Forced Landing, on Tape

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One of the members over at the Beechtalk board was holding short of Rwy29 at Syney Bankstown, and taped this forced landing (I don't know why they call it a "crash"; perhaps not so sensitive to the use of that term as we are?).

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nbqg_GdG3Js&ap=%26fmt=18
 
That was a lot of bank so close to the "landing"... Glad they made it down, but wow, that's some brown shorts!
 
SCCutler said:
One of the members over at the Beechtalk board was holding short of Rwy29 at Syney Bankstown, and taped this forced landing (I don't know why they call it a "crash"; perhaps not so sensitive to the use of that term as we are?).

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nbqg_GdG3Js&ap=%2526fmt%3D18
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I suppose the pilot should be commended for surviving an emergency landing but it sure looked like he was on the verge of an unnecessary serious injury.
 
astanley said:
That was a lot of bank so close to the "landing"... Glad they made it down, but wow, that's some brown shorts!
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On the ragged edge for sure, he's lucky. Looks like a case of "I-got-to-make-the-runway-itis". IMHO he should have recognized he was not going to make the runway and just land on the grass.

However, any landing you can walk away from......
 
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gismo said:
I suppose the pilot should be commended for surviving an emergency landing but it sure looked like he was on the verge of an unnecessary serious injury.
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Agree. A hell of a rough landing. The fact that it was grass certainly helped. Way too much runway'get'there'itis. Lucky he didn't hook that wing.
 
Geico266 said:
On the ragged edge for sure, he's lucky. Looks like a case of "I-got-to-make-the-runway-itis". IMHO he should have recognized he was not going to make the runway and just land on the grass.

However, any landing you can walk away from......
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Heck, he may even be able to use the plane again.

Once they determine why the engine quit, of course...
 
My thoughts where" man i hope all cherokee are built that strong . Hard out of shape landing and he didn"t even bend the landing gear. GLAD I OWN A CHEROKEE/WARRIOR
Dave G
 
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