miles short. instead, he ended up right up there. imagine being jolted out of your sleep only to see the pilot and a plane in your apartment. disaster narrowly averted. may day, may day. reporter: a single engine prop plane crashes through the roof of this three-story apartment building in a suburb just outside washington, d.c. the pilot, 61-year-old william larson, desperately calls for help reporting his cessna cardinal had engine problems, electrical failures, and low fuel. heading toward dulles. emergency requested. fuel remaining? i think that s our problem. we re not going to make the airport. reporter: seconds later, he nose dives through the roof of david ventura s living room. we heard an explosion and came out to the door. it seems like all the dry wall