DC3 One Engine into Manchester
Just been watching a live web feed from Manchester Airport, where a BBMF DC3 made a One Engine Emergency landing on 23L
It tried to taxi but was unable to stop going around in circles, so they parked it up on the end of 23L. Some of the passengers were wearing parachutes, and the side door had been removed for a display (at Barton..?) Not too sure how long Manchester will be single runway Ops, as the live feed has ended. . |
Unfortunately there is no tiller for this old beast. Impractical to taxi with a single engine. it is good to see those airplanes still flying though.
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Wonder if it was the port engine.
This was damaged before the aircraft was 'stolen' from Farnborough by BBMF:{; the undercarriage indicated 'unsafe' when the aircraft was lined up for takeoff so the crew started to shut down and evacuate but the port prop was still turning when the port main gear leg collapsed, allowing the prop to strike the runway while still turning. Must have shock loaded the engine as the prop broke off at the reduction gear and bounced up, hitting the fuselage smack in the middle of the forward escape hatch! I didn't witness the incident but as I was rostered as afternoon tower controller, I naturally had to go and 'inspect the runway' to see what damage had been caused to it;) |
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Port, that's Left isn't it. Yes that was the engine that was shut down. The plane made several left hand ground loops at the end of 23L before realising that the braking wheel was in-line with the engine's thrust line.
'Airliners Live' have taken the recording of the incident off-line, most likely whilst they sort out any copyright matters. Maybe the Notams will indicate if they are still single runway Ops. … edit... No mention in the Notams.. |
That pilot made a beautiful landing? He had an unfavourable crosswind, and controlled the plane well. He had the tailwheel locked, so though it could not be used to steer, it would mostly control direction during rollout.
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DC3 + Left cross wind + Left engine shutdown + Right wheel not on the ground = extremely difficult directional control
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Originally Posted by Pilot DAR
(Post 10569985)
That pilot made a beautiful landing? He had an unfavourable crosswind, and controlled the plane well. He had the tailwheel locked, so though it could not be used to steer, it would mostly control direction during rollout.
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Originally Posted by Pilot DAR
(Post 10569985)
That pilot made a beautiful landing? He had an unfavourable crosswind, and controlled the plane well. He had the tailwheel locked, so though it could not be used to steer, it would mostly control direction during rollout.
The tail wheel is not used to steer as it has no steering or control, just “free wheeling”. |
The tail wheel is un-locked for sharp turns only using wheel brakes and differential power. The tail wheel is not used to steer as it has no steering or control, just “free wheeling”. |
I'd let that pilot fly my aeroplane any day they want. Quite a brisk crosswind and the wrong engine out for the crosswind direction. All in one piece and still on the runway. Who cares if it can't be taxied, that's why airports have tugs.
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that's why airports have tugs. TOO |
" it was a Tiger Moth with a wooden skid, and Moth's don't have true differential braking either"
UK Tiger's don't have brakes, in my limited experience. I learned on the Jackeroo conversion. The skid was metal, and steerable. |
UK Tiger's don't have brakes The brakes on the DC-3 I flew were touchy. During my type training, the training pilot warned me, "they come on late, and they come on hard". Thus, as I had reverse available, I really did not use the brakes much in the DC-3 either. |
Thus, as I had reverse available, I really did not use the brakes much in the DC-3 either. Grabby brakes for sure, landed on the beaches in Alaska and tried to touch the brakes slightly to slow down, but the wheels dug in and the tail came up really fast. Did full stall landings next time on the beaches, no brakes needed, let the Dakota shake and protest seconds before you hit the sand, short landings every time. (Fish haul on sandbars and beaches, no pax, no FAR 121 or 135 regulations, almost legal.) |
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