As a pilot, I can say that was a very good forced landing on water. He kept it just above stall speed until he was mere feet above the water, very well done.
Fatal and incredibly naïve pilot error. I don´t know how many flying hours did the pilot have, but if he was experienced enough he was supposed to know that in case of engine malfunction the last thing you must think of is trying to "slow down" the fall by keeping the nose up, as he did here. Consequence: the plane loses speed (and height) rapidly and falls stone-like. Why didn´t he nose down a bit to gain a bit of speed, get easier controls and try a smoother ditch? What plane is that, anyway?
It was actually stalling all the way down......this aircraft falls instead of stalls...its called a "failing leaf "stall. All you can do is use the rudder to keep the wings level ( yes rudder). Im learning in one of these at the moment! Stalling was one of my lessons.....and no matter how had we tried...we couldnt do a tradional stall.
He was riding the edge of a stall in order to clear the trees. He actually did an outstanding job of it too. He made it to the lake and then pitched down just a bit. Any more and he'd have only increased the speed at which he hit the water. Given the circumstances, this was a great bit of piloting (and a whole lot of luck!!)
@pegati1 you clearly have no idea what youre talking about.. fly the plane is EXACTLY what you do in a time like this.. you pitch for best glide and land normally. The hazard to an engine failure is the lack of control in regards to WHERE you land.. HOW you land is entirely up to the pilot and it looks like this guy panicked!
Looks like he was stretching the glide to make the water. Not a nice choice to have to make but I suspect that if he had put the nose down to maintain airspeed, as suggested, he would have gone into the trees and the result could have been one hell of a lot worse. Stretching the glide is normally a bad choice - in this case I suggest he did the best that he could, with a good outcome in the circumstances.
@viscount812 "stretching the glide" in pilot terms means you're not doing it right. I agree though that he did the best he could...that's all you can do in those situations.
@viscount812 You can't "stretch a glide" by flying slower than best glide speed. He would have been better to pitch down to clear the trees and execute a more controlled landing into the lake.
@jobeone That's more or less what I wrote isn't it? Problem is that in a high stress situation such as this (and, thank God, the closest I've come is a mag failure on climbout) is that your reaction has to be automatic - particularly when you see things going pear shaped as I think happened to this guy at the end.
1:31 despite the danger bystander go to rescue the people. yet at 1:42 there's a cop standing right there. Why the hell do the normal people have to rescue them when there is cops there.
people stop whining about them not going over there you would be filming to and dont deny it..... also there was PLANE FUEL all over it was dangerous to get close so kindly stfu
@cooltristan99 Yeah, hes Captain Planet. Hes gonna fly up there and carry the plane to safety. What else can he do other than tape it? You're a fucking moron that just follows every other youtube commenters without using a brain.
Dun dun dun, drama drama drama. People are in danger but it's all so dramatic. But wait! First concern... "Did you get that?" and then, "We gotta go check that out." probably with the sole intention of getting a "close up dude." Sorry, but 'giving a bad name for Americans' doesn't come close.
The pilot did an excellant job of getting to the water, he had lost too much air speed to glide it in though, hit really hard it appeared. I'd take the water over trying to stall it over tree tops!
@LkOutMtnMan I don't think he did such a great job at all. Constantly trying to hold the nose up is what caused him to loose airspeed stall almost costing him if life
@Prickler32 You may be right, that crossed my mind too, thought he should have lowered the nose when he saw he had cleared the trees to get up airspeed and better glide angle. Haven't flown one of those I don't think and not sure how the controls react with power down. Sure was a belly flop!
@killer8479394 yeah he wasnt talking to the guy in the plane more the guys in the boats with hot exhaust gasses that could have set the fuel on the surface of the water on fire blowing everyone in the area to hell. im sure the plane engine was already off after the fact anyway by the looks of that impact.
most people dont realize it but everytime the plane swings like that is another chance of it going upside down and causing automatic death ... to maintain control as he did was AMAZING ..... though he should have dipped the nose down
Must keep airspeed to avoid stall at low altitude. This pilot kept the nose high and panckaked in, resulting in injuries. Would have been better to keep nose down, maintain airspeed, then bleed off during flare. Didn't happen here.
