Bad landing

[Diomed]

Its sad to see a fine aircraft like this Baron go down but its a very interesting video. It is also a lesson to GO AROUND!



[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jm0Y_blShlA[/ame]

 

[Saeten]

:0 did the guy die?

 

[!Woodstock!]

That is one hell of a steep approach.

 

[Diomed]

Yeah that hill on the approach to the runway makes landing difficult. He was coming in way too fast. Looks like he/she needs a serious review of short field landing and take-off procedures. He probably blew that landing during the approach phase. I'd bet money that he didn't begin his decent soon enough and found himself way to fast once he reached TPA (traffic pattern altitude).

I'd bet there were only minor injuries but I am not certain.

 

[Tidus]

That's really scary. I love how the girl is like *gasp!* and the guy is just like "That kind of sucks..."

 

[bandgeek]

love the reaction from the guy. but hope that guy got better

 

[!Woodstock!]

I'd bet money that he didn't begin his decent soon enough and found himself way to fast once he reached TPA (traffic pattern altitude).

Fairly certain this was the problem. Also I can't tell for sure if he had full flaps or not. A crap on approach would have slowed him down when coming in too hot.

 

[Diomed]

Yeah I've blown a few decent stages. The difference is I had the sense to go around and try again. Ya just gotta leave the pride on the ramp, if indeed pride led to this pilot's bad decision to force an already bad approach. I do understand the pressure to show your passengers you can make a slick landing, but you have to mitigate that with destroying or badly damaging a very nice aircraft.

p.s. his flaps are deployed though I am not certain by how much, I've never flown a Baron