Goonie
Never say die
In Illinois it's 17 to penetrate, 18 to videotape.
You might have just put on the emergency brake on this thread!
In Illinois it's 17 to penetrate, 18 to videotape.
so the plane restarted on the ground?
Funny because that was the same thing I first thought about after reading the article.
You might have just put on the emergency brake on this thread!
Speculation of course, but it may have been carb ice. Carb ice can either make the engine loose power drastically, or completely kill it if you aren't watching it.
Of course, once you land, the ice melts, and probably allowed the engine to start right back up no problem.
Bravo on her landing though!
Out of my five years of flying, I've never seen the oil pressure drop to zero during carb icing.
I have. Once your engine quits, the oil pressure drops to zero.
So now you gotta wonder.. did the engine quit then lose oil pressure.. or did she lose oil pressure and engine quit...
... and who was supposed to screw on that oil cap, anyhow?
Pity the FDR can't be pulled.. hmmm
Unlike the C402 which flies just fine to Houston even when the oil cap is found back on the ramp @ ADS.Reminds me when Mesa Airlines was flying C-208 Caravan service from PHX to PRC. One of their female pilots landed in PRC with no oil, and the cap was found on the tarmac at PHX.
Haha, exactly! All good questions. All I know is I've had carb ice before, lost engine power, and had to emergency land, at night... talk about fun! Luckily for me, I was within range to where I found an airport to land at. Thought I had a problem with the airplane, and the engine worked fine once we were on the ground.
Reminds me when Mesa Airlines was flying C-208 Caravan service from PHX to PRC. One of their female pilots landed in PRC with no oil, and the cap was found on the tarmac at PHX.
In Illinois it's 17 to penetrate, 18 to videotape.
This is why when I fly light aircraft VFR, I daisy-chain airports together and use them as waypoints.
This way, if I have to drift down from altitude, it's not such a crisis.
But you gotta wonder, sometimes. I've heard stories about Duchess pilots hanging the oil dipstick on the high end of the prop during preflight.. then leaving it there until engine start.
It happens to all kinds of folks. I just personally don't want to go lumping this kid in with Sully until I get all of the data, ya know?
But you gotta wonder, sometimes. I've heard stories about Duchess pilots hanging the oil dipstick on the high end of the prop during preflight.. then leaving it there until engine start.
:yeahthat:
Come on people
Unlike the C402 which flies just fine to Houston even when the oil cap is found back on the ramp @ ADS.