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Whoops!
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Nice one! Hope there is not too much damage and all are ok.
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Just been on the ABC TV news. Not sure he's down yet.
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Lets see if his 120 hours of CPL training have trained him well enough to land on two wheels! As for which wheel is missing could make for an interesting arrival !
We will find out at 1pm :ok: |
Should see the photo of assembled press on twitter.
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Restricted area of 15 miles just placed on Mangalore
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Currently the most popular feed on liveatc worldwide.
At the moment there are 175 feeds, and the next highest is 55. |
Landed safely
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There's about half a million photographers at Mangalore. You'd reckon one would tweet a picture!
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Funny. I type t-w-e-e-t and PPRuNE displays!
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UPDATE: A Student pilot has landed his stricken plane at a regional airport north of Melbourne
The aircraft, missing its back right-hand wheel, came down at Mangalore Airport about 1.20pm. Fire crews foamed the runway, but the Piper Warrior veered off to the left soon after touching down. The plane lurched, then came to a sudden stop.:ok: |
Glad to hear he is safe and all ended well! Didn't warriors have this issue once upon a time? Under carriage departure? I've heard a few stories now, including two at my own school many many years ago!
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Anyone got a rego?
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That's the most exciting thing to happen in Mangalore for a while. Good to see all the assembled students had their flouro vests on, we wouldn't want to cause ANOTHER incident, would we? :8
Well done the pilot, looks like it became a total non-event:ok: |
Well Done Nicole, great photos:ok:
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Nice job. I was thinking I might have stuck to the sealed surface to avoid the leg digging in. I thought landing on the grass would trigger a ground loop (which it didn't). But then again, the cost of fixing the sealed surface might be more thank the value of the Warrior.
Some days you just need to remind yourself that a good landing is any landing you walk away from. He's done a text book job. Door cracked open, prop stopped. Wonder who's paying for the flying time to burn fuel? :rolleyes: |
OK. Brain fade.
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Evertime I see the firies foam something, that is not on fire (yes I know it's a precaution) I hear my old Instructor telling me "Tell them not to foam it. It's not on fire!"
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Good to see him finishing the shutdown checks whilst they are giving him a foam bath !
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Akro - Spot on! Some nufty must have decided they would be better off landing on the grass. Wrong ! It's well documented that you are better off landing on bitumen, particularly given that emergency services were nearby.
If you are going to do a wheels-up, do it on bitumen ! Do you think he would have got the 5 hours flying for nothing (whilst he burnt off fuel) but then put them in his logbook anyway ? :ok: |
where can I find the atc communication recording on internet?
I tried liveatc.net but it seems have no feed from YMNG at all.
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Just viewed the footage on ABC 24, Shows him landing on the bitumen:D
Before heading for the grass |
Here are some details that I have on very good authority.
1- fixed gear AC missing RH main wheel! Not a gear up. 2- decision made to burn fuel overhead and buy time while services etc were notified and decisions were made as to how to direct the pilot. 3- The pilot performed exceptionally well and remained calm throughout. Well done that man! 4- The landing was as good as you could hope for, started on the CL, but AC yawed left and ended up on the grass. |
OK, next question...
Where's the wheel and why?:confused: |
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Makeithappen - that's not the really pressing question. What we are all wanting to know is what would Planky think about how he stalled it on...
It didn't behave entirely as I was expecting on the landing in the latter parts. |
OK, next question... Where's the wheel and why? A question for the maintenance department no doubt. |
He's done a text book job. Door cracked open, prop stopped. DF. |
Doubt he'd be paying for it anyway, being a China Southern cadet.
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Great job in getting back safely. Not sure about orbiting for 5 hrs to burn fuel. Good discussion point.
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Ahhhhh yes grasshopper a good bicycle landing ...... :E
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VH-XXX It didn't behave entirely as I was expecting on the landing in the latter parts. Whether the actions were intentional or not (and this is in no way a commentary on their correctness or otherwise), glad to see him walk away.:ok: Bet those torque links will be a much better observed part of his pre-flight from now on. |
If ever you go to buy a Cherokee one area that you should look at are the torque links on the main gear for cracks, wear etc.. If they fail you can loose the oleo/wheel assembly. In the footage you can see the links (or what's left of them) and the brake line flapping in the breeze. Tootle pip!! |
Evertime I see the firies foam something, that is not on fire (yes I know it's a precaution) I hear my old Instructor telling me "Tell them not to foam it. It's not on fire!" I have to say that I'm very impressed with the way the pilot handled that. I would be interested to know if he had a Retrac endo or training. He is a credit to his instructors. FRQ CB |
But and it is a big BUT , the boy got it home and without even a bandaid on his person.
At 120 hours total experience he has had the lesson of a lifetime, he survived by exercising GOOD AIRMANSHIP well done. And the aircraft is only a bit broken GOLD |
How did he know the wheel was missing?
Reminds me of the story of the Grob nosewheel that was found on a beach in WA, the CSWAFC stude was supposed to be going somewhere in the wheatbelt...allegedly....this was a loong time ago :cool::cool: Anyway interesting decision to fly around for five hours in an aircraft with an endurance of...five hours.... Good ol' JXR hopefully will live to fly another day! |
EEEnglish???
The following is the regional ten news item, from which I highlight part:
Trainee pilot safely lands Piper Warrior with missing wheel at Mangalore Airport | News.com.au He was said to be in good spirits and calm while emergency crews talked to him by two-way radio during the ordeal. The pilot speaks English as a second language and a fellow student and his instructor at times spoke in his native language during the drama to avoid confusion. Emergency crews knew a crash landing was likely, heightening concerns it could spark a fire at the dry and dusty aerodrome. Read more: Cookies must be enabled | Herald Sun |
It does? In what way was was his English a problem?
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A great job by the pilot, but 5 hours burning fuel? In a Warrior? :ugh:
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