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Athol, Idaho, man crashes plane after attempted landing
Athol, Idaho, man crashes plane after attempted landing in Northern Idaho near Coeur d’Alene, Idaho (www.idahostatesman.com) Más...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
Gas, go! No gas, no go! Duh!
Crashed or off airport landing? He landed on a road and walked to a house. How much damage?
Running out of fuel....amazingly common.
Running out of fuel....amazingly common.
Agreed with the common but I call it amazingly stupid.
Reminds me a twin-engine gent a few years back who decided to push it to his house since he claimed he wanted to save money on the price of fuel....he flew over 7 airports trying to reach his home base...crashed killing his grandson, his son is now in a wheelchair...all for the cost of a few dollars more.
Reminds me a twin-engine gent a few years back who decided to push it to his house since he claimed he wanted to save money on the price of fuel....he flew over 7 airports trying to reach his home base...crashed killing his grandson, his son is now in a wheelchair...all for the cost of a few dollars more.
Get-there-itis. It's a very real thing and kills several people a year. A link in a chain of events to lead to this? Time pressures: weather, airport closures, TFRs, meeting time, etc. Along with lack of rest, not wanting to add 30-45 minutes to a flight, not wanting to land and have to refile IFR (if flying IFR), etc.
The times that I've pushed it (but never violated my personal or FAA reserve requirements) have almost always been a combination of a long flight & weather. You're dodging storms, trying to get somewhere after one system moves through, but before another hits, and you don't want to stop because it means waiting hours/days until the second system moves through. Experience says plan for that....so you don't run out of fuel.
The times that I've pushed it (but never violated my personal or FAA reserve requirements) have almost always been a combination of a long flight & weather. You're dodging storms, trying to get somewhere after one system moves through, but before another hits, and you don't want to stop because it means waiting hours/days until the second system moves through. Experience says plan for that....so you don't run out of fuel.
I remember many years ago a Dr. did the same thing flying a King Air to Austin, Texas! ATC asked him several times about fuel and he almost made it to within a mile of the runway!
Glad he is ok,but no excuse for running out of fuel.. too many steps to verify quantity before and during flight...
Stop and get gas...
Stop and get gas...
It's nothing but bad pilotage. It takes 'math' to figure out how much 'gas' you need. In ground school, the instructor addressed this topic. One 'smart ass' said the answer was to just always fully fuel the plane, which the instructor laughed at. Sure, you 'pay' for everything that is in that plane. Flying for 20 minutes with a full plane? Why? Why pay for that fuel you won't use? Why run the risk of condensation contamination? Why affect your climb out performance on a hot day fully loaded. Why risk potentially causing issues in high altitude airports. Plus limit passengers and luggage, all because you can't take the time to figure out where you are going, how much fuel you plan to use, and if you have problems getting in to the intended destination, figure out alternates and the fuel to reach those if you are on a downwind there and have to divert.
Math is hard. So is the ground.
Math is hard. So is the ground.
Love the last line...
Yeah, that's funny. I was thinking about the pool I use for scuba refreshers. One day I saw bubbles coming out of the water. Someone asked if the pool had a leak. The instructor explained that the bubbles break the surface tension for divers. If the bubbler wasn't running, the divers would experience a shock like they were diving into concrete. Wow! (That's why so many people were so surprised at the 'crash in the Hudson'. So many were so shocked anyone survived. Idiots can't understand why people were upset that 'Sully' did what he did. It was a 'hail Mary', and spared people in the city. A desperation move. (Yada yada yada)
One thing I love is from the Great Douglas Adams: Flying is easy, you throw yourself at the ground and miss!
Well, yeah, but for an overworked and brain numb college student, I laughed my ass off for months, and still can giggle thinking about that. Too funny. My ground school instructor mentioned that too. We hit it off fine...
Throw yourself at the ground, and miss. HAH HAH HAH!!!
One thing I love is from the Great Douglas Adams: Flying is easy, you throw yourself at the ground and miss!
Well, yeah, but for an overworked and brain numb college student, I laughed my ass off for months, and still can giggle thinking about that. Too funny. My ground school instructor mentioned that too. We hit it off fine...
Throw yourself at the ground, and miss. HAH HAH HAH!!!
Oh, and thanks for the comment. It fit. Cheers...