Losing Power And Crashing On Nose
02-18-2008, 11:59 AM
#21
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02-18-2008, 12:09 PM
#22
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I am in favor of low altitude engine out drills as well because little piston engines just aren't that reliable we can trust them so much. The subject is controversial, but so far I do not see data showing that botched low-altitude engine out drills are any where near as frequent as the real ones gone awry.
02-18-2008, 02:48 PM
#23
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My vote is stall/spin. No tire marks leading to the wreckage which would indicate landing and rolling and nosing over in a soft field (if the field was that soft, wouldn't there be divots from the landing/rollout?).
The fuselage behind the wings shows damage that looks like the metal compressed from a great deal of force. Looks to me like the airplane came down nose first which would indicate a stall/spin. Just my opinion from looking at the picture.
The fuselage behind the wings shows damage that looks like the metal compressed from a great deal of force. Looks to me like the airplane came down nose first which would indicate a stall/spin. Just my opinion from looking at the picture.
02-18-2008, 06:15 PM
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Engine out
Back when I was instructing in Anchorage we would practice engine out drills on frozen lakes. Occasionally someone would touch a tire but I always tried to stop the decent at 5 feet or so. The key was to remember to shut off the carb heat at 100 feet so the engine wouldn't stall.
In the summer there were plenty of gravel bars and bush strips to use.
SkyHigh
In the summer there were plenty of gravel bars and bush strips to use.
SkyHigh
