oversight

James Hollis was in the sky over Darby, Montana, when his engine died. The retired air traffic controller skillfully piloted his aircraft downward.

He touched down on a highway. His heroic landing was made necessary by a basic oversight: He forgot to put gas in the plane.

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During the same month that Flight 331 skidded off a runway in Jamaica, two other American planes experienced problems as they landed.

In these instances, a tip of the wing touched the runway. Nobody was injured on either flight, but the agency wants to increase oversight of the airline to figure out if there's a pattern.

A state auditor's report says the Texas Secretary of State's Office needs to improve its voter registration oversight.