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Just took another look at the R44 that Robinson themselves managed to put on its side and no, it wasn’t fitted with this landing gear despite being a brand model. New buyers can look at the options list when purchasing.. The Original Easy Wheels or The Trolley on Wheels.
“I am so scared and nervous right now,” Dian said. “I’ve been dreading this. I’ve always had a fear for a plane hitting the house
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the flight school stepped up and admitted it was theirs.
Helicopter flight school apologizes for 'unfortunate incident’ of wheel falling through roof of Lynwood home
When the owner of a helicopter flight school read a newspaper article about a helicopter wheel that became lodged halfway between the roof and bathroom ceiling of a Lynwood home this weekend, she quickly realized what happened to a missing ground-handling wheel.
But it’s anyone’s guess as to who was more shocked about the “unfortunate incident," the homeowner, Linda Taylor-Whitt, or Amy Summers of SummerSkyz Inc., of Lansing.
Taylor-Whitt said she was grateful to receive a call and an apology Monday from Summers. The call not only eased her financial concerns by providing the company’s insurance information, but also solved the mystery of how a helicopter wheel ended up in her roof, about a mile from Lansing Municipal Airport.
“I’m glad they reached out and we have an idea now of what happened because up until then we were in the dark about where it came from.” Taylor-Whitt said.
Taylor-Whitt and her family had been out for an early dinner Saturday, celebrating her oldest daughter’s birthday, when they believe the wheel crashed through the roof. When they returned home to the 20000 block of Marlin Court another daughter went upstairs and heard an unfamiliar noise, eventually locating the source in the bathroom.
“She went into my washroom and when she looked up she saw a wheel coming through my washroom ceiling. There was plaster everywhere, and the noise I guess was water coming in because it was raining,” Taylor-Whitt said. “She started screaming for me to run upstairs and I didn’t know what was going on.”
Taylor-Whitt, who said she has a bad leg, took a while to climb the stairs, never expecting what she saw when she made it to her bathroom.
“To have a helicopter wheel coming through the ceiling? I mean I didn’t know what kind of wheel it was at first, I guessed it was an airplane wheel. Hysteria went through me,” she said.
Living so close to the airport she said she had certainly thought about the worst-case scenario.
“The whole time I’ve been in the house I’ve always thought disaster could strike," she said.
"I am glad, thank you Lord, that it was a wheel instead of a plane because it could’ve been so bad,” she said.
No one was injured and Taylor-Whitt said when police arrived, one officer told her he’d never seen anything like it. The fire chief said it was something he equates more with a scene from a TV show than real life.
Some of the emergency crew members asked if they could go onto the roof to try to pull it out, but they felt like they were damaging her roof more that way and pushed it in through the ceiling, she said. Someone looked it up and told her they believed it was from a helicopter.
Taylor-Whitt said she called a contractor to address the hole in her roof, and he came out Saturday night to do an inspection and cover the area with tarps. She hasn’t yet heard what the repairs are expected to cost.
Summers explained the wheels aren’t left on aircraft while they’re in flight, but rather used to move a helicopter from one hangar to another. She said the flight instructor manning the aircraft that day recently joined the company and wasn’t previously responsible for moving helicopters on the ground.
“It’s kind of new to him,” she said. “The pilot is not used to having to use those wheels because at the school he was at before, (others) did all the ground handling.”
Summers said nothing like this has ever happened before with their fleet, which their website says includes six helicopters.
In addition to contacting the homeowner the school has reached out to the Federal Aviation Administration, Summers said.
“It’s an unfortunate incident and we’ve been in contact with the FAA and followed all appropriate procedures,” she said.
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But it’s anyone’s guess as to who was more shocked about the “unfortunate incident," the homeowner, Linda Taylor-Whitt, or Amy Summers of SummerSkyz Inc., of Lansing.
Taylor-Whitt said she was grateful to receive a call and an apology Monday from Summers. The call not only eased her financial concerns by providing the company’s insurance information, but also solved the mystery of how a helicopter wheel ended up in her roof, about a mile from Lansing Municipal Airport.
