View Full Version : Another one down in Hawaii......
Bitmonx
31st Jan 2006, 16:45
Details here: http://www.mauinews.com/story.aspx?id=16468
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TheFlyingSquirrel
31st Jan 2006, 17:53
without dubious speculation - does it look like the tail was dug in during the flare, or does it look like a MR boom strike ?
SASless
31st Jan 2006, 18:04
Read somewhere it was a "firm" landing following an engine failure of some sort. Landing with the furrows/road would be a bit smoother than cross grain I think.
Is this now number four for the month in Hawaii?
drakkar
31st Jan 2006, 18:24
This lycoming engine mounted on the D version is really a bad choice.
What Red Line?
31st Jan 2006, 20:14
The cowls on that bird are covering an Allison C30.
An even worse engine choice.
WRL
B Sousa
31st Jan 2006, 20:57
Looks like everyone walked away. That makes it OK in my book....Good One.
For those of you who go out to the airports and do those neat touchdowns on the numbers everytime, there is a difference when the thing quits unexpectedly.
Head Turner
1st Feb 2006, 11:11
Another write off = another sale = another increase in insurance premiums.
Glad there were no report of casualties.
Question - Is there something about Hawaii that makes these incidents happen? The Bermuda triangle of helicopters!
NickLappos
1st Feb 2006, 11:17
And he didn't have FLOATS!!! Go get him, guys!
:ok:
B Sousa
1st Feb 2006, 12:40
Good Point Nick, not that it would have made a difference. That Heli-USA crash is still up in the air as to what difference it would have made there. My opinion was that more may have survived.......
I also detect a little something in your tone on that one. Did you agree or disagree on the pop-out issue?