Emergency landing

[BBS-LM]

Sorry if this is a repost.

Emergency landing caught on tape. Bloody hell this is some good flying by the pilot, I really thought he was not going to make it, close call.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IS8dgVCJlec&eur...

[SoapyShowerBoy]

I think the fact that they both remained calm helped in the situation a lot. If I was there screaming AHHH WE'RE GOING TO DIE probably it would have made it hard for him to concentrate!

[sneijder]

... yes but worth reposting

1:16, 'So sorry Gill'

If any pilots are reading, was that glide normal or does it drop like a rock ? Any what should he have done, should he have gained more altitude when the engine started ?

[Silent1]

sneijder said:

... yes but worth reposting

1:16, 'So sorry Gill'

If any pilots are reading, was that glide normal or does it drop like a rock ? Any what should he have done, should he have gained more altitude when the engine started ?

IIRC a cessna 172 doesn't drop like a rock when the engine dies, there is a slight change in pitch but not as extreme as that.

[mattdaniels]

sneijder said:

If any pilots are reading, was that glide normal or does it drop like a rock ? Any what should he have done, should he have gained more altitude when the engine started ?

Difficult to tell if he had any thrust when he was doing the restarts. Pulling the nose up when you have an engine quitting is a big no no, trying to stretch a glide is a bad move. You need to lower the nose and trade height for speed to keep you off the back of the drag curve. The wind will also affect the glide, a tailwind will make you sink faster.

The POH for an aircraft will detail the configuration for best glide, most light aircraft have glide ratios in the region of around 10:1 (meaning for every 1000 feet of altitude lost you travel forwards 10,000 feet over the ground assuming nil wind). Airliners have even better ratios.

Seems to me like a good job well done under the circumstances.