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Prop plane with landing gear problems circling San Antonio International Airport
Emergency response personnel are converging on the San Antonio International Airport, where a small propeller plane with landing gear problems is preparing for an emergency landing. (www.chron.com) Más...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
Just watched a beautiful textbook wheels up landing. All four occupants got out, walked away, no fire.
1970, Beechcraft West Van Nuys Airport... had just finished installations on new A36 Bonanza and old fighter pilot salesman took it up for a check ride... just as he lifted off the left main wheel came off and bounced down the runway... he burned off fuel and made a similar great landing.. then, the little fat guy jumped out
of the cockpit and ran all the way into our facility yelling
"who worked on the wheels!! ...I'm going to kill him!" there were abut 20 of us hiding
of the cockpit and ran all the way into our facility yelling
"who worked on the wheels!! ...I'm going to kill him!" there were abut 20 of us hiding
Funny story, but different. When I was a teenager (oh, so many centuries ago!!) I learned to change the wheels on small airplanes. A wheel coming off the axle is NOT the same....(still, a funny rendition, so "points" for that!)
ANOTHER funny (yet true) story. A write up during WW2:
"Number 2 engine missing in flight'
Mechanic's reply in the LogBook"
"After brief search, Number 2 engine located on left wing".
ANOTHER funny (yet true) story. A write up during WW2:
"Number 2 engine missing in flight'
Mechanic's reply in the LogBook"
"After brief search, Number 2 engine located on left wing".
man....you should have seen that wheel...bounced 50 feet in the air and continued bouncing all down the runway...
Great job by the pilot!
TV camera job sucked though!
TV camera job sucked though!
Great job by the pilot and the controllers at SAT. Thankful to hear everyone was oaky.
It's too bad the coverage on Fox News wasn't as good as professional as the landing (http://www.foxsanantonio.com/news/features/top-stories/stories/breaking-news-plane-landing-gear-problems-circling-airport-4875.shtml). LiveATC recording is near the end of this: http://archive-server.liveatc.net/ksat/KSAT-Jul-01-2014-1930Z.mp3
It's too bad the coverage on Fox News wasn't as good as professional as the landing (http://www.foxsanantonio.com/news/features/top-stories/stories/breaking-news-plane-landing-gear-problems-circling-airport-4875.shtml). LiveATC recording is near the end of this: http://archive-server.liveatc.net/ksat/KSAT-Jul-01-2014-1930Z.mp3
Typical Faux News reporting. Making a small story into a HUGE story loaded with sensational headlines and statements. Also known as Yellow journalism.
Yellow journalism, or the yellow press, is a type of journalism that presents little or no legitimate well-researched news and instead uses eye-catching headlines to sell more newspapers.[1] Techniques may include exaggerations of news events, scandal-mongering, or sensationalism.[1] By extension, the term yellow journalism is used today as a pejorative to decry any journalism that treats news in an unprofessional or unethical fashion.[2]
Yellow journalism, or the yellow press, is a type of journalism that presents little or no legitimate well-researched news and instead uses eye-catching headlines to sell more newspapers.[1] Techniques may include exaggerations of news events, scandal-mongering, or sensationalism.[1] By extension, the term yellow journalism is used today as a pejorative to decry any journalism that treats news in an unprofessional or unethical fashion.[2]
Typical that anytime Fox is mentioned, someone spouts off and rants about issues unrelated to the actual subject at hand.
In all fairness to Fox (jeez i can't believe I typed that) ALL of the stations in San Antonio were going ape over this. Slow news day I guess. I counted at least 3 news choppers flying over head.
What made this landing easier and minimized airport disruption was the fact 12R (main runway) has been closed for a couple months now for resurfacing at the approach end. Almost all (except for smaller planes/jets) have been using 4/22. So this plane landed on 12L with minimal to no disruption of service.
What made this landing easier and minimized airport disruption was the fact 12R (main runway) has been closed for a couple months now for resurfacing at the approach end. Almost all (except for smaller planes/jets) have been using 4/22. So this plane landed on 12L with minimal to no disruption of service.