Emergency Landing on the beach

[96gs917]

https://www.newsday.com/long-island/suffolk/plane-landing-robert-moses-beach-1.16419172

CFI, and 2, 16 year old students walked away uninjured. N294ME originated out of KFRG. They were flying over the south practice area which generally is over water but close to the beach.

Looks like soft field landings will be on the agenda.

 

[mscard88]

Typical comments, but I liked this one:



Sean McHugh ·
Fordham University
For the flip, I'm scoring a 6/10 on execution, but a 9 out of 10 for effort. Well done, boys.

 

[Challenged]

Glad to hear there were no injuries. Is this one that'll buff right out?

 

[Clark1961]

They're never the same after they've been on their back.

 

[mscard88]

Glad to hear there were no injuries. Is this one that'll buff right out?

I'd say it'll end up totaled.

 

[James331]

Gald every is ok


Too bad about the 172, I'd bet if he landed on the wet sand, held it off, it wouldn't have flipped.

Backcountry training, IMHO makes hobby pilots safer than a instrument ticket.

 

[frfly172]

Glad they all walked away.

 

[SkyDog58]

It takes a lot of sand to try that landing.

 

[Ravioli]

I heard they wanted to repaint the wings and the CFI/Pilot used this maneuver to save on the prep work.

And where's the GoPro on this? TWO 16 year old students and nobody has video?

 

[catmandu]

They're never the same after they've been on their back.

 

[2Airtime2]

Glad they walked away. Next time land closer to the water and save the plane too.

 

[weilke]

Engine a teeny bit rough ?

 

[mscard88]

I had a SP who was co owner of a 172 do that same thing. He was practicing TO & landings and apparently left the flaps down on the go, and for some reason ran off the side of the runway, and flipped over. Totaled.

 

[BigBadLou]

Engine a teeny bit rough ?

Rog-aaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhh!
(I will never forget that prick )

Glad they escaped unscathed. Pretty hard to believe after flipping a plane on a beach. Yikes.