Aircraft pics

[earntaz]

Yep -- he contacted ATC and indicated the engine quit -- result? ... earth sucks. Almost made it back to the runway ...

[earntaz]

What's the old saying "there are old pilots and there are bold pilots -- but very few old bold pilots" or something like that.

[SS427]

Extremely lucky there was no fire as this type of crash normally always ends with that as a result. Since he had to be removed from the plane that likely would have meant a fatality. Evidently he suffered engine trouble immediately after take off and was attempting to circle around and land. Private video shows his plane descending rapidly and under limited power. I witnessed a similar crash while at my daughters soccer game when a Cessna 172 lost power. It's glide slope was just a little better than a rock. Fortunately both father and daughter survived.

[Verne_Frantz]

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: SS427</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Extremely lucky there was no fire as this type of crash normally always ends with that as a result. Since he had to be removed from the plane that likely would have meant a fatality. Evidently he suffered engine trouble immediately after take off and was attempting to circle around and land. Private video shows his plane descending rapidly and under limited power. I witnessed a similar crash while at my daughters soccer game <span style="font-weight: bold">when a Cessna 172 lost power. It's glide slope was just a little better than a rock.</span> Fortunately both father and daughter survived. </div></div>

Actually they glide pretty well. With no power and full flaps you can pull into a field at about 45mph. I know, I've done it.

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[SS427]

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Verne_Frantz</div><div class="ubbcode-body"> Actually they glide pretty well. With no power and full flaps you can pull into a field at about 45mph. I know, I've done it.

Verne [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/biggthumpup.gif[/img] </div></div>

I was being sarcastic Vern.

If you want to talk glide slope or lack there of, have a fuel starvation issue due to a cut O-ring on the fuel filter of a Glassair III like we did. Even with partial power we were losing altitude at an alarming rate and with an 86 mph stall speed I was not having a good time!

[68l30]

This is why I don't toy with Planes and Boats....I like to get out and walk when they quit running. [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/scholar.gif[/img]


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[Woj]

I used to get a bi-weekly Aviation Safety magazine. Each issue had a short narrative regarding recent accidents and incidents. Ninety percent of the general aviation accidents occurred because of two reasons, one - running out of fuel, two - flying into weather conditions that the pilot was not prepared or trained to deal with.

I hope Mr. Ford is alright.

Phil Woj.

[ANDY M]

More info here: http://variety.com/2015/biz/news/har...sh-1201447290/

I think Bill makes a good point about no fire = no gas. Even the best pilots can forget something on the check list. Remember John Denver? He ran out of gas doing aerobatics, but unfortunately he was too high to glide, and he just augured in.

[mssl72]

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: ANDY M</div><div class="ubbcode-body">More info here: http://variety.com/2015/biz/news/har...sh-1201447290/

I think Bill makes a good point about no fire = no gas. Even the best pilots can forget something on the check list. Remember John Denver? He ran out of gas doing aerobatics, but unfortunately he was too high to glide, and he just augured in. </div></div>

Here on the local news they interviewed one of the people that removed him from the plane. He said they decided to get him out because it was leaking fuel. One of the authorities said it was leaking at the rate of about 1 gallon per minute. The one guy who was one of the first on the scene also turned out to be spinal surgeon (a doctor on a golf course!?!). He and the other few guys he was with stabilized his neck and got him out. Harrison has been upgraded last I heard. He's doing ok. Hey, he came back just fine after being frozen in carbonite...

[Bob Jenkins]

Those Kinner engines have been known to quit on take-off