Simviation Forum - Classic crash

Aug 23^rd, 2009 at 10:11am

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Look at the gear Sad

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Reply #1 - Aug 23^rd, 2009 at 10:25am

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The gear caused the plane to nose over?
Seems like it went under pretty fast, being that no one bailed out before it was submerged.

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Reply #2 - Aug 23^rd, 2009 at 10:31am

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A floatplane like that will flip right over if you touch down on water with the gear extended... often with very serious injuries to the occupants (which makes it harder for everyone to get out, 'specially with the cabin underwater right away).
There's a video clip out there that shows such an accident as it occurs..."Insane Floatplane Crash", I think it's called.

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Reply #3 - Aug 23^rd, 2009 at 10:46am

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beaky wrote on Aug 23^rd, 2009 at 10:31am:

A floatplane like that will flip right over if you touch down on water with the gear extended... often with very serious injuries to the occupants (which makes it harder for everyone to get out, 'specially with the cabin underwater right away).
There's a video clip out there that shows such an accident as it occurs..."Insane Floatplane Crash", I think it's called.

The video explains it all!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-48V1m_MZxE&feature=PlayList&p=C51EADA1B0D59908&i...

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Reply #4 - Aug 25^th, 2009 at 5:47pm

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Would now appear the pilot is being investigated with possible manslaughter charges.

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