Float Plane Accident

[Mike Schumann]

The ultimate ditch the wives incident:

http://www.twincities.com/mld/twincities/news/breaking_news/15873540.htm

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Mike Schumann

[Ben Jackson]

On 2006-10-30, Mike Schumann > wrote:
>
> http://www.twincities.com/mld/twincities/news/breaking_news/15873540.htm

If someone had come to the group with this as an idea for a movie, he
would have been laughed off the internet:

The floats hit the water and broke off, police said. The women,
who were seated in plane, were ejected through a hole in either
the side or the bottom of the plane, formed when the landing
gear ripped off, Pott said. They landed in the lake, where a
witness rescued them.
...
The pilot of the plane was able to pull up and away from the
water and come to some sort of a skidding landing in a nearby
field in Columbus in Anoka County. Neither the pilot nor a
fourth occupant were injured.

--
Ben Jackson AD7GD
>
http://www.ben.com/

[Bela P. Havasreti]

On Mon, 30 Oct 2006 17:30:09 GMT, "Mike Schumann"
> wrote:

>The ultimate ditch the wives incident:
>
>http://www.twincities.com/mld/twincities/news/breaking_news/15873540.htm
>
>--
>Mike Schumann
>

I "saw" that accident on the prelim run today, and couldn't help
wonder what actually happened (have a look at the actual prelim text
input into the FAA database):

ACFT LOST POWER, FLOATS FELL OFF, TWO PASSENGERS JUMPED OUT INTO THE
LAKE, THE PILOT WAS THEN ABLE TO LAND AT A GRASS STIP, FOREST LAKE, MN

Bela P. Havasreti

[John[_1_]]

Bela P. Havasreti wrote:
> On Mon, 30 Oct 2006 17:30:09 GMT, "Mike Schumann"
> > wrote:
>
> >The ultimate ditch the wives incident:
> >
> >http://www.twincities.com/mld/twincities/news/breaking_news/15873540.htm
> >
> >--
> >Mike Schumann
> >
>
> I "saw" that accident on the prelim run today, and couldn't help
> wonder what actually happened (have a look at the actual prelim text
> input into the FAA database):
>
> ACFT LOST POWER, FLOATS FELL OFF, TWO PASSENGERS JUMPED OUT INTO THE
> LAKE, THE PILOT WAS THEN ABLE TO LAND AT A GRASS STIP, FOREST LAKE, MN
>
> Bela P. Havasreti

Jumped?!?!?!?!?!????? . . Out of a moving airplane and not in the
skydiving mode??????

I will wait for the rest of the story on this one.

John

[Judah]

"Mike Schumann" > wrote in news:BEq1h.1399
:

> The ultimate ditch the wives incident:
>
> http://www.twincities.com/mld/twincities/news/breaking_news/15873540.htm

The question is, were the husbands ditching the wives, or were the wives
ditching the husbands?

My wife doesn't like my driving at all. I imagine that in the situation
described, she would jump out if I refused to relinquish control of the
vehicle. :)

[Jim Burns[_1_]]

I just got word from a local pilot/businessman that knows the pilot and
airplane in question. Word is that this guy has an over allotment of stupid
pills and takes them regularly, often before flying.
Jim

[Mike Schumann]

So what are the details on this incident?

Mike Schumann

"Jim Burns" > wrote in message
...
>I just got word from a local pilot/businessman that knows the pilot and
> airplane in question. Word is that this guy has an over allotment of
> stupid
> pills and takes them regularly, often before flying.
> Jim
>
>

[Jim Burns[_1_]]

Veteran pilot attempts buzz job or strafing run and the rest of the story is
remarkably just as was written in the article from what I've been told.
I've got a friend that knows the people at Wipaire, plus the group's own
Montblack is an Anoka native. I'm sure we'll learn more when the plane is
repaired and when Montblack gets a new hamster for his PC.

Jim

[Bela P. Havasreti]

On Tue, 31 Oct 2006 02:12:56 GMT, Judah > wrote:

>"Mike Schumann" > wrote in news:BEq1h.1399
:
>
>> The ultimate ditch the wives incident:
>>
>> http://www.twincities.com/mld/twincities/news/breaking_news/15873540.htm
>
>The question is, were the husbands ditching the wives, or were the wives
>ditching the husbands?
>
>My wife doesn't like my driving at all. I imagine that in the situation
>described, she would jump out if I refused to relinquish control of the
>vehicle. :)

More info with a video clip:

http://wcco.com/topstories/local_story_301165817.html

Apparently the wives are fine (one has a broken ankle). Wonder if
the pilot(s) will be OK when the wives get home.... 8^)

BTW, the '59 C-180 in question was a past (2003) grand champion at
Oshkosh.

Bela P. Havasreti