Bob Moore Posted December 5, 2012 Share Posted December 5, 2012 Good job he missed the wall. ATC were very good too (as trained to be.) Well worth watching. Edited By David Ashby - RCME on 05/12/2012 13:08:44 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Ashby - Moderator Posted December 5, 2012 Share Posted December 5, 2012 Thanks Bob, well done that man eh? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WolstonFlyer Posted December 5, 2012 Share Posted December 5, 2012 Well done that man! Vary calm pilot and even got it fairly close to a road for recovery access! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danny Fenton Posted December 5, 2012 Share Posted December 5, 2012 Thanks Bob that was rivetting, yes he just barely hopped that wall! I had to do something similar in a Super Cub (G-BBYB) with my Dad in the 80's scary stuff. Cheers Danny Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doug Ireland Posted December 5, 2012 Share Posted December 5, 2012 I'm surprised the prop didn't feather when the oil pressure dropped? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Moore Posted December 5, 2012 Author Share Posted December 5, 2012 I read in the comments that the gearbox disintegrated. I'd wondered why he lost comms, but maybe the radio required power from the alternator/generator to tx? It was still receiving? Iimpressive calm piloting. I think he flies for Monarch? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin Harris - Moderator Posted December 5, 2012 Share Posted December 5, 2012 I was wondering if it was a set-up when the prop kept going but obviously not. There also seemed to be a lot of electrically powered activity on the panel and the mags were still on at touch down. Wonder if the fuel was off - he didn't waste any time getting out though! I was waiting for it to stall - seemed very nose high while he was manouevring around the wall! The ground run was nice and short though - I assume the undercarriage being up was elective rather than a collapse. Still, all's well that ends well....and I'm glad it wasn't me in that situation. A petrol tank in a forced landing is a definite liability! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrian Smith 1 Posted December 5, 2012 Share Posted December 5, 2012 Typical isn't? When you are looking for an emergency landing spot what do you see? A load of blasted wind turbines in an idyllic landscape. Seriously though that guy was amazing under pressure! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon Chambers Posted December 5, 2012 Share Posted December 5, 2012 Saw that video a little while ago. Very impressive piloting skills. That reminds me of this even older but equally impressive video, of a F-16 landing completely deadstick: Apparently the F-16 has a emergency APU that runs off the highly corrosive hydrazine. This is why at the end of the video they say to let the emergency trucks to know about the APU - as they will need Hazmat suits when approaching the aircraft. Si. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin Harris - Moderator Posted December 5, 2012 Share Posted December 5, 2012 It's a great video with the right outcome but (from the viewpoint of someone sitting at a desk but with a modicum of real world experience) there were rather a lot of errors made. I suspect he did stall onto the ground at the end as apparently he went to the hospital later for treatment - I'd guess with a compressed vertebra or two? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin Harris - Moderator Posted December 5, 2012 Share Posted December 5, 2012 Posted by Martin Harris on 05/12/2012 14:22:22: I was wondering if it was a set-up when the prop kept going but obviously not. There also seemed to be a lot of electrically powered activity on the panel and the mags were still on at touch down. Wonder if the fuel was off - he didn't waste any time getting out though! Whoops - closer examination shows the mag switch works in the opposite direction to every other one of a similar type that I've seen... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Moore Posted December 5, 2012 Author Share Posted December 5, 2012 Doesn't look to me as though he stalled it, but a belly landing in a field would hardly be comfortable? He was fit enough to be able to climb out quickly, so I doubt if he had serious injury. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Privett Posted December 5, 2012 Share Posted December 5, 2012 Heck, I think I held my breath for most of that video! I assume he lost radio comms as he was too low in montainous terrain to be picked up at Carlisle. Here's a link to the AAIB report. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin Harris - Moderator Posted December 5, 2012 Share Posted December 5, 2012 Posted by Bob Moore on 05/12/2012 20:50:22: Doesn't look to me as though he stalled it, but a belly landing in a field would hardly be comfortable? He was fit enough to be able to climb out quickly, so I doubt if he had serious injury. There's a hint of a wing drop at the last moment and I suspect it dropped the last few feet - even bearing in mind the fact it was wheels up there was a very short ground run. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Moore Posted December 5, 2012 Author Share Posted December 5, 2012 Soft muddy ground, you could see it flying up? Anyway, whatever, it was still nicely handled! Edited By Bob Moore on 05/12/2012 23:54:08 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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