Stall Spin at Long Beach - July 10, 2023

[fholbert]

Pilot was walking around on the roof of the hangar when FD arrived.

I'm taking up a collection, pilot is going to buy lotto tickets for us. Because, that's one lucky pilot.

 

[Richman]

Dang. They say we all have a bucket of luck we can draw from. If true, their’s is going to be dry for a while.

 

[BEEF SUPREME]

Nailed it!

 

[fholbert]

 

[Hacker15e]

I'm taking up a collection, pilot is going to buy lotto tickets for us. Because, that's one lucky pilot.

Never understood that saying. That's a fellow who just used up his ration of luck and is probably going to be running low for quite some time.

 

[derg]

Sheesh, super lucky.

”Do we need to debrief?”

 

[Fixtur]

<obligatory>That'll buff right out!</obligatory>

 

[Skåning]

<obligatory>That'll buff right out!</obligatory>

“Hey you can’t park there”

 

[MikeD]

The pilot is lucky. Crashing into a hangar doesn’t usually end well for the pilot or pax. The P-51 that went into the hangar at P19 up the road from me 14 years ago, comes to mind.

 

[ASpilot2be]

The CRJ200 is no longer referred to as a lawn dart. This is a lawn dart.

 

[fholbert]

The pilot is lucky. Crashing into a hangar doesn’t usually end well for the pilot or pax. The P-51 that went into the hangar at P19 up the road from me 14 years ago, comes to mind.

I texted the pictures to my Air New Zealand friend. He came back with: Look at the flaps.

That guy is always smarter than me.

 

[ahw01]

I texted the pictures to my Air New Zealand friend. He came back with: Look at the flaps.

That guy is always smarter than me.

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No Batman, not the asymmetric flap demon...
Shouldnt lead to this for sure.

 

[Fixtur]

Oh. Yep. That'll do it.

 

[Roger Roger]

Not knowing what impact did to the flap cables etc I wouldn’t necessarily put a lot of stock in that.

 

[MikeD]

I texted the pictures to my Air New Zealand friend. He came back with: Look at the flaps.

That guy is always smarter than me.

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Would have to determine whether that split is pre or post impact. It’s an interesting observation, but has to be investigated deeper and/or corroborated. Especially with regards to the wing root separation damage on the retracted side.

Be cautious falling into the “a ha!!” trap.

 

[fholbert]

Not knowing what impact did to the flap cables etc I wouldn’t necessarily put a lot of stock in that.

Maybe... I don't know how Cessna flaps work.

The flap down on the damaged wing appears to be in the correct position, the aircraft was on final.

What ever it is, the NTSB will need to look at that.

 

[SteveC]

Just to add some additional observation into the conversation, it looks to me like the initial contact may have been left-wing-low impact to the corner of the roof line...

 

[Roger Roger]

Maybe... I don't know how Cessna flaps work.

The flap down on the damaged wing appears to be in the correct position, the aircraft was on final.

What ever it is, the NTSB will need to look at that.

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All the single engine Cessnas are more or less the same I think. The right flap is driven directly by bellcranks and pushrods off the motor/transmission assembly. The left flap is driven by cables that cross through the fuselage from the right side.