If you look closely and look at the airport diagram, you will also notice he was landing on a displaced threshold. The big yellow arrows pointing toward the actual landing zone is a giveaway. The landing zone at that airport is not even close to the road. Check it out. On Nov 7, 2012 9:30 AM, "Jeff York" <jeffyor...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> I guess I am not the only one that noticed how low this guy came in over > the threshold. In watching the video it looked like he was going to come > up short of the runway. I am not sure if maybe the runway was very short > and it was his way of doing a short field landing but, it appeared to me > that considering how close the vehicle was to the runway approach, that > normally an aircraft would have never struck that vehicle. > > I have twice came in on final and had deer come out on the runway. Each > time I had a steep enough approach and a bit of luck and was able to apply > power and avoid a collision and go around. I even once struck a Goose on > short final at night and it was only because of luck and a decision to just > hold my approach and not panic that allowed me to land safely. It scared me > enough that I am lucky I didnt at the very least soil myself or panic as > the goose struck the wing root just at the top of the windshield of my > Cessna 172. Imagine my efar as I suddenly see a large goose come into view > of my wing mounted landing light and I have not yet made the runway. Each > of those occasion's occurred when I was flying my Cessna Shyhawk just like > the one in that video. > > Be aware, situational awareness and a bit of luck. Safe flying out there > people and maybe we can all learn something from this. > > Jeff York > Georgetown Scott County Airport > KR2 > 2010 National Gathering Peoples Choice, Best Interior > 2011 AirFest Best Experimental, Best Instrument. Best > Interior > > > ________________________________ > From: peter <jordanruths...@aol.com> > To: kr...@mylist.net > Sent: Wednesday, November 7, 2012 9:31 AM > Subject: Re: KR> Fw: Situational awareness > > I am just amazed at how little damage the Cessna and pilot sustained! The > shearing gear decelerated the aircraft so much that it moved only a few > feet after touching down. If you ever need to land without any ground roll, > look for a vehicle to trim your gear off before you touch down.Peter > > > > > _______________________________________ > Search the KRnet Archives at http://tugantek.com/archmailv2-kr/search. > To UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to krnet-le...@mylist.net > please see other KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html > _______________________________________ > Search the KRnet Archives at http://tugantek.com/archmailv2-kr/search. > To UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to krnet-le...@mylist.net > please see other KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html >
