Simviation Forum - Crash du Single Otter

Apr 4^th, 2011 at 6:11pm

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Doug asked me to post these for him. They have been cropped, resized, and reduced in number to fit. I have no information on location, date, or injuries.

If God intended aircraft engines to have horizontally opposed engines, Pratt and Whitney would have made them that way.

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Reply #1 - Apr 4^th, 2011 at 6:32pm

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Seaplanes, the only aircraft where landing gear up is the better option.

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Reply #2 - Apr 4^th, 2011 at 6:32pm

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#4 and 5 clearly show the wheels down. Amazing on the spot photos though. Wink

( It's one of those 'dammit' moments. )

Flying with twins is a lot of fun..

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Reply #3 - Apr 4^th, 2011 at 6:35pm

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http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=20100516-0

9 people on board, no fatalities. According to Wikipedia, the company only owns one aircraft. That being the case, this may have ended the company, which was only one year old.

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Reply #4 - Apr 4^th, 2011 at 7:10pm

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Good evening all...

Thanks Larry for posting those for me...much appreciated... Wink

Thanks davysims for the Link...you beat me to it...Larry was faster than lightning on getting this done... Wink

Thanks for the comment Steve.

I bet during the last sixty years of logged flying I have either witnessed or seen this happen ten or twelve times.

All to non-commercial or military flights. Many of the aviators had a good number of logged hours as well.
Many of them owned their own aircraft...expensive hobby... Wink

It usually happens because of inadequate training and not following an Aircraft Landing Check List.

Have also seen aircraft loaded by the pilot/owner who never secured their load...to much of a hurry.
The load shifted in the C185 towards the rear bringing the aircraft down.

Patience, training and experience is a virtue for every aviator regardless of type of aircraft and hours logged.

Now on the lighter side of things, as summer draws near and many of you will be out simulating flight on floats, amphibians and seaplanes it would be a good idea to get checked out by:
Larry...a free aircraft paint job with every lesson
Greg...come south and be wined and dined with each
lesson
Chuck...free use of your own private island for a weekend
with each lesson
They seem to do the most float and amphibian flying, me I am too old... Grin

...besides I would rather cook and tell tall tales... Wink

Cheers...Happy Landings...Doug

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Reply #5 - Apr 4^th, 2011 at 8:43pm

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Uh oh.....big oopsies Embarrassed

Cool post Larry Cool

Doug

.......I don't they they'll want to take their lessons in a fjord packed with glaciers......then again, it is free Wink

"Oh! I have slipped the surly bonds of Earth and danced the skies on laughter silvered wings. Sunward I've climbed and joined the tumbling mirth of sun split clouds.....and done a hundred things you have never dreamed of.....wheeled and soared and swung high in the sunlit silence. Hovering there, I've chased the shouting wind along and flung my eager craft through footless halls of air.

Up, up the long, delerious, burning blue I've topped the wind swept heights with easy grace where never Lark, nor even Eagle flew. While with silent lifting of mind I've trod the high untrespassed sanctity of space, put out my hand and touched the face of god"

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Reply #6 - Apr 4^th, 2011 at 8:51pm

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I just hope they realize all that free stuff is SIMULATED! Grin

If God intended aircraft engines to have horizontally opposed engines, Pratt and Whitney would have made them that way.

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Reply #7 - Apr 4^th, 2011 at 8:53pm

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I have no idea what the French version of 'Bubba' is, but I know it sounded something like:

Bubba: "Maylene, git da camra, dis is gonna be good. Roll Eyes

Edited:

I got curious and decided to look up the English to French translation for Bubba. It's Bubba. However, go here, type in Bubba to get the English to French translation and then click on the speaker to hear it pronounced.

If God intended aircraft engines to have horizontally opposed engines, Pratt and Whitney would have made them that way.

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Reply #8 - Apr 4^th, 2011 at 10:31pm

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Goodly evening all...

Thanks Chuck and like I said before you do awesome work....

Thanks again Larry for your support.

Having problems understand the sound using that Link.
Will try a language program the old girl uses all the time.
It is on her computer.
Not sure why it sounds so odd on my computer because these are good speakers.

Cheers...Happy Landings...Doug

Cheers...Happy Landings...Doug

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Reply #9 - Apr 5^th, 2011 at 9:25am

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I guess the green 'GO" in ARGO means go ahead and land the ze landing lights are green...hickup Cheesy

Very cool post L.T. and Doug

FSX, we've come a long way baby! Skunk Works is an official alias for Lockheed Martin’s Advanced Development Programs (ADP), formerly called Lockheed Advanced Development Projects. Skunk Works is responsible for a number of famous aircraft designs, including the U-2, the SR-71 Blackbird, the F-117 Nighthawk, and the F-22 Raptor. Its largest current project is the F-35 Lightning II

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Reply #10 - Apr 5^th, 2011 at 11:51am

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Thanks Greg...much appreciated...

