Breaking story: Potential Gear-up landing in Detroit

[wayway8]

Just saw on CNN. There's a Piper Lancer with landing gear problems over west Detroit. Anybody have details?

 

[bLizZuE]

Looks to be circling still, he's yanking and banking trying to get it to extend.

Right main is partially extended.

 

[wayway8]

Successful landing on left main and nosegear. Kept the prop going all the way down. Didn't appear to be a propstrike.

 

[bLizZuE]

beat

 

[Douglas]

Ah, just when you think you are all alone to deal with a gear problem, the news chopper pulls up beside you...

 

[SeanD]

Non event. Just saw it on CNN. Dude grabbed his gear, hopped out and that was it. Im have a question. Why is a media chopper allowed to get that close?

 

[t-cart]

A Lancer?

 

[ctab5060X]

Non event. Just saw it on CNN. Dude grabbed his gear, hopped out and that was it. Im have a question. Why is a media chopper allowed to get that close?

Probably wasn't. They have some awesome cameras on those birds.

 

[SeanD]

Looks like Cherokee 6 to me.

 

[motoboy]

A Lancer?

I think its just supposed to be Lance.

 

[Roger, Roger]

Looks like Cherokee 6 to me.

That's essentially what a Lance is...
The difference being that a Cherokee 6 always has the gear "down and welded"

 

[SeanD]

That's essentially what a Lance is...
The difference being that a Cherokee 6 always has the gear "down and welded"

Ah ha. I did not know that. Thank you.

 

[t-cart]

They said it was a Lancer. It's got to be a Lancer!!:laff:

 

[WacoFan]

They said it was a Lancer. It's got to be a Lancer!!:laff:

No T-cart. It is only true if Miles Obrien says it is a Lancer. Wasn't a Lancer an old POS Dodge?

 

[ctab5060X]

Wasn't a Lancer an old POS Dodge?

Lancer

 

[Douglas]

Looks like Cherokee 6 to me.

I think that radio call would go something like this..."no $%^&, I lost my gear".

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[ctab5060X]

Looks like Cherokee 6 to me.

I think that radio call would go something like this..."no $%^&, I lost my gear".

Wouldn't put it past the media to say a fixed gear airplane was having problems lowering the gear anic:

 

[Roger, Roger]

Wouldn't put it past the media to say a fixed gear airplane was having problems lowering the gear anic:

ROFL. Don't worry, as long as their slats are working correctly, they'll be ok.

 

[ctab5060X]

ROFL. Don't worry, as long as their slats are working correctly, they'll be ok.

Only if they are not covered in prime ice

 

[WacoFan]

Only if they are not covered in prime ice

They were very lucky that they didn't have an engine stall.