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Scary story about landing on a Lake Tahoe golf course
On Mon, 3 Aug 2020 22:01:17 -0700 (PDT), Paul B
wrote: "Conclusion: This landing is a perfect example of getting one's priorities right" Yes, but only in the last 5 seconds of the flight. Right before he aborted the left hand turn, he was going to land on the strip. That was his plan. Indeed. And instead of trying to scratch into the field, he chose the safe option while he was still high and fast enough. My point is that he should have turned before he reached the freeway. Not necessarily when it was all happening, I am aware of the pressure that he was under. Even if he had started his turn earlier (in the middle of the downwind leg) he would not have had the engery to complete it and would have crashed into the fields south of the runway, still heading toward the crowd - and the row of parked GA aircraft (and their personnel) in the South of the runway. Not to mention that the remaining runway length - if he had been able to reach the airfield - was very close to the landing distance of a P-51. Overshooting the runway in a tail dragger and risking a somersault? Hmmm... Clear case: He made the best decision, without a doubt. Cheers Andreas p.s. And of course there are a couple of other points to consider - for example the fact that the engine finally seized up just when he started his turn to final. If it had delivered power for another four, five seconds, he would have made it into the field. |
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