Failures/incidents..
05-11-2007, 06:36 AM
#21
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Originally Posted by Planespotta
Well, once in FSX, I had a duel engine failure in a 738 over the Indian Ocean. Managed to land it on a 3,000 foot runway. In real life, . . . well, . . .
05-13-2007, 10:05 AM
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Originally Posted by blastboy
My grandfather was a flight engineer with American for 40 years. In 1976, he was the FE on American flight 625 that crashed at St. Thomas. 37 out of 88 people died in that crash including two flight attendants. In a nutshell, the captain made a poor judgment call and landed half way down the runway. They couldn't go around because in the 727, it takes a while for the engines to spool up to GA power. If they had applied GA thrust, the crash could have been far worse. The captain slammed on the brakes, not even putting the engines in reverse, and skidded over a thousand feet off the runway, blasting through a gas station and ultimately coming to rest at the corner of a rum factory. My grandfather told me this story probably a dozen times in my life and it never ceases to give me the chills. He told me if they had skidded an extra 30 feet, the crew would have perrished in the crash. Bad enough that 37 people passed on. Everytime he told me this story he would look me in the eyes and say "Remember when you start flying the line that there is a hollow tube behind that door full of people. Think before you act, act with good judgment and when in doubt, go around!"
05-13-2007, 01:10 PM
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Comm Failure c152 Long Solo X/C
Gear Failure C172RG
Loss of Oil Pressure on T/O-Engine Failure on Base C152: Cause Blown oil Line
Complete Electrical Failure C172 (x2)
A/S Failure (x2)
Prop Broke in half in flight C172 (nearly shat myself on that one)
Gear Failure C172RG
Loss of Oil Pressure on T/O-Engine Failure on Base C152: Cause Blown oil Line
Complete Electrical Failure C172 (x2)
A/S Failure (x2)
Prop Broke in half in flight C172 (nearly shat myself on that one)
05-14-2007, 08:50 PM
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KC-135: Smoke in the Cockpit, over the Atlantic (there's nothing like having to turn off everything over the Ocean)
KC-135: HF Radio Failure, halfway across the Pacific (Love those Oceans)
KC-135: Engine #3 Failure - FOD (Turkey Vulture)
C-172: Total Engine Failure + Power off landing (Thrown push-rod)
C-152: Total Electrical Failure, at Night.
KC-135: HF Radio Failure, halfway across the Pacific (Love those Oceans)
KC-135: Engine #3 Failure - FOD (Turkey Vulture)
C-172: Total Engine Failure + Power off landing (Thrown push-rod)
C-152: Total Electrical Failure, at Night.
05-14-2007, 09:29 PM
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Originally Posted by Diver Driver
Ha.. thats funny. VFR, No winds, day?? Try it with 1800RVR, 200'OVC layered to FL200, Embeded CB, winds @20 G35, Night. Let us know how it goes!
Can you say "controlled water landing?"
05-20-2007, 05:51 AM
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I'm only a PPL student with 56 hours, so not much has gone wrong so far. Lost the alternator in the pattern once. Found a loose P-Lead during mag check another time. Yawn.
Once my instructor tried to distract me on climbout by opening the door, telling me it wouldn't latch properly, and slamming it open and closed over and over and over. He said, "Do we have an emergency?" I said, "We will when I push you out." I passed that test.
Once my instructor tried to distract me on climbout by opening the door, telling me it wouldn't latch properly, and slamming it open and closed over and over and over. He said, "Do we have an emergency?" I said, "We will when I push you out." I passed that test.
05-21-2007, 06:47 AM
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humm here we go......
flap stuck down c172
radio failure c172
vaccum failure c172
brake line severed causing departure from taxiway c172rg
landing gear failure due to dumbass mechanic pa-31p-350
engine failure pa-31p-350
aborted takeoff after rotation due to engine failure pa-31p-350
landing gear failure due to dumbass mechanic again pa-31p-350
flap stuck down c172
radio failure c172
vaccum failure c172
brake line severed causing departure from taxiway c172rg
landing gear failure due to dumbass mechanic pa-31p-350
engine failure pa-31p-350
aborted takeoff after rotation due to engine failure pa-31p-350
landing gear failure due to dumbass mechanic again pa-31p-350
Last edited by Sbaker1595; 05-21-2007 at 04:07 PM.
05-21-2007, 01:54 PM
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At the busy metro airport I was flight instructing at, we had two or three different FBO's. At one FBO, the instructors had this goofy idea to have a contest to see who could solo their students in the least amount of time. (Idiots)
Anyway, this one student was handed the FAR/AIM and basically told, "Here. Learn it. Love it. Know it." After a few hours in the airplane the instructor turned him loose in pattern.
Now, most of us were taught that if you oil door or engine cowling comes loose in flight (usually on upwind) to just bring it around the patch and land. It'll cost you ten bucks on your hobbs time. But this guy wasn't taught that. He wasn't taught anything! So when he was on an upwind and the cowl came loose on his Charokee, he picked up the mic, and shouted, (and I quote) "PAN!! PAN!! F-ING MAYDAY!! MY AIRPLANE IS FALLING APART!!"
It took the tower 30 seconds to compose themselves before they could even respond! Needless to say, it made for some great laughs and conversation when all the planes returned to the fuel pumps at the top of the hour!!
Anyway, this one student was handed the FAR/AIM and basically told, "Here. Learn it. Love it. Know it." After a few hours in the airplane the instructor turned him loose in pattern.
Now, most of us were taught that if you oil door or engine cowling comes loose in flight (usually on upwind) to just bring it around the patch and land. It'll cost you ten bucks on your hobbs time. But this guy wasn't taught that. He wasn't taught anything! So when he was on an upwind and the cowl came loose on his Charokee, he picked up the mic, and shouted, (and I quote) "PAN!! PAN!! F-ING MAYDAY!! MY AIRPLANE IS FALLING APART!!"
It took the tower 30 seconds to compose themselves before they could even respond! Needless to say, it made for some great laughs and conversation when all the planes returned to the fuel pumps at the top of the hour!!
