Bad day for Caravan..
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EatSleepFly
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Another article said one was a trainee.
donttouchanything
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Try that in a mad dog, ack!
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It would be one hulluva sight to see.
Try that in a mad dog, ack!
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It would be one hulluva sight to see.
stultus
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A DC-9-82 (MD-80) to be exact. 154 of the 155 onboard died.
Flight 255 departed Saginaw for a flight to Detroit, Phoenix and Santa Ana, arriving at Detroit at 19.42h. Pushback for departure was accomplished at 20.34 and the crew received taxi instructions for runway 3C. During the taxi out, the captain missed the turnoff at taxiway C and new taxi instructions were given. At 20.42 Flight 255 was told to taxi into position on runway 3C and hold, followed by a takeoff clearance two minutes later. Shortly after rotation the stick shaker (stall warning) activated. The aircraft rolled left and right and the left wing struck a light pole in a car rental lot. Flight 255 continued to roll to the left, continued across the car lot, struck a light pole in a second rental car lot and struck the side wall of the roof in a 90deg left wing down attitude. The plane was still rolling to the left when it impacted the ground on a road outside the airport boundary and continued to slide along the road, striking a railroad embankment, disintegrating and bursting into flames.
PROBABLE CAUSE: "The flight crew's failure to use the taxi checklist to ensure that the flaps and slats were extended for take-off. Contributing the the accident was the absence of electrical power to the airplane take-off warning system which thus did not warn the flight crew that the airplane was not configured properly for take-off. The reason for the absence of electrical power could not be determined."
Flight 255 departed Saginaw for a flight to Detroit, Phoenix and Santa Ana, arriving at Detroit at 19.42h. Pushback for departure was accomplished at 20.34 and the crew received taxi instructions for runway 3C. During the taxi out, the captain missed the turnoff at taxiway C and new taxi instructions were given. At 20.42 Flight 255 was told to taxi into position on runway 3C and hold, followed by a takeoff clearance two minutes later. Shortly after rotation the stick shaker (stall warning) activated. The aircraft rolled left and right and the left wing struck a light pole in a car rental lot. Flight 255 continued to roll to the left, continued across the car lot, struck a light pole in a second rental car lot and struck the side wall of the roof in a 90deg left wing down attitude. The plane was still rolling to the left when it impacted the ground on a road outside the airport boundary and continued to slide along the road, striking a railroad embankment, disintegrating and bursting into flames.
PROBABLE CAUSE: "The flight crew's failure to use the taxi checklist to ensure that the flaps and slats were extended for take-off. Contributing the the accident was the absence of electrical power to the airplane take-off warning system which thus did not warn the flight crew that the airplane was not configured properly for take-off. The reason for the absence of electrical power could not be determined."
Brendan
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When working on my PPL a few years ago and doing all the obligatory engine out landings, I used to aim for highways when there were no suitable fields. Had a great time doing so, as there arent too many powerlines near them out here.
Too bad for the truck, as it sounds like pilot would have walked away with no damage done to the a/c or passing vehicles.
In my experiance, some of the cars will see you and pull off the road, and then get back on it when you reach 500' AGL and the IP gives you the go around.
Wonder what happened to the engine?
Too bad for the truck, as it sounds like pilot would have walked away with no damage done to the a/c or passing vehicles.
In my experiance, some of the cars will see you and pull off the road, and then get back on it when you reach 500' AGL and the IP gives you the go around.
Wonder what happened to the engine?
Tommay85
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In my experiance, some of the cars will see you and pull off the road, and then get back on it when you reach 500' AGL and the IP gives you the go around.
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SOME cars move. My Instructor had an engine failure and landed on the highway near the airport. He had seen a car coming and figured he would pull off the road. However he just looked at him with a blank stare, and didn't move. My instructor estimated he cleared my no more than 5 to 10 feet.
Tom
In my experiance, some of the cars will see you and pull off the road, and then get back on it when you reach 500' AGL and the IP gives you the go around.
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SOME cars move. My Instructor had an engine failure and landed on the highway near the airport. He had seen a car coming and figured he would pull off the road. However he just looked at him with a blank stare, and didn't move. My instructor estimated he cleared my no more than 5 to 10 feet.
Tom
bushmaster
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I think NWA tried to land a DC-9 on a freeway when he couldn't climb (flaps were up).
Pretty dismal consequences.
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If you are talking about the one that happened in 1987 I remember that day. It was blamed on the crew not following through the checklist and extending the flaps/slats. An electrical failure was blamed for no alarms. It crashed on I-94 after the wings struck multiple lightpoles in an avis car rental lot. Final destination was to be John Wayne (SNA).
I think NWA tried to land a DC-9 on a freeway when he couldn't climb (flaps were up).
Pretty dismal consequences.
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If you are talking about the one that happened in 1987 I remember that day. It was blamed on the crew not following through the checklist and extending the flaps/slats. An electrical failure was blamed for no alarms. It crashed on I-94 after the wings struck multiple lightpoles in an avis car rental lot. Final destination was to be John Wayne (SNA).