“I’m glad they reached out and we have an idea now of what happened because up until then we were in the dark about where it came from.” Taylor-Whitt said.
Taylor-Whitt and her family had been out for an early dinner Saturday, celebrating her oldest daughter’s birthday, when they believe the wheel crashed through the roof. When they returned home to the 20000 block of Marlin Court another daughter went upstairs and heard an unfamiliar noise, eventually locating the source in the bathroom.
“She went into my washroom and when she looked up she saw a wheel coming through my washroom ceiling. There was plaster everywhere, and the noise I guess was water coming in because it was raining,” Taylor-Whitt said. “She started screaming for me to run upstairs and I didn’t know what was going on.”
Taylor-Whitt, who said she has a bad leg, took a while to climb the stairs, never expecting what she saw when she made it to her bathroom.
“To have a helicopter wheel coming through the ceiling? I mean I didn’t know what kind of wheel it was at first, I guessed it was an airplane wheel. Hysteria went through me,” she said.
Living so close to the airport she said she had certainly thought about the worst-case scenario.
“The whole time I’ve been in the house I’ve always thought disaster could strike," she said.
"I am glad, thank you Lord, that it was a wheel instead of a plane because it could’ve been so bad,” she said.
No one was injured and Taylor-Whitt said when police arrived, one officer told her he’d never seen anything like it. The fire chief said it was something he equates more with a scene from a TV show than real life.
Some of the emergency crew members asked if they could go onto the roof to try to pull it out, but they felt like they were damaging her roof more that way and pushed it in through the ceiling, she said. Someone looked it up and told her they believed it was from a helicopter.
Taylor-Whitt said she called a contractor to address the hole in her roof, and he came out Saturday night to do an inspection and cover the area with tarps. She hasn’t yet heard what the repairs are expected to cost.
Summers explained the wheels aren’t left on aircraft while they’re in flight, but rather used to move a helicopter from one hangar to another. She said the flight instructor manning the aircraft that day recently joined the company and wasn’t previously responsible for moving helicopters on the ground.
“It’s kind of new to him,” she said. “The pilot is not used to having to use those wheels because at the school he was at before, (others) did all the ground handling.”
Summers said nothing like this has ever happened before with their fleet, which their website says includes six helicopters.
In addition to contacting the homeowner the school has reached out to the Federal Aviation Administration, Summers said.
“It’s an unfortunate incident and we’ve been in contact with the FAA and followed all appropriate procedures,” she said.
[email protected]
Last edited by Senior Pilot; 8th Oct 2019 at 23:18. Reason: Add quote: this helps Rotorheads know what you're posting about!
Wow, I am very disturbed after reading the latest news article. I must say this appears to exhibit extreme bad judgement for a pilot and especially an instructor. Having no familiarity with the ground handling wheels, and not reading a manual or seeking assistance before flying?
. Any chance of a copy\paste??
Flipboard was happy to share the article in the EU. I read it that the pilot missed the wheels being attached as others would have removed them at his previous place, not that he did not know what to do with them. Either way, a hell of a start to his new employment.
It's not that unusual an event, FW get into the act as well, have read of a case where one fell off whilst airborne.
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Alicopter, There was nothing wrong with the way you phrased your post. English is my first language and I was too quick to decide that what you were saying was sarcastic. I now see it was not and was meant as a compliment. Apologies.
[QUOTE. Alicopter, There was nothing wrong with the way you phrased your post. English [i]is my first language and I was too quick to decide that what you were saying was sarcastic. I now see it was not and was meant as a compliment. Apologies.[/QUOTE
@roscoe 1 No problem. I did not take it bad! I think and dream in English but sometimes French expressions or sayings come translated litterrally into my mouth or keyboard and "not quite right" to English ears or eyes...... Cheers, stay safe, and thank you for apologizing but no offence taken. Alain
@roscoe 1 No problem. I did not take it bad! I think and dream in English but sometimes French expressions or sayings come translated litterrally into my mouth or keyboard and "not quite right" to English ears or eyes...... Cheers, stay safe, and thank you for apologizing but no offence taken. Alain
