWa, too.

[bmwcyle]

Nothing beats the checklist. God is your co-pilot but you still need the checklist.

[Claud]

Its always confusing to me, because I keep thinking it should be Lenape! The Ojibwe didn’t live anywhere near Wawa, PA.

And would “Cohonks” be any worse a name? ;)

[Albion Wilde]

I see these places in PA when I go there. Worst name EVER.

Not to natives of the area it isn't. The first dairy farm that started the business, and now its corporate headquarters, is located in the town of Wawa, Pennsylvania. The town of Wawa was named before the USA began, in the language of the Leni Lenape Indians native to the Philadelphia/Delaware Valley region. It means "wild goose", apparently the sound a goose makes flying over. Hence, the company's logo:

Old logo before redesign in 2004:

Best. Coffee. Ever. And -- fresh Philly soft pretzels with mustard every day, and hoagies, TastyCakes, and Goldenberg's Peanut Chews -- all Philadelphia delights. I was ecstatic when the chain started moving into Maryland and Virginia!

[TheRhinelander]

That explains it. Thank you!

[GeronL]

Well, he knows where the gas is sold anyways