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Pilot Saves Airplane and Passengers After Propeller Falls Off In Flight
A Cessna 172B pilot in Mexico had to save his plane after his airplane propeller detached in flight. Yes, detached. Plonk. You can see the action from the cockpit in this video, including the exhilaration and relief of the passengers at the end. "I've never felt death so near," says one of the women who was travelling in the back. "Our propeller fell," repeats the copilot after getting out of the plane, which landed successfully on a road. Skip to the end to see the… (gizmodo.com) Más...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
New pants please.
I agree, talk about using up your "9 lives" in one day. Better then winning the lottery to walk away from that one.
Until you've actually had to land off airport in a real, not practice, engine out emergency, you're really not equipped to criticize. Been there, done that, don't ever want to do it again. It is scary, although in my case, the realization of how scary didn't occur until some hours after the landing. Part of it was realizing that I'd picked the only perfect field within gliding distance. From any altitude, it's nearly impossible to judge whether a field (or road) is smooth enough to land on, so there's a certain amount of luck and miraculous intervention in the choice. There is no such thing as "it can't happen to me" because it can. And when it does, be very thankful if the result is as successful as this one was.
youre right...if you walk away from 'a forced landing' then youve done a good job...candy
I wonder how fast the engine redlines when the prop falls off? Hopefully I never find out.
Go to u-tube reno 2010 sport class.a race plane lost is prop.eng.spins up quick.
Sounds like a zipper.
Sounds like a zipper.
As a student pilot, I take my hat off to the PIC of that C172B. Job well done, Senor! Bravo! He followed the very first rule of flying, FLY THE AIRPLANE.