Guest SrPilot Posted July 26, 2016 Posted July 26, 2016 Spins can bite. Video shows small plane crashing into Connecticut home The pilot may have been lucky in that the plane hit a house. The house likely acted as a crumple zone, absorbing energy as it collapsed. Humm. No fire?
WayneL Posted July 26, 2016 Posted July 26, 2016 That guy would have to be a 100% bred cat with the full nine lives! Can't imagine how hard it would be to get back into the cockpit after experiencing that! Wayne
SDQDI Posted July 26, 2016 Posted July 26, 2016 No fire doesn't mean no fuel (of course that is always a possibility though!) There is still a fair amount of engine noise in that video although how much power was being produced I obviously don't know.
HeliPilot70 Posted July 26, 2016 Posted July 26, 2016 Looks like a Lake Buccaneer with the engine in a pod above the wing. Any fuel spill may not have found a heat source. 1 1 1
dutchroll Posted July 27, 2016 Posted July 27, 2016 How in the heck did he get himself into that situation in an amphibian? I just want to know! And it's time for him to run out and buy a lottery ticket....
facthunter Posted July 27, 2016 Posted July 27, 2016 Pretty fast Rate OF Descent. Ouch! To get in one get distracted near the ground, stick back and lift dropped wing with aileron. Nev
onetrack Posted July 27, 2016 Posted July 27, 2016 I can recall the local firebombing operators dropping a Dromader onto a suburban house in Perth, W.A. It landed on the carport, and there was only a surprisingly moderate amount of damage, and the pilot escaped injury. I guess he must have still had a little forward speed and lift for that to happen.
facthunter Posted July 27, 2016 Posted July 27, 2016 There's quite a difference in the ROD of various aircraft when they are spinning, fully developed. That naturally has a big effect on the damage/injury one might expect, to result from it. As an example Many DH 82 spins were survived and this was rarely the case with a DHC-1. Trees, structure snow etc can reduce the impact forces. You are looking at ROD's of 6,000 FPM (over 60 MPH) vertical component. Nev
SDQDI Posted July 27, 2016 Posted July 27, 2016 How in the heck did he get himself into that situation in an amphibian? I just want to know! And it's time for him to run out and buy a lottery ticket.... Could it have been a base to final turn stuff up? Considering the water there.
graham brown Posted July 27, 2016 Posted July 27, 2016 The spin is pretty flat which means the CG is aft. The important bit of how he got into the spin is not there.
pylon500 Posted July 30, 2016 Posted July 30, 2016 Looked like an 'Airshark' amphibian? Next to a lake? May have taken off with some bilge water moving aft, and stall/spinning?
Bernie Knight Posted July 30, 2016 Posted July 30, 2016 A very lucky pilot to get out of that. I guess the house owner will have that house upgrade now.
Bats Posted July 30, 2016 Posted July 30, 2016 Well spotted Pylon - ASN Aircraft incident 23-JUL-2016 Freedom Master FM-2 Air Shark N282XT . Quite a slick looking beast, however in my limited experience pylon mounted engines can cause some slightly unpleasant flying characteristics, or at least traps for young players. Reported elsewhere as having occurred shortly after take-off from a nearby airport.
Bernie Knight Posted July 30, 2016 Posted July 30, 2016 A guess ... Engine failure - fuel? .... etc. ect etc A run up and taxi just about drains lines from the tank and carbs..
Bats Posted July 30, 2016 Posted July 30, 2016 The video I heard had engine sounds, suggesting fairly high power until the instant before impact, so I'm not sure.
Bernie Knight Posted July 30, 2016 Posted July 30, 2016 Yes your right as I re watched it a little more closely. Maybe the fuel OFF position was rectified.? Certainly lucky that the big king bed mattress absorbed some of the impact ..
dunlopdangler Posted July 31, 2016 Posted July 31, 2016 Played some of the videos that are linked to the links in the thread and witnesses state that the aircraft clipped power lines before spinning into house.. very lucky indeed.
facthunter Posted July 31, 2016 Posted July 31, 2016 Well powerlines can really slow you up quickly, and put you into all kinds of attitudes. Nev 1
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