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Old 6th May 2021, 00:42
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capngrog
 
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A Razor-close Call, Grumman AA-5

Here's a link to the Aviation Safety Network report on this close call:

https://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/246962

Here's a video of the landing that is linked at the bottom of the ASN report:

https://www.facebook.com/groups/Smok...5047232861646/

I'm no expert, but it doesn't look like it gets much closer to disaster than that. How much longer would that FLUTTERING elevator have remained attached to the stabilizer? It appeared that on short final, full "up" elevator was being applied, and when the pilot apparently cut power, the nose dropped, striking the runway. A bent airplane, but both occupants walked away. I believe that pilot did one hell of a good job of getting that crippled plane on the ground without loss of life.

Cheers,
Grog
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