Emergency landing on city road

Does an ATP ad pop up in the video for you guys too? :D

I would cite him for the unsafe lane change while pulling into the parking lot. :)
 
Yeah he pulled it off the road, contact ground .9
Really awesome video, shows how quick thinking you have to have to pick a landing spot ASAP.
 
What would have cause the engine to seize but then be able to run again momentarily? Regardless I think that helped save their bacon.
 
ozziecat35 said:
What would have cause the engine to seize but then be able to run again momentarily? Regardless I think that helped save their bacon.
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Lack of fuel or fuel contamination...if there is an investigation maybe we will find out, but since there was ignition to turn and burn, and it kept turning (re:not seized up), it more than likely was SOMETHING with the fuel, in my opinion.
 
Stone Cold said:
Lack of fuel or fuel contamination...if there is an investigation maybe we will find out, but since there was ignition to turn and burn, and it kept turning (re:not seized up), it more than likely was SOMETHING with the fuel, in my opinion.
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Good point, wrong wording on my end.
 
Stone Cold said:
Lack of fuel or fuel contamination...if there is an investigation maybe we will find out, but since there was ignition to turn and burn, and it kept turning (re:not seized up), it more than likely was SOMETHING with the fuel, in my opinion.
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This is pretty old. If the info isn't out by now, it probably never will be.
 
darrenf said:
This is pretty old. If the info isn't out by now, it probably never will be.
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Yeah, all I did was watch the video. I know nothing of time frame, etc., so if there is/was an investigation, I do not know the outcome. It sounded like an ultralight or similar...does anybody know what type of aircraft, time frame, or if there was an investigation?
 
I agree with fuel starvation with the inconsistent running of the engine. but maybe not, could very well be ignition trouble the way the engine came to life like a light switch and didn't seem to be sputtering.
 
My hair is standing on end. Good thing they got the engine running for a little bit, I bet that made all the difference in getting to a decent landing site. I didn't see anything in front of them during the beginning of the video. I was thinking fuel when I watched it too. Either way, engine failure over the city=nightmare scenario. Good job guys!
 
I think this is it....

ERA09LA238
On April 9, 2009, at 1145 eastern daylight time, an amateur built, experimental light sport, Moore Zealot motor glider, N61ZT, registered to a private owner, operating as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight, experienced a total loss of engine power in cruise flight near Clermont, Florida. The pilot made a forced landing to a rough, dry lakebed. The fuselage, both wings, and the empennage received structural damage. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed. The private pilot reported no injuries. The flight originated from Grass Roots Airpark (06FD), Mascotte, Florida, at 1120.

The pilot stated he was in cruise flight at 1,800 feet when the motor glider experienced a total loss of engine power. He attempted an engine restart with negative results. The pilot initiated a forced landing to a residential street. He abandoned the approach due to obstructions on the street and landed in a dry lakebed.

The motor glider was equipped with a Rotax 582 engine. The engine was examined and disassembled by a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) inspector on April 10, 2009. Prior to the engine being removed from the airframe for disassembly, the externally mounted oil tank for the rotary shaft lubrication system indicated it was filled to the proper level. Disassembly of the engine revealed the "destruction of the rotary valve disc drive gear due to insufficient lubrication." Approximately 2 fluid ounces of oil was drained from the rotary valve shaft "oil bath," when the shaft assembly was removed from the engine case.

Information obtained by the FAA inspector from the Rotax Installation Manual, and Rotax Service Center Technicians, substantiated that it is possible for the rotary valve shaft lubrication system externally mounted oil tank to contain a full quantity of oil, without the rotary valve shaft "oil bath" chamber within the engine case actually being full of oil. This can occur in Rotax 582 engines mounted on an airframe in the inverted position (spark plugs down), if the rotary valve shaft oil is added without removing a vent plug in the engine case to vent the system during oil servicing. If the vent plug is not removed, an "air bubble" can form in the rotary valve shaft "oil bath" chamber, preventing oil from filling the chamber. The oil tank will indicate full, but insufficient oil will have been introduced into the rotary valve shaft "oil bath" chamber.

The current registered owner stated he purchased the motor glider from the original builder 4 months before the accident. The engine had been removed by the previous owner and builder on July 1, 2008, and sent to an overhaul facility to be rebuilt. The engine was returned and reinstalled on the motor glider in August 2008. The motor glider was placed in storage for about 6 years. The current owner and an airframe and power plant mechanic completed a condition inspection on March 25, 2009, and no oil had been added. The motor glider had flown 2 hours and 30 minutes since he purchased it.

The FAA inspector located the previous owner of the motor glider. The previous owner stated he did not remove the vent plug during oil installation after the engine had been overhauled.
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http://www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/brief2.asp?ev_id=20090410X92304&ntsbno=ERA09LA238&akey=1
 
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