Heavy landing.

[Flyingmac]

Was given an eyewitness report of a heavy landing by a Tucano flown by an overseas student. Think Yorkshire. Reported to have recorded 13G on 'touch'down. Major damage. Probable write-off.

[pohm1]

Terrible news on the airframe.




Any news on the stude?:rolleyes:

P1

[Runaway Gun]

Is Yorkshire considered as overseas?

[RedhillPhil]

Well they speak a different language........:)

[tradewind]

was Major damage the name of the pilot?

[622]

That 'eyewitness' must have had good eyesight to read the G meter..:eek:

[Runaway Gun]

But not good enough to read his map. He THINKS he was in Yorkshire.

[VX275]

Solo, or is there also some poor instructor awaiting an 'interview without coffee' ?
Been there, done that, writen a statement.:ouch:

[c130jbloke]

At 13g, I think you are more in the light crash bracket than a heavy landing...

[Low Flier]

Think Yorkshire

No thanks.

13g is a bit too much heavy-planting, even for Yorkshire.

[vecvechookattack]

This was classified as a heavy landing...?????


http://vtolblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/RAF_Merlin_wreckage.jpg

[Herod]

Did he walk away from it? If so, it's a landing; if not, it's a crash. :)

[RileyDove]

pohm - Writing off the pilot would be 'terrible' ! Effectively scrapping a Tucano is a shame -but no more than that!

[ab33t]

I think there was an external G meter

[Double Zero]

I think such quips are probably unfair on Flyingmac; the way I read it, his witness was probably ground or indeed other air crew who learned the readings afterwards; that scenario should hardly come as a surprise...

I'm presuming the Tucano ( never played with them myself except very briefly during the aircraft selection competition ) has some sort of recorders, or it wouldn't be much of a trainer; anyway the various bent bits should give a good clue !