11-15-2006, 06:41 AM
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Crash last night
This is a crash I worked last night, the pilot climbed out on his own power.
Cell phone was dying and it was getting dark.
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11-15-2006, 06:45 AM
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i live by a little airport as well, and there are more than what i think there should be crashes going on.
good thing he walked away from it
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11-15-2006, 06:56 AM
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This is the first crash this Airport has had since Thurman Munson in 1979.
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11-15-2006, 06:57 AM
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**************** thats pretty scarry crashing a plane. i live next to a small airport also, and love watching them fly above from the balcony of my house. sometime's i think that they fly farrr too low. i am thinking about going over and taking flying lessons....pretty cheap, but after that pic, i think i'll wait...
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11-15-2006, 07:03 AM
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Originally Posted by KronixSpeed
**************** thats pretty scarry crashing a plane. i live next to a small airport also, and love watching them fly above from the balcony of my house. sometime's i think that they fly farrr too low. i am thinking about going over and taking flying lessons....pretty cheap, but after that pic, i think i'll wait...
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I don't blame you for waiting after seeing the pix 
Thank God, the pilot came out alive  I too, live near a small airport about 3 miles and it's right across the shopping mall, good thing that airport is not that busy
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11-15-2006, 07:19 AM
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Hi,
Actually, it looks as if the Pilot did a pretty good job from the photos. Obviously, you cannot tell what the problem was - Engine failure, out of fuel (#1 cause of light aircraft accidents).
Looks as if he came in on approach, raised the nose to decrease airspeed/stall, dragged the Tail to bleed-off speed and prevent flipping over, and the rest of the aircraft just settled in which is why the Engine probably broke off it's mounts, but stayed with the airplane and the main mounts collapsed. In any event, the Pilot was definitely on the stick all the way down. He let the airplane take the impact, good reaction actually. Proving once again what my 1st Naval Flight Instructor said - "Gentlemen, (pointing downward)... This is the Ground. All flights Originate, and Terminate, here..."
Happy Motoring!... Jim'99
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11-15-2006, 07:53 AM
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Im not sure about his skill level but he crashed across a taxi way and his approach wasnt even close to a runway. The plane had fuel.
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11-15-2006, 09:38 AM
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Originally Posted by unklekraker
I don't blame you for waiting after seeing the pix
Thank God, the pilot came out alive I too, live near a small airport about 3 miles and it's right across the shopping mall, good thing that airport is not that busy |
If your going to take flying lessons please stay away from Manhattan... Jesus!
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11-15-2006, 09:49 AM
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Originally Posted by porscheracer
If your going to take flying lessons please stay away from Manhattan... Jesus!
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11-15-2006, 01:08 PM
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Originally Posted by ohioboxster
This is a crash I worked last nighthis.
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I started flight lessons about two years ago, and this is just a sobering reminder. Nothing like flying though. If you love your Porsche you'd love the air.
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11-16-2006, 06:56 AM
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As a private, general aviation pilot and plane owner, I would encourage anyone interested in flying lesson to pursue the dream.
It appears, from reading some of the posting in this thread, that the media has succeeded in scaring the public about "small planes." In fact, the number and percentages of small aircraft accidents has gone steadily down over the last several years. That fact having been duly noted, yes, people do crash and some do die but the way aircraft accidents are typically portrayed by the press leads the undeducated to many unfortunate and erroeous conclusions.
Flying remains much safer than driving but we all live with the inherent dangers everyday. When I fly, I am no more concerned with crashing the plane than I am with crashing my Boxster. Intellectually, I know and accept that flying has risks that driving does not but my training and experience allow me to deal with it and enjoy the fun of flying.
Happily the pilot of this Mooney walked away. Hopefully he/she learned something from the event as well.
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11-16-2006, 10:45 AM
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Flying, sex, Porsches, they all have risks.
We all hate to think about car accidents, but we still look and we still turn the volume up to hear about one. The media knows this and they also know that is hundred times more irrestible if it is an airplane accident.
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11-16-2006, 10:50 AM
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Originally Posted by BeechSierra
As a private, general aviation pilot and plane owner, I would encourage anyone interested in flying lesson to pursue the dream.
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Me too! at least go take a flight in a personal airplane to see what it is like.
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