Jodel Accident at Full Sutton - No one hurt luckily

[kevkdg]

Lucky escape as light aircraft crashes at Full Sutton (From York Press)

[thing]

Looks good to me. Two walking talking after what I speculate is a donk failure. Well done the pilot.

[ETOPS]

what I speculate is a donk failure

Looking at the photo I wonder if there might be another reason

[magpienja]

Yes looking at the prop...it appears the motor was running...but how well is another story.

[Maoraigh1]

when their two seater plane failed to take off from Full Sutton airfield.

Both prop blades are damaged, so engine was turning. Density altitude? Mogas vapour lock leading to loss of power? Carb ice (humid warm air within the carb ice range)?
I'm certain it wasn't a nose wheel collapse on the take-off run.

[surely not]

I am intrigued that the aircraft 'ditched' into a field

Maybe with the higher temperatures, weight and balance became an issue? I am sure ETOPS was suggesting a similar idea

[Above The Clouds]

Two big blokes, cockpit stuffed full of luggage / equipment, one case on the wing were did that fit only saying

[tomboo]

That propellor is never large enough to make that plane fly.... What they needed was a bigger one..

[thing]

Looking at the photo I wonder if there might be another reason

Good spot, didn't really look at the photo closely, just assumed EFATO. Still, whatever the reason, two guys walking which is good.

[Lone_Ranger]

ETOPS combined with the temperature I think you have a point, they might have just gotten away with in the past at 16 degrees, might not work at 26

Glad they are ok

['Chuffer' Dandridge]

Would love to have seen the W&B calcs for that trip. I have a Jodel, very similar to the 120 shown here and 2 fat blokes on board = no luggage and only max 3/4 tanks

[snapper1]

All speculation.
What is known is that these two are very experienced aviators - based in the local area.

[Sir George Cayley]

Word to the wise.

After surviving a death dive, steered away from schools, hospitals and puppy farms then pancaked into a farmers field - don't pose for the local press

Being local and experienced doesn't inure you from pranging.

SGC

[maxred]

It would appear to be surprising that the pair actually fitted in. Everything but the kitchen sink crammed in there.

They may regret that photo. Ah, and the mysterious, three inch prop...

[Katamarino]

"Very experienced" does not automatically mean competent. It might mean that someone has just been flying in their same little patch for decades without learning anything new.

[snapper1]

Well, Sir George, I guess you should know. Brompton Dale wasn't it? Oh no, that was your coachman.

[Airclues]

It's fifteen years since I flew a Jodel 120. From memory the empty weight was 340kg, the max AUW was 620kg and the fuel capacity was 120lt. Can anyone with more recent knowledge confirm these figures.

[Gertrude the Wombat]

don't pose for the local press

Depends how well known you are to the local press, mine would just use a stock photo if I didn't pose for them. And the one they usually use has me grinning like a maniac, so I might want to pose for something more appropriate to the occasion.

[hoodie]

I've always understood that volume was not necessarily an indicator of mass.

But hey, why should any of that stop us slagging off fellow aviators after an undoubtedly traumatic experience? Do carry on.

[flybymike]

I've always understood that volume was not necessarily an indicator of mass.

These were hollow people?