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Updated: Plane Carrying Governor Crash-Lands at Santa Fe; No Injuries (NM Martinez)
Albuquerque Journal North ^
| May 24, 2012
| Dan Boyd
Posted on 05/25/2012 5:03:07 PM PDT by CedarDave
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The pilot was responsible for the crash landing. Due to strong winds during the approach, the pilot retracted the gear and went around for a second approach. He neglected to redeploy the gear and the plane landed on its belly.
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05/25/2012 5:03:20 PM PDT
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CedarDave
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posted on
05/25/2012 5:07:14 PM PDT
by
CedarDave
To: CedarDave
That’s why we always used to call “YT 182 at the 180, three down and locked”.
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posted on
05/25/2012 5:09:02 PM PDT
by
BwanaNdege
(Man has often lost his way, but modern man has lost his address - Gilbert K. Chesterton)
To: BwanaNdege
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posted on
05/25/2012 5:16:29 PM PDT
by
CedarDave
To: CedarDave
Oh geeze. I would not want to the one who made that mistake!
To: CedarDave
Well heck, except for the prop having a little pitch trouble now, doesn’t look too bad.
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posted on
05/25/2012 5:21:11 PM PDT
by
The Cajun
(Palin, Free Republic, Mark Levin, Newt......Nuff said.)
To: CedarDave
I can see how that mistake could happen.
Bet it was a scary awakening when he struck the runway with the belly of the plane!
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posted on
05/25/2012 5:21:11 PM PDT
by
Bobalu
(It is not obama we are fighting, it is the media.)
To: SaraJohnson; BwanaNdege
The single-engine Malibu propeller plane was piloted by Sid Strebeck, a Clovis businessman who has approximately 3,000 flight hours.
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posted on
05/25/2012 5:21:29 PM PDT
by
CedarDave
To: BwanaNdege
I live very near the end of a runway for a major military base. I listen to tower freq all the time, because I really DO want to know when someone declares an emergency and does a dreaded 3-engine landing with a C-130, or the other jet last week that did the low flyby for the tower to see if the birdstrike had cause any damage to the nose-gear. I just find that kind of stuff important to know about.
Tower tells everyone on final to call at 3 miles with the gear. They always do.
During the last airshow, lots of weird planes, military and civilian were coming in, and getting the standard treatment.
One guy called at 3 miles with 3 down and welded. Took me a minute to figure out he was one of the civilian aerobatic AC.
/johnny
To: The Cajun
I suspect the yellow and black striping on the plane’s door means no entry, and that an investigation will be performed.
To: CedarDave
He neglected to redeploy the gear and the plane landed on its belly. At what point did his pucker factor go up?
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posted on
05/25/2012 5:27:37 PM PDT
by
depressed in 06
(6 November, 2012, the day our embarrassment is sent back to Kenya.)
To: JRandomFreeper
In the Hueys it was always “2 down & welded” - skids, that is.
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05/25/2012 5:30:19 PM PDT
by
BwanaNdege
(Man has often lost his way, but modern man has lost his address - Gilbert K. Chesterton)
To: CedarDave
There is a saying among pilots about forgetting to put the gear down. There are those that have and there are those that will. I am one of one of those that have, but actually I did not forget to put my gear down but switched the landing gear switch instead of the flap switch on my landing roll out. Sure is a good way to stop in a hurry though. :-)
That was many years ago in 1958, so I blame it on being young and dumb, but ever since I am very aware of mt landing gear and flaps.
To: The Cajun
“Why is that stupid horn going off? That isn’t the stall alarm!”
Trouble is it will be an engine tear-down to inspect the crankshaft in addition to the repair on the bottom of the wings and fuselage.
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posted on
05/25/2012 5:46:27 PM PDT
by
Clay Moore
(The heart of the wise inclines to the right, but the heart of a fool to the left. Ecclesiastes 10:2)
To: CedarDave
To: CedarDave
“He neglected to redeploy the gear...”
I think this calls for a big OY VEH!
I’m very glad everyone is OK.
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posted on
05/25/2012 6:14:33 PM PDT
by
jocon307
To: Clay Moore
Yep, big bucks anyway you look at it, but when you can walk away from it, small matter.
Scariest I had was in a float plane and we barely clipped the top of a cypress tree taking off out of a canal (Pilot misjudged canal length, weight or hot humid conditions for take off).
Saw the green marks on the wing strut on my side, prop and pontoons didn't hit anything, thank goodness.
You never forget those little things :^)
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posted on
05/25/2012 6:16:28 PM PDT
by
The Cajun
(Palin, Free Republic, Mark Levin, Newt......Nuff said.)
To: CedarDave
I’m grateful everyone is OK.
To: CedarDave
I’m grateful everyone is OK.
To: CedarDave
I’m grateful everyone is OK.
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