View Full Version : Piper Lance lands without nosegear at FAVG
I.R.PIRATE
5th Jan 2007, 11:43
Well done fellow.
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Shockwave Sam
5th Jan 2007, 12:54
Yep nice one indeed-no one hurt which is the best bit except maybe the insurance company's slush fund!!Looks like the chap did a top job!
Woof etc
5th Jan 2007, 18:48
except...... that pulling the mixture might have saved an expensive engine stripdown. Then again it problem needs it anyway after the firehose dousing.
Insurance company's problem I guess.
Insurance will be upset....but even more so, when during the process of pulling the Piper off the runway the right main collapsed.
V2+ A Little
5th Jan 2007, 20:44
Mixture pulled or not, who cares! On the ground with all fingers and toes, exactly what we are trained for. Well done, good job!!
putt for dough
6th Jan 2007, 06:09
Yeah great job!!!:D :D
Oh and great job Mr Photographer!:ok:
Montoya
6th Jan 2007, 17:44
Yea I was out flying when he reported his gear was stuck,he didn't sound too stressed,great job,good landing under pressure.
james ozzie
6th Jan 2007, 18:00
except...... that pulling the mixture might have saved an expensive engine stripdown.
Woof, are you suggesting that it would be possible to stop the engine with the prop blades horizontal? I once recall an instructor advocating this but I recall another instructor saying "the prop will always windmill at flight speed" (unless fully featherable, I guess). If one puts flight safety ahead of the insurers interests, I assume one does not want to be fiddling with the mixture lever a few yards out from a difficult landing. Well done to the driver
Captain Pheremone
7th Jan 2007, 09:52
Hey Woofman- good post and I aree with you 100%.
This guy did a grand job getting down safely and it would have been even better if he had got the engine quit. We can all learn from others.
What happened to the reality **** of flying low down the runway with a guy in the back of a bakkie sussing out the problem - say at Dbn Apt.:hmm:
I.R.PIRATE
7th Jan 2007, 10:06
Chuck was busy elsewhere
V2+ A Little
7th Jan 2007, 23:44
He must have been. I don't think shutting a donkey all the way off as an experiment has ever really appealed to me.............:suspect:
Ace Man
8th Jan 2007, 07:02
I saw a very similar incident circa '89, runway 36 at FAGM (now rwy 35- or other way round ). One instructor(FO initials) + student in an arrow4. Engine was shut down and stopped perfect unside down"Y" (ZS-KTA - I think). Student was put in the aft section of the plane and a firmish landing on the mains popped the nose gear out! The fault was caused by an 'O' ring not fitted correctly! All the cameras were there and not a scratch on the plane.
Anyway, nice job guys - just interested to hear what the cause may have been?
I.R.PIRATE
9th Jan 2007, 05:19
metal fatique/corrosion of the main nose gear cast bracket.
Brandten
18th Jul 2007, 14:38
Anyone else there to see it live ?
/me was, got it on video, lets see if i can put it up somewhere
jagunmolu
18th Jul 2007, 18:06
COULD NOT HAVE BEEN BETTER DONE,ANY LANDING YOU WALK AWAY FROM IS FANTASTIC ,PILOT DESERVES A CITATION.GOOD JOB:ok:
Cave Troll
19th Jul 2007, 08:11
It looks like Virginia needs the grass cut!
james ozzie
19th Jul 2007, 10:13
"PILOT DESERVES A CITATION."
But he already has a plane...(tee hee)