Originally Posted by
AirBear
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Fairly heavy with 7 total on board and over 4000lbs of fuel. N337QS.
They were heading to Jackson Hole, WY which was one of my favority airports to fly into. I didn't get to see it that much since I was based in the Eastern USA and didn't get out west very often.
They cleared runway 28R and then asked for a tow. If I remember correctly (big if) single engine taxi wasn't in the ops specs hence the tow request. I had meant to ask in RGS if we could single engine taxi in this event, especially if at a small airport with no tugs. But I never did find out.
Well, if you declare an emergency then you can do what you need to do to accomplish the task. Since SFO had a tug available then that's the best course of action. If you are in the middle of nowhere then taxiing to the ramp on one would be prudent if conditions permit. Captains authority and all that.
Not sure why they needed to burn fuel to land underweight. Overweight landings are a non event as long as you don't exceed the vertical speed limits. Most jets that's 300 to 400 fpm. Safest course of action is to get on the ground.