ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. – The Federal Aviation Administration said they still don’t know the source of the fuel cap that fell in a Winter Garden yard.
The FAA said they investigated the incident and could not confirm the source.
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In August of 2019, Dara Hackett told News 6 the 8-inch wide fuel cap sliced through her screened enclosure and almost hit her and her friend.
"All of a sudden we hear this noise," she said. "I’ve heard a gunshot, but it sounded so much louder and so much worse."
The cap landed in Hackett’s swimming pool.
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University professor and department chairman for Aviation Maintenance Sciences Eric Jones said it is very unusual for this to happen.
Jones said there are many precautions before a flight and it is extremely rare for a part to fall from the plane.