DrPappy
Pre-takeoff checklist
Yes, I do usually fly out of KDWH, but I promise it wasn't me.
http://abc13.com/news/plane-crash-lands-at-hooks-airport/572993/
http://abc13.com/news/plane-crash-lands-at-hooks-airport/572993/
"Gear down for water landing."That's pretty cool having a water runway next to grass and paved. You have it all there. Looks like he left his gear down?
The water strip is adjacent to 17L. I wonder if this could be a taildragger that did a ground loop and wound up in the drink. I had a meeting tonight so I didn't have time to go snoop around.
Yes, I do usually fly out of KDWH, but I promise it wasn't me.
http://abc13.com/news/plane-crash-lands-at-hooks-airport/572993/
Taking bets on how long before someone says "All fixed gear landings in water result in the plane flipping over on it's back."?
I don't see any pontoons, looks like a 172. Lucky he's ok and doesn't have any diseases from that pond. I've pulled many seaplane out of that swath. I can't figure out why the hell he landed there, two parallel runways only a few hundred feet away and no way he would survive an east west entry. He had a fun ride if he skidded off 35r/17l. They need to demo that runway. Maybe a cabin fire extinguishing procedure, haha.
I heard of this one first-hand. My buddy who was holding short for takeoff on 17R saw the actual accident and had to sit on the ramp for about an hour waiting for the airport to "reopen to traffic". He reported the occupant being pulled out by rescuers and taken to a hospital by an ambulance.
Why they closed 17R for a localized accident on a parallel water runway is beyond me. But I do not claim to know anything about "safety" laws regarding airport operations.
Did your friend give any details?
I heard of this one first-hand. My buddy who was holding short for takeoff on 17R saw the actual accident and had to sit on the ramp for about an hour waiting for the airport to "reopen to traffic". He reported the occupant being pulled out by rescuers and taken to a hospital by an ambulance.
Why they closed 17R for a localized accident on a parallel water runway is beyond me. But I do not claim to know anything about "safety" laws regarding airport operations.
It wasn't an "unintended water landing." It was an intended water landing with unintended results.
I found this rather impressive.
Looks like some test on a SeaMax, landing on the water with the gear down, lots of splashes and nothing dramatic
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=dB4WgqLImDg
In comparison, here's a poor 185 accidentally landing gear down
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ObLQnY5fDU8
In a amphib run your checks, NEVER rush a landing, I run my pre landing flow then checklist, and say aloud landing on water gear UP, gear UP for water landing as I touch the lever, verify the blue light and confirm blocks back nose wheels up. Once I have my touch down sight profile I'll even do a quick GUMPS check.
Taking bets on how long before someone says "All fixed gear landings in water result in the plane flipping over on it's back."?