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Former Cape Air pilot get prison time for lying

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March 21, 2008

BOSTON—A former Cape Air pilot whose illness caused an emergency landing in 2002 was sentenced to 16 months in prison for lying to the Federal Aviation Administration about his diabetes.

The U.S. Attorney's office said Ronald Crews hid the condition from the FAA for his entire career.

Crews suffered a diabetic seizure in the middle of a flight from Martha's Vineyard to Hyannis in February 2002.

One of the four passengers, Melanie Oswalt, landed the plane safely at Provincetown Airport, even though its landing gear didn't extend and the airport was closed.

Oswalt was a Cape Air security supervisor who was a pilot-in-training with just 48 hours flying experience.

Crews pleaded guilty last year to four counts of making false statements to a federal agency. He was sentenced Thursday in federal court in Boston.

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Information from: Cape Cod Times, http://www.capecodonline.com

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