Landing Accident from Inside the Cockpit

[rframe]

I think you've got the wrong accident video. That was the guy that crashed on take off, not this one that was landing.

Ya, look three posts up ^... my mistake.

 

[ZeroPapaGolf]

If you look here: https://maps.google.com/maps?q=44.656592,-123.052007&num=1&t=h&gl=us&z=19

You'll see a private airstrip in Oregon. Zoom in nice and close.

It's a crop-duster field. Power lines are simply another bit of scenery to fly under.

 

[RICHARD5]

Wait... so a gust of wind lifted him off the ground, and then a gust of wind tossed him into the trees?

Damn that wind!

Seriously, though. Gust of wind or not, there's no way I would have continued that takeoff when it was crystal clear that things were not going as expected.

And wait-a-tic. Was about to abort? Sorry... but I think it's pretty apparent that the pilot was intent on getting the aircraft off the ground, even if only by wishes, fairy tales, and a whole heap of "I Think I Can, I Think I Can, I Think I Can!"

There are two kinds of pilots: those who wish they could wish a plane off the ground...

...and those who have at least a passing understanding of physics.