I don't think so

[The Avon Lady]

:nope:

http://img337.imageshack.us/img337/8310/75455732lf0.th.jpg (http://img337.imageshack.us/my.php?image=75455732lf0.jpg)

:nope:

[Letum]

Might be a humorus mock-up.
Got any info on the pic?

[waste gate]

The incident happened at a small GA airport outside of Colorado Springs.
The pilot walked away.

Scroll down the page and you will see the pic on their home page.
http://www.meadowlakeairport.com/Index.html
The story is here (bottom of page)
http://www.meadowlakeairport.com/INDEX2.html

[Letum]

cheers :up:

[GSpector]

WoW, I never heard about this and I live is the Springs :rotfl:

I used to work as a CAD Draftsman for a small company that designed a small Air conditioning unit for small Aircraft. I created all the installation images.

One of the mechanics there actually took a pic and had it blown up to poster size, about 2'x3'.

It was a Nice picture of a Golf Course with this large passenger sized Aircraft parked on the course.

The side of the Aircraft said in very big letters:
" FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION "
:o :rotfl:

[ASWnut101]

One tough airplane to take a tree head on and have so little damage.:o

[Linton]

AL i thought you were talking about the Israeli eurovision entry.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f_h_rLKTLvs
I think it is interesting compared to the usual rubbish that appears.

[The Avon Lady]

AL i thought you were talking about the Israeli eurovision entry.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f_h_rLKTLvs
I think it is interesting compared to the usual rubbish that appears.
I agree.

It's even greater rubbish. :down: That'll crash, too. :yep:

[JSLTIGER]

:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

[SUBMAN1]

Is this what they call a tree point landing? Or was that three point? I can never remember! :88)

-S

[bookworm_020]

Jackass does an aircraft????:hmm:

Reminds me of the rent a car crash derby, just with an aircraft!:lol:

P.S. The Car that Jackass used in there stunt is the same car type that I drive!:huh:

[tycho102]

There's a couple of possibilities. From the angle and the size of the upper branches, I'm going to have to say he (SHE!!?!!) ditched in there straight. Which pretty much rules out windshear or downdraft while turning final, or emergency practice gone wrong since you usually don't practice that near the airport. The thing (Piper Warrior?) didn't drop out of the sky.

I'm going to go with a solo'd trainee with some kind of really improper approach, or a new pilot with very limited night experience who mistook the paved road for the runway and only realized the mistake at the last second.

[waste gate]

There's a couple of possibilities. From the angle and the size of the upper branches, I'm going to have to say he (SHE!!?!!) ditched in there straight. Which pretty much rules out windshear or downdraft while turning final, or emergency practice gone wrong since you usually don't practice that near the airport. The thing (Piper Warrior?) didn't drop out of the sky.

I'm going to go with a solo'd trainee with some kind of really improper approach, or a new pilot with very limited night experience who mistook the paved road for the runway and only realized the mistake at the last second.


OR


NTSB Identification: DEN07CA035.
The docket is stored in the Docket Management System (DMS). Please contact Records Management Division (http://www.ntsb.gov/info/sources.htm#pib)
14 CFR Part 91: General Aviation
Accident occurred Thursday, December 07, 2006 in Falcon, CO
Aircraft: Piper PA-28-180, registration: N6487J
Injuries: 1 Minor.The pilot was established on a base leg for runway 15 (6,000 feet by 60 feet, asphalt) when the engine lost power. The pilot lined up with an adjacent road and continued for a forced landing. Prior to the landing he checked his carburetor heat, mixture, throttle, and magnetos in an attempt to troubleshoot the power loss. He stated that he observed car lights and "swerved into [the] tree." The airplane became lodged in the tree, crushing both wings aft and wrinkling the vertical stabilizer.

[GSpector]

Well, I guess the alternative could have been worse if he hit the car :o . I think the pilot made to right choice under the circumstance since the pilot probably could not have tried to pull up as there was no power.

[waste gate]

Well, I guess the alternative could have been worse if he hit the car :o . I think the pilot made to right choice under the circumstance since the pilot probably could not have tried to pull up as there was no power.

He was between a rock and a hard place. He could have tried to pull up, but that would have resulted in a stall, which would have probably killed him and the occupants of the road vehicle. As I recall from my handfull of flights into Meadow Lake for the $100 hamburger, HWY 24, a two lane road not much wider than a residential street, is somewhat open to the north, but given the short time needed for such decisions the pilot made the only choice available. It would seem it was the correct one.

My suspision is that because it was a humid nite for Colorado he got some carbuerator ice and it choked off the air to the engine.

[ASWnut101]

You fly, Waste Gate? Seriously, that would add to three (or four) pilots here.


Also, I don't think carb ice would be to blame, (unless of course they found water in the engines), because it would more likely affect both engines. We can find out for certain if we know the temperature there. Of course, he could have easily only turned on the C heat for only one engine, not both. Possible, but unlikely.

[waste gate]

You fly, Waste Gate? Seriously, that would add to three (or four) pilots here.


Also, I don't think carb ice would be to blame, (unless of course they found water in the engines), because it would more likely affect both engines. We can find out for certain if we know the temperature there. Of course, he could have easily only turned on the C heat for only one engine, not both. Possible, but unlikely.

Been flying since 1978. Work for UAL now but no longer on the line for medical reasons.

BTW the Cherokee uses either a Continnental or Lycoming engine and on both the carburator is under the engine not on top as in your car. Ice obstructing the venturi would not have accessed the engine and would have melted off long before the NTSB arrived on the scene. All speculation but I'm sure the finding will be against the PIC.

cheers