Another KingAir incident at Essendon - 1/10/17

[red750]

A KingAir made an emergency landing at Essendon when the left main gear failed.

 

Light plane makes emergency landing at a Melbourne airport

 

 

[Pominaus]

Non locking undercarriage according to TV.

 

Looks like the pilot did a grand job, be sure to get 'em a drink!

 

 

[rollerball]

Non locking undercarriage according to TV.Looks like the pilot did a grand job, be sure to get 'em a drink!

Yup, and great to see that he'd shut down the left engine too and probably ended up saving that as well. Well done that man.

 

 

[Braveheart]

Cost of a prop is nothing to the safety of the passengers and saving the engine is a bonus well one.

 

 

[Derby]

Yup, and great to see that he'd shut down the left engine too and probably ended up saving that as well. Well done that man.

Hi Rollerball

You should not shut down a engine if you are going to crash land as if one of the blades are down it may tip your plane.Props bend easy when they are spinning.

 

Cheers Rory

 

 

[BLA82]

Hi RollerballYou should not shut down a engine if you are going to crash land as if one of the blades are down it may tip your plane.Props bend easy when they are spinning.

Cheers Rory

Somthing tells me that a prop would be no match for a few tonne of a/c and asphalt. Secondly props on a wing wont have enough leverage to tip a plane. Maybe different for a light single

 

 

[Braveheart]

Na sorry on this one roller ball all my training has been to shut down engines if you are going in wheels up.

 

 

[Braveheart]

Further to that with the forward momentum and the all up weight of the plane the blade, if one was down, would likely at least bend but probably would shear off at the blade root. I would definitely shut em down if it was a rental and certainly if it was mine.