Which one of you did this?

fholbert

fholbert

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Date:15-JUL-2022
Time:c. 02:34
Type:
Silhouette image of generic P28A model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different

Piper PA-28-161 Warrior II
Owner/operator:Warrior Aviation LLC
Registration:N2945Q
MSN:28-7716128
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage:Minor
Location:Interstate 70, E of Grain Valley, MO -
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United States of America
Phase:En route
Nature:Private
Departure airport:Warrensburg-Skyhaven Airport, MO (KRCM)
Destination airport:Kansas City-Charles B. Wheeler Downtown Airport, MO (MKC/KMKC)
Narrative:
A Piper PA-28-161 Warrior II ran out of fuel and landed on the Intertate 70, east of Grain Valley, Missouri.
The pilot was intoxicated, carrying a gun and drugs and was arrested. The aircraft received minor damage.

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That's not a good way to way to carry a PA28, on a flatbed with all the weight on the nose and maaaybe a tail skid as it goes bouncing down the road, right?
 
Minuteman said:
That's not a good way to way to carry a PA28, on a flatbed with all the weight on the nose and maaaybe a tail skid as it goes bouncing down the road, right?
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Indeed! Not to mention the wings sticking out into oncoming traffic. Still, @EIR called it definitively. LOL.
 
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EIR said:
Sounds like a story from The Onion.
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There is no Onion really. 'Matter of fact, it's ALL Onion. Comedy is redundant these days. No need to pay for a ticket. Just walk outside, listen and watch.
 
knot4u said:
That graph is confusing, normally I'd expect a huge increase in airspeed as the altitude drops and it does a couple of times but I'm guessing he must've been in a descending turn and bleeding off speed.
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Spins are low-KIAS events concomitant with precipitous altitude losses.
 
bLizZuE said:
That can’t be real.
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The idea of "real" is being severely tested these days, especially in places like Missouri.

Not long ago, not far from this accident's coordinates, some 121 heroes core-locked and fatally crashed a regional jet.

I blame Missouri. ;)
 
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CFI A&P said:
Negative ghost rider. Spins are high-AOA events, not always airspeed dependent.
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I see what you did there: nice spin of a comment!

You going for the Microsoft Tech support reply there - technically correct but utterly useless??

Holy Jeebus, really?? First folks ragging on me for going too deep. Now you're going to go after me for a concise, relevant answer?!? Can't win, I suppose.

My point was simply to posit a very probable possible answer to the question which was, you'll recall, "how could he lose altitude so quickly without picking up speed?"

My point was not meant to be a comprehensive exegesis on the aerodynamics of spins. (But if you'd like that, I'm your Huckleberry.)

Pretty sure this guy wasn't doing intentional snap rolls, ace. Pretty sure he was a normal, garden variety pilot who done the pooch in the normal, garden variety fashion.

If you have a better answer to the relevant question, I'd love to hear it. If you'd rather spin your replies, at least recover on heading.
 
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