Sedona 4/25/2021

[Scrabo]

https://www.12news.com/article/news...0296rBYCnbWWW3QB3RU0nlrfIeRen8Tq9plmF7LvMLhTc


Luckily no one was badly injured

288GF 1966 182 r

 

[benyflyguy]

Cool nobody seriously hurt. They fly the pants off that plane since beginning of March. Wonder what happened.

 

[PeterNSteinmetz]

Spring winds and Sedona can be challenging.

 

[asicer]

Spring winds and Sedona can be challenging.

Didn't seem that bad at the time:
KSEZ 251555Z AUTO 16008KT 10SM CLR 20/M02 A2999 RMK AO2
KSEZ 251535Z AUTO 16008KT 10SM CLR 20/M02 A2999 RMK AO2
KSEZ 251515Z AUTO 15006KT 10SM CLR 18/M01 A2999 RMK AO2
KSEZ 251455Z AUTO 13005KT 10SM CLR 18/M02 A2999 RMK AO2

At least the approach looked normal:

 

[sarangan]

Looks like that airplane changed ownership two weeks ago.

 

[PeterNSteinmetz]

Didn't seem that bad at the time:
KSEZ 251555Z AUTO 16008KT 10SM CLR 20/M02 A2999 RMK AO2
KSEZ 251535Z AUTO 16008KT 10SM CLR 20/M02 A2999 RMK AO2
KSEZ 251515Z AUTO 15006KT 10SM CLR 18/M01 A2999 RMK AO2
KSEZ 251455Z AUTO 13005KT 10SM CLR 18/M02 A2999 RMK AO2

At least the approach looked normal:
View attachment 95826

Landing with a bit of a tailwind though. 6 kts is just on the cusp of where the locals would usually say to land the other direction downhill into the wind. Admittedly it was less of a tailwind component but was also increasing at the time. Sounds like he lost control on the ground.

Running off to the right would be consistent with a gust from 150. Additionally the approach to Rwy 3 tends to have a bit of gurgling turbulence on short final that can throw people.

 

[SCCutler]

Good reminder: fly the plane until it ain’t moving.

I recall early in my complex flying, I almost lost it in a 177RG because I relaxed before I should have; gust from the right and had to catch it. Lucky break I managed.

 

[DesertNomad]

Seems like it only had 300 hours on the airframe since 1966.

https://webcache.googleusercontent....ushi/+&cd=1&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=us&client=safari

 

[Scrabo]

 

[AlleyCat67]

Yikes. It’s like he tried to figure out how he could most efficiently raise GA insurance rates in one landing.

 

[Fearless Tower]

People at the restaurant had a helluva view…

 

[Steve Costello]

Man. That could have been a LOT worse considering they hit a freaking fuel truck.

 

[Jim K]

Man. That could have been a LOT worse considering they hit a freaking fuel truck.

Put yourself in the shoes of that fueler.... he had to be thinking "this is it... this is how I die..."

 

[woodchucker]

And coming to the airport to find your plane like this:

 

[Zeldman]

Put yourself in the shoes of that fueler....

My first thoughts would have been to shut off the fuel valve, then feet, do your duty.

Then go get a clean pair of under britches...