Van's RV-6A Down, MA

[tobnpr]

Pilot dead after plane crashes into river in 'very remote location': officials

Massachusetts officials reported that a small plane crashed in the Merrimack River between Lawrence and North Andover on Monday. One pilot was reported to be onboard the aircraft.

www.foxnews.com

 

[frfly172]

Sad RIP condolences

 

[T Bird]

This is my home field , didn’t know him but know folks who did. Very sad. Was really tough listening to the ATC and hearing the tower voice I always talk to come to the realization of what happened. Kudos to the pilot who overflew the crash site and fed info to the tower for a potential rescue.

 

[hindsight2020]

tip up or slider? Picture caption said the body was still entrapped. Makes one wonder if the canopy design may have been a contributing factor on the fatality. Looking at these for a forever airplane, the egress opportunity costs with the gear pole-vaulting history and the canopy do hover in my mind. Hinge quick-release would def be on the list.

 

[ateamer]

with the gear pole-vaulting history and the canopy do hover in my mind. Hinge quick-release would def be on the list.

Land an RV-A nose high and keep full back pressure through rollout, and it won’t flip. The ones that flip are from forcing it on when still too fast for touchdown, and landing flat. If it bounces - espeically if it’s a high bounce, don’t try to salvage it and wind up in a PIO. Go around, come back and do it right.

 

[jsstevens]

Land an RV-A nose high and keep full back pressure through rollout, and it won’t flip. The ones that flip are from forcing it on when still too fast for touchdown, and landing flat. If it bounces - espeically if it’s a high bounce, don’t try to salvage it and wind up in a PIO. Go around, come back and do it right.

Sound advice. Unless it's a forced landing on unhospitable terrain.

 

[AdamB]

This is my home field , didn’t know him but know folks who did. Very sad. Was really tough listening to the ATC and hearing the tower voice I always talk to come to the realization of what happened. Kudos to the pilot who overflew the crash site and fed info to the tower for a potential rescue.

My home field too and I know the pilot, not very well, but have spoken with him a few times. In fact he and his partner in the plane came by a week or so ago to congratulate me on finishing my RV-10.

So sad and tough to hear that audio. May he RIP.

 

[RyanShort1]

Sound advice. Unless it's a forced landing on unhospitable terrain.

How does that change anything? Is it less likely to flip on a wheel landing???

 

[Craig]

tip up or slider? Picture caption said the body was still entrapped. Makes one wonder if the canopy design may have been a contributing factor on the fatality. Looking at these for a forever airplane, the egress opportunity costs with the gear pole-vaulting history and the canopy do hover in my mind. Hinge quick-release would def be on the list.

Doesn't look to matter what style canopy. The airframe appears to be resting on the river bottom, from the shots I saw. Looks like the water is only a couple feet deep there.

 

[jsstevens]

How does that change anything? Is it less likely to flip on a wheel landing???

His advice was fine if you're landing on an airport with a functioning engine. But the thread context was a crash & fatality with questions as to whether egress was cause. So the advice didn't seem (to me) to apply to the context of the question. As helpful as "Just don't crash."