Landing a plane with engine failure

[TiaDanger 0]

This is pretty neat. How was it that they were able to switch the engines on for a short time until they petered out again?

http://www.wimp.com/emergencylanding/

How many of you have been in or landed an A/C that lost one or all engines?

And for the record: the appropriate ranking of cool modes of transportation is jet pack, hover board, transporter, Batmobile, and THEN giant ant.
D.S. #8.8

[nigel99 143]

Yes single engine plane lost its engine but we made it back to the airport and then had to push the aircraft a couple of hundred meters up the runway to the club house.

Experienced jumper - someone who has made mistakes more often than I have and lived.

[kunosoura 0]

Thats badass. And I'd like to see the answer to the question you pose.

Pretty amazing when that engine conks out how quickly they lose altitude.

[muff528 3]

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This is pretty neat. How was it that they were able to switch the engines on for a short time until they petered out again?

http://www.wimp.com/emergencylanding/

How many of you have been in or landed an A/C that lost one or all engines?

This happened a year or two ago right around the corner from where I work. The road just happened to have a short, straight stretch with no wires crossing. The airport is just across a small lake from the landing site. IIRC it was during the EAA Fly-in at Lakeland and the airport was an overflow airport for that event. Cool video.

[normiss 620]

I thought it was amazing they didn't run a red light!

[ryoder 1,380]

I got my PPL in a Blanik L-13.
I can't remember how many times I had to land it w/o the engine.

"There are only three things of value: younger women, faster airplanes, and bigger crocodiles" - Arthur Jones.

[muff528 3]

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I thought it was amazing they didn't run a red light!

I think that was on a Sunday and the cops were busy investigating the Mister Donut shop.

[normiss 620]

Winter Haven?

[godfrog 2]

loked like a case of fuel starvation (out of fuel) as you change the angle of the wings from level you get a little of the unusable fuel down the fuel pick ups and can restart for a short period.
Maybe thats what was going on.

Experience is a difficult teacher, she gives you the test first and the lesson afterward

[muff528 3]

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Winter Haven?

Yep! Havendale Blvd.

[CSpenceFLY 1]

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loked like a case of fuel starvation (out of fuel) as you change the angle of the wings from level you get a little of the unusable fuel down the fuel pick ups and can restart for a short period.
Maybe thats what was going on.

That was my guess.

[futuredivot 0]

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loked like a case of fuel starvation

Which is listed on the report as "Carb Icing"

You are only as strong as the prey you devour

[normiss 620]

Thought so.
Right near my favorite biker bar!!!

[aphid 0]

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How many of you have been in or landed an A/C that lost one or all engines?

Dead-sticked my 210 twice now. Not much different than a Blanik, or, dare I say it, a parachute.

John

[CSpenceFLY 1]

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loked like a case of fuel starvation

Which is listed on the report as "Carb Icing"

That's what I would want the report to say if I ran out of gas.

[muff528 3]

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Thought so.
Right near my favorite biker bar!!!

You must be talking about Sheri's Place ... right down the skreet.

[whatthehell 0]

I've been in two jump planes that conked out. Thankfully with enough altitude to bail both times.
Beech 18 ran out of fuel
Twin Bonanza lost one engine to mechanical failure.

[theplummeter 14]

When I was a student pilot I had a catastrophic engine failure on my first solo cross country flight. I landed in a freshly plowed alfalfa field without incident.

[skydiver30960 0]

...from the sound of that engine I would have guessed that they just could have wound up the rubber band again and kept flying.

Elvisio "my lawnmower sounds like it has more HP" Rodriguez

[ManagingPrime 0]

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When I was a student pilot I had a catastrophic engine failure on my first solo cross country flight. I landed in a freshly plowed alfalfa field without incident.

I should probably not share this story, but it's been about a decade so I can probably chalk it up to being young and dumb.

When I was a student pilot on one of my first solos I was going to practice engine out procedures at our practice area...like an idiot...I actually shut the engine off. Seriously puckered my butt as the only available landing area was a corn field. Lucky for me (and the aircraft owner) I managed to restart.

I'm now very happy to have the bailout option.

[skyrider 0]

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I've been in two jump planes that conked out. Thankfully with enough altitude to bail both times.
Beech 18 ran out of fuel
Twin Bonanza lost one engine to mechanical failure.

Where da hell you jump? I want to be sure to mark it off my list!

[Phillbo 11]

If you hit NEXT you get this video

http://www.wimp.com/speedflyingswitzerland/

[turtlespeed 212]

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If you hit NEXT you get this video

http://www.wimp.com/speedflyingswitzerland/

And if you go here you can learn how to make a clicky.

I'm not usually into the whole 3-way thing, but you got me a little excited with that. - Skymama
BTR #1 / OTB^5 Official #2 / Hellfish #408 / VSCR #108/Tortuga/Orfun

[Beerlight 0]

C-182. Engine quit on me after a load was out. Deadsticked it. Little bit of pucker factor but not much. Now for the observer on board, different story :)