Stuck in Lodi

Old Geek

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Skydive plane flips on it's back after landing in a field. Pilot got a bloody nose, no other apparent injuries.

 
so many questions?
Apparently not enough altitude for the jumpers to make their own landings?
Bean fields suck but apparently grapes(?) suck worse?
Land WITH the rows, not against them?
Will I have sprinklers running at the crash sight to wash up?
 
Apparently they lost an engine and turned back to the airport and caught a wire on landing, which flipped the plane. This outfit has been fined a couple of times by the FAA for poor maintenance and also has an extremely poor safety record, overall. One time, when I was on downwind, about to turn base, they got on the radio and strongly suggested I leave the pattern as they were about to depart directly into me (I was flying the wind, but they take were taking off with the wind, as it was more expedient to them and I was slowing them down).
 
Having that many people jump at 1k AGL or so, forget it.

Biggest question I have is why the prop wasn't feathered
 
I see what you're saying, always been drilled that if you aren't going to do/get a restart it's cutoff/feather
 
James331 said:
Having that many people jump at 1k AGL or so, forget it.

Biggest question I have is why the prop wasn't feathered
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I am not familiar with that plane, but in the video, it looks like a single engine. Do single engines feather?
 
It is, or was, a Cessna 208B caravan, powered by a PT6 turbo prop. Most all turbo props will feather and also reverse.

Here a drop zone rigged 208, not Lodis though.

Cessna_208B_Grand_Caravan,_SkyDive_Dubai_AN2239587.jpg
 
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