Guest asmol Posted October 1, 2015 Share Posted October 1, 2015 http://www.news.com.au/national/south-australia/elderly-pilot-escapes-injury-when-plane-crash-lands-into-paddock-near-port-lincoln/story-fnii5yv4-1227552355167?sv=f88590dc16d709149c6b6784474673eb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ozzie Posted October 1, 2015 Share Posted October 1, 2015 https://au.news.yahoo.com/sa/a/29691390/pilot-makes-snap-landing-in-sa-wheat-field/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teckair Posted October 1, 2015 Share Posted October 1, 2015 Engine trouble can be caused by things other than the aircraft. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
biggles Posted October 1, 2015 Share Posted October 1, 2015 Hmm , J200 . Appears to be a relatively soft landing , but interesting that strut appears to have collapsed ! Bob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teckair Posted October 1, 2015 Share Posted October 1, 2015 Hmm , J200 . Appears to be a relatively soft landing , but interesting that strut appears to have collapsed ! Bob Not a soft landing, a lot of downward force to collapse that wing. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest asmol Posted October 1, 2015 Share Posted October 1, 2015 Doesn't say anything about engine failure in the report ... Not in that report i referenced but it does in other reports. Says the engine started loosing power, then made loud noises and stopped quickly. That's not running out of fuel last i looked. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dazza 38 Posted October 1, 2015 Share Posted October 1, 2015 Not in that report i referenced but it does in other reports.Says the engine started loosing power, then made loud noises and stopped quickly. That's not running out of fuel last i looked. Better tighten the power back up then. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SDQDI Posted October 1, 2015 Share Posted October 1, 2015 Better tighten the power back up then. But dazza I thought when you "let it loose" that was full power? For eggs ample () He took out his shiny new car and let it loose down the long straight. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rodr Posted October 1, 2015 Share Posted October 1, 2015 I was there and spoke to the pilot, it was NOT the fault of the engine or the aircraft. 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happyflyer Posted October 1, 2015 Share Posted October 1, 2015 I was there and spoke to the pilot, it was NOT the fault of the engine or the aircraft. Ok. Don't leave us in suspense. What was it the fault of? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rodr Posted October 1, 2015 Share Posted October 1, 2015 You all know the deal,ask the cops, it's their theatre. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Litespeed Posted October 1, 2015 Share Posted October 1, 2015 So once again the strength of a jabbawocky saves a pilots life Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happyflyer Posted October 1, 2015 Share Posted October 1, 2015 You all know the deal,ask the cops, it's their theatre. Cops don't care. They only investigate further if some one is killed and they need to make a coroners report. You've told us it was not the aircraft, not the engine. So tell us which of the following it was not: Wind, weather, fuel, bird strike, sun glare, medical issue, pilot error or other. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrZoos Posted October 1, 2015 Share Posted October 1, 2015 Thats a damn hard impact to do that to a Jab Indestructible ..cause=unknown.. lets wait see?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old man emu Posted October 1, 2015 Share Posted October 1, 2015 Not a soft landing, a lot of downward force to collapse that wing. Was he going to a maintenance facility to get his wing attach bolts replaced? OME 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bexrbetter Posted October 1, 2015 Share Posted October 1, 2015 Better tighten the power back up then. I have power bands for sale, only 2 left though, broad or narrow. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fly_tornado Posted October 1, 2015 Share Posted October 1, 2015 So once again the strength of a jabbawocky saves a pilots life landing in a wheat field caused the front wheel to collapse and the wing to separate from the fuselage. Imagine the mess if it came down in trees! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Downunder Posted October 1, 2015 Share Posted October 1, 2015 Was he going to a maintenance facility to get his wing attach bolts replaced? OME If he wasn't then, he IS now....... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pmccarthy Posted October 1, 2015 Share Posted October 1, 2015 Whoever wrote the headline "snap landing" got it just right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deskpilot Posted October 2, 2015 Share Posted October 2, 2015 I think most of us would have ended up up-side when landing into long vegetation. I say he made a bl**dy good landing and probably broke his wing strut though a very, very low speed stall and almost vertical, but flat, descent into the wheat. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SDQDI Posted October 2, 2015 Share Posted October 2, 2015 I think most of us would have ended up up-side when landing into long vegetation. I say he made a bl**dy good landing and probably broke his wing strut though a very, very low speed stall and almost vertical, but flat, descent into the wheat. It depends on the vegetation. But generally a wheat paddock is nice to land in and I would aim for a wheat paddock before I aimed for a pasture paddock, my reason for that is that a wheat paddock obviously has had a tractor and implement over it whereas a pasture paddock can look flat and level but can have a lot more ups and downs and hidden nasties. Yes wheat can hide nasties too but on average it is less likely. I landed in our wheat paddock yesterday, just for the fun of it:ecstatic: 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jabiru7252 Posted October 2, 2015 Share Posted October 2, 2015 So many folks who flaunt their ignorance it's a worry. I know of three aircraft that landed in wheat (or similar) fields and got wrecked. Two due to rocks and one due to a log. If a Jab went into trees it would do a lot better than most other aircraft. Jabs are know for their tough fuselage. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Andys@coffs Posted October 2, 2015 Share Posted October 2, 2015 Hornet STOL vs J200...........I'll bet you wouldn't have landed a J200 in your wheat field by choice ever! I know I sure wouldn't! The J200 has the shorter wing that the 230/430 so is even less STOL(ish) that the J230 which IMHO is as close to STOL as say a C172 is..... Also its just started Spring...so to most would a wheat paddock would look like a soccer field in need of a mow at this time of year I imagine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Andys@coffs Posted October 2, 2015 Share Posted October 2, 2015 So many folks who flaunt their ignorance it's a worry. I know of three aircraft that landed in wheat (or similar) fields and got wrecked. Two due to rocks and one due to a log. If a Jab went into trees it would do a lot better than most other aircraft. Jabs are know for their tough fuselage. Ummm as a jab driver I'll take a wheat field every time over trees......I mean if I was able to guarantee between the trees then Ok....but no matter how well publicized the crashworthiness of a Jab I never want to run one head on into a tree trunk or major branch.......That choice is about survival and bugger the impacts to the aircraft..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pylon500 Posted October 2, 2015 Share Posted October 2, 2015 Ok. Don't leave us in suspense. What was it the fault of? Well, he didn't land on bitumen, so it wasn't the ass'fault. 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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