Cheers...Happy Landings...Doug

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Reply #11 - Apr 5^th, 2011 at 2:56pm

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Steve M wrote on Apr 4^th, 2011 at 6:32pm:

#4 and 5 clearly show the wheels down. Amazing on the spot photos though. Wink

( It's one of those 'dammit' moments. )

So do 1 and 2. I wonder if that 'prompted' the photographer? "Hand me the camera quick! Doofus has the wheels down!!!"

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Reply #12 - Apr 5^th, 2011 at 4:29pm

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U4EA wrote on Apr 5^th, 2011 at 2:56pm:

Steve M wrote on Apr 4^th, 2011 at 6:32pm:

#4 and 5 clearly show the wheels down. Amazing on the spot photos though. Wink

( It's one of those 'dammit' moments. )

So do 1 and 2. I wonder if that 'prompted' the photographer? "Hand me the camera quick! Doofus has the wheels down!!!"

Maybe the photog simply intended to take pictures of an aircraft landing, and got more than he bargained for. Wink

The moral of this sad tale: if you're going to do something really stupid with an airplane, an Otter is a good choice. These water "endos" are often fatal... Undecided

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Reply #13 - Apr 5^th, 2011 at 10:34pm

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patchz wrote on Apr 4^th, 2011 at 8:53pm:

I have no idea what the French version of 'Bubba' is, but I know it sounded something like:

Bubba: "Maylene, git da camra, dis is gonna be good. Roll Eyes

Edited:

I got curious and decided to look up the English to French translation for Bubba. It's Bubba. However, go here, type in Bubba to get the English to French translation and then click on the speaker to hear it pronounced. [img]

LIB, ya gotta lika guy wat can tipe 'n axsent!

FSX, we've come a long way baby! Skunk Works is an official alias for Lockheed Martin’s Advanced Development Programs (ADP), formerly called Lockheed Advanced Development Projects. Skunk Works is responsible for a number of famous aircraft designs, including the U-2, the SR-71 Blackbird, the F-117 Nighthawk, and the F-22 Raptor. Its largest current project is the F-35 Lightning II

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Reply #14 - Apr 6^th, 2011 at 12:20am

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Skunkworks wrote on Apr 5^th, 2011 at 10:34pm:

patchz wrote on Apr 4^th, 2011 at 8:53pm:

I have no idea what the French version of 'Bubba' is, but I know it sounded something like:

Bubba: "Maylene, git da camra, dis is gonna be good. Roll Eyes

[edit]I got curious and decided to look up the English to French translation for Bubba. It's Bubba. However, go here, type in Bubba to get the English to French translation and then click on the speaker to hear it pronounced. [img]

LIB, ya gotta lika guy wat can tipe 'n axsent!

Eyup!

If God intended aircraft engines to have horizontally opposed engines, Pratt and Whitney would have made them that way.

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Reply #15 - Apr 6^th, 2011 at 10:05am

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Hi Sean...

I knew the chap but did not see the accident.

The pilot was landing his bugsmasher on floats, it was not amphibious to fuel up we think.

The bugsmasher (think it was a cub but not sure now) dipped a wing flipping the aircraft.
The pilot was knocked unconscious and drowned when the aircraft sank.

There were no boats nearby, that was quite a few years ago now.

Cheers...Happy Landings...Doug

Cheers...Happy Landings...Doug

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Reply #16 - Apr 6^th, 2011 at 10:38am

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beaky wrote on Apr 5^th, 2011 at 4:29pm:

U4EA wrote on Apr 5^th, 2011 at 2:56pm:

Steve M wrote on Apr 4^th, 2011 at 6:32pm:

#4 and 5 clearly show the wheels down. Amazing on the spot photos though. Wink

( It's one of those 'dammit' moments. )

So do 1 and 2. I wonder if that 'prompted' the photographer? "Hand me the camera quick! Doofus has the wheels down!!!"

The moral of this sad tale: if you're going to do something really stupid with an airplane, an Otter is a good choice. These water "endos" are often fatal... Undecided

The moral of the tale is, if you are going to cock it up, then just how big a cockup it is, is in direct proportion to the amount of people watching you............ Grin

Matt

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Reply #17 - Apr 6^th, 2011 at 9:06pm

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EXACTLY!

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