whoa, man. the umpire sees the falling plane and waves off the pitcher. i m looking at that right fielder and kind of an unreal moment, just wanted to wave to him and say hey, dude, how s the game going, you know. then it dawned on me i m about to die. fans and players watch in horror as the plane heads directly for the field. and the total feeling of helplessness, i m in no control here, i ve got nothing to say, we re screwed. right before the impact, the plane s left wing clips a chain link fence. the engine tears off and the plane cartwheels across the running track. the second we hit, it was hard. it was instant. my right foot just snapped, it was noisy, it was brutal. the plane catches fire. fans and players, including andrew cowan, rush to the crash site.