My Loss of Thrust on Takeoff Option is landing on a side slope...

Lndwarrior

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If I lose thrust past the end of our local airport runway my straight-ahead (+/- 30 degs) is landing on a side slope. ie: one main gear uphill the other downhill (low wing, tri-gear plane).

This is not a landing I have, or would, practice for obvious reasons.

It seems obvious to try and parallel the slope before I dig in the uphill wing.

I guess I could try to simulate it at altitude - power-off, pitch as required for lowest touchdown speed, and try holding the "uphill" wing at a 20 degree angle and see how the plane reacts. There will be some loss of lift as I try and maintain a constant heading onto the slope.

Just wondering if anyone has actual experience doing this and could offer any thoughts?
 
Lndwarrior said:
I guess I could try to simulate it at altitude - power-off, pitch as required for lowest touchdown speed, and try holding the "uphill" wing at a 20 degree angle and see how the plane reacts. There will be some loss of lift as I try and maintain a constant heading onto the slope
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Sounds to me like all you need to practice is a crosswind landing. Roll away from the slope, yaw towards it.
 
Seems to me I’d re-think the problem. What made you choose this field to begin with and why is this just now a problem?

If +/-30* is well less than optimum, what keeps you from putting in down inside the fence more aggressively than just going straight ahead at best glide speed?

The LOT problem is an energy problem at its core. What options do you have to change the energy and equation application problem? What risks do those things change? For example, is there a displaced threshold that’s artificially shortening your available takeoff distance?
 
Can't totally visualize the geography, but is landing uphill an option? In hang gliding, that's called a "fly on the wall" and an aggressive flare kills most of the kinetic energy. Obviously, much more energy to dissipate on a GA plane, but landing sidehill seems like a recipe for a violent cartwheel.
 
I had the same thought. I don't know how plausible it would be, but if altitude allowed I'd absolutely try to get the nose aimed uphill and then aggressively flare to touchdown. No way I'd try to land sideways on a hillside unless I had no other option.
 
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