Merged: Van seaplane arse over kite in Darwhine..
Silly Old Git
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Merged: Van seaplane arse over kite in Darwhine..
Owner/pilot rescued sitting on upturned floats
Waddya reckon?
http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2...e=alicesprings
Waddya reckon?
http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2...e=alicesprings
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So if you owe the CP a carton of beer every time you leave the water rudders down for t/off or landing, what do you owe when you leave the wheels down and f*#k the whole aircraft? A brewery? 
Glad the pilot is ok.
Glad the pilot is ok.
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Caravan to the bottom of the harbour in Bynoe Bay
'lil Birdie tells me it was a wheels down water landing but I haven't seen any news on it anywhere??
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Probably very little structural damage, see a similar event here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pucmWr55cgw
Very nearly did the same once when a forward float compartment sprung a leak, full back stick only just kept the floats from digging in.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pucmWr55cgw
Very nearly did the same once when a forward float compartment sprung a leak, full back stick only just kept the floats from digging in.
I said little structural damage with respect to its potential to be repaired. As for being inverted and immersed in salt water is another matter. Suggest you stop beating your head against a brickwall and have a glass of red instead.
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I had the experience of watching my chief pilot do exactly this an a Caravan on his first unsupervised line flight, he simply forgot to put the gear up after departure and did not pay attention to the 4 red lights……. So much for checks hey.
Anyway as he flared, the mains touched and he bounced once but after that sudden loss of speed, all four dug in and instant stop. The van then went nose under, prop bends like a banana and it stand on its nose for the infinite seconds
The only reason it did not go right over was the 20 knots of wind that blew it back down.
End result, front spreader bar was flattened. Engine twisted on its mounts until it cracked at the power turbine, firewall bent….. all the good things.
No it did not fly again.
Given that this one is upside down in the salt for a few days, I would hazard to guess that it is an insurance write off.
Anyway as he flared, the mains touched and he bounced once but after that sudden loss of speed, all four dug in and instant stop. The van then went nose under, prop bends like a banana and it stand on its nose for the infinite seconds
The only reason it did not go right over was the 20 knots of wind that blew it back down.
End result, front spreader bar was flattened. Engine twisted on its mounts until it cracked at the power turbine, firewall bent….. all the good things.
No it did not fly again.
Given that this one is upside down in the salt for a few days, I would hazard to guess that it is an insurance write off.
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I must have been pretty lucky. The one I was flying about had a nice lady telling me my gear was up for a water landing and a grumpy sounding guy telling me my gear was down for a land landing, as soon as I went through 100FT. Hoooo, that flash gear is flash aye?.
