▁attempting ▁five ▁land ings . ▁He ▁was ▁not ▁hurt . ▁Cir cling ▁the ▁field ▁in ▁an ▁effort ▁accur ately ▁to ▁read ▁the ▁wind ▁so ck , ▁G orm an ▁came ▁in ▁down ▁wind ▁at ▁too ▁rapid ▁speed ▁and ▁over ran ▁the ▁apr on . ▁His ▁plane ▁struck ▁a ▁two - foot ▁h edge ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁field ▁and ▁n osed ▁over , ▁b ending ▁the ▁prop eller ▁and ▁was hing ▁out ▁one ▁wheel ▁of ▁the ▁under car riage . ▁The ▁mail ▁was ▁transferred ▁to ▁the ▁north bound ▁B irmingham ▁Special ▁leaving ▁here ▁at ▁ 1 0 : 2 0 ▁and ▁cons igned ▁to ▁Charlotte , ▁where ▁it ▁was ▁to ▁be ▁picked ▁up ▁by ▁a ▁plane ▁sent ▁down ▁ ▁from ▁Richmond ▁and ▁flow n ▁to ▁New ark , ▁N . ▁J . ▁G orm an ▁arrived ▁over ▁the ▁field ▁at ▁ 9 : 3 5 . ▁It ▁took ▁him ▁ 1 0 ▁minutes ▁to ▁land . ▁After ▁sk imming ▁over ▁the ▁field , ▁he ▁crash ed ▁into ▁the ▁h edge ▁and ▁left ▁one ▁wheel ▁in ▁a ▁cot ton ▁field ▁that ▁bounds ▁the ▁air port ▁on ▁the ▁south west . ▁The ▁pilot ▁took ▁off ▁from ▁Atlanta ▁with ▁the ▁first ▁army ▁mail ▁plane ▁to ▁leave ▁that ▁city ▁at ▁ 8 : 1 5 , ▁Eastern ▁Standard ▁time , ▁with ▁an ▁' aver age ' ▁load ▁of ▁mail . ▁The ▁take off ▁was ▁delayed ▁ 3 5 ▁minutes ▁await ing ▁a ▁mail ▁ship ▁from ▁New ▁Orleans . ▁The ▁weather ▁was ▁clear ▁and ▁cold ▁throughout ▁his