This pipipilot had power to keep altitude or at least extend the glide to a softer ditching but you can see he kept nose up in panic, slowed down to the stall and dropped like a rock on a place with boats and people. There have been splashes like that in which boaters and bathers have been killed. No excuses. He stalled like a 10 hour panicky student.
I'm CFI of over 20 years and 3 engine partial fails on take off in singles in which I couldn't climb. I teach Partial Power power eng fail (1,800 rpm) I do them first at altitude then at 500 feet agl turning crosswind leg + turnaround the airport. ( A tr500 at minimum level power or tr500mlp. If you panic and pull too much (many pilots do) you increase drag, slow down and stall. If you have the guts and dont PanicPull you will keep altitute and do the pattern. This guy had power to keep alt
@cam2697 With all that fuel in the water there was a huge possibility of a fire breaking out. The officer followed standard protocol of not risking becoming a victim himself (and adding to the problem). The proper protocol is for him is to stand by until certified water rescue/paramedic help arrives (even though its only 4ft and sounds funny). Doing otherwise could cost him his job and potentially aggravate the situation (he isn't certified to remove a victim from a wrecked vehicle PROPERLY)
@cam2697 You see a few seconds of a standing-around cop in a video, and presume that he stayed glued in that same place and pose for 2-hours? For all you know he may have been the one to strip to the waist and wade out to the airplane.
If I'm not mistaken, that plane is a Bellanca... When I was young, my father had a Bellanca 260. We were flying to Memphis, TN and had a very similar problem and had to maintain full throttle to keep it running. The tower asked us to pattern so they could clear. We patterned over a large lake outside Memphis. When the tower asked us to pattern again, my father said, "No. I'm putting it down now." Tower gave clearance and said, "Good luck." The engine died as soon as we touched and cut power.
@CFITOMAHAWK2 A strange comment coming from a flying instructor.. Exactly where you touch down can have a huge bearing on the survivability of a ditching. If ditching into a lake, it is best to try to land as close to shore as possible. If there's a beach or shallow water, then aim for it. I can't tell how wide the lake is but gliding out into deeper water may have drowned all on board.
@TRUFFLEHOUNDEXPRESS Well, one of the basic you learn at flight school is that, in case of engine failure, you don't try to hold your altitude, you glide - that's because if you try to keep the airplane from descending but with no power coming from the engine, you stall. Seriously, the airplane was clearly at pre-stall before the ditching, they were lucky it didn't stalled and crashed onto the trees. It's way better to ditch smoothly further away from shore than to slam belly first like he did.
@murilovsilva I flew my first powered solo in 1987 ( I had gliding experience prior to that) so, for the record, I do have some experience. I fully appreciate what you're saying but in the partcular circumstances if he'd stuck by the book he would have lost altitude more rapidly and would have probably flown into the trees. It made sense to try for the lake. He could have stuck the nose down to gain airspeed immediately after clearing the trees but that would have probably been fatal.
@Janusha the fuel is less dense than water so itll float to the top and form a layer of fuel on top of the water.if theres a spark itll burn like crazy. i wouldnt like to be near that plane
There is NO risk of a wet metal object half submerged in water would catch fire and even if all the fuel was actually burning there would be no danger at all. They will obviously make it sound very dramatic (as if a crashed plane wasnt dramatic enough) because its on TV. But there is no actual, real danger.
@Janusha i never said the plane would burn. why would there be no danger if the fuel was burning? im pretty sure human flesh isnt fire retardant. put it this way; you wouldnt catch any sane person standing around when there was burning fuel. its not a case of dramatising it...its just inherently dangerous to have a fuel leak. if there was a spark that could also potentially lead to an explosion of fuel remaining in the tank too. perhaps its time to admit youre wrong before the inevitable happens
Have you seen burning fuel ontop of water ?? Its harmless. Ive tried to make fuel explode. Its hard. I dont know what fuel they use for this kind of plane but usually plane-fuel is alot less explosive than car fuel. Its american tv... Obviously its all about over dramatizing it. If you look at these other, similar videos they add fake explosion noises and do their absolute best to over dramatize every single aspect. As if reality just wasnt real enough.
@Janusha its avgas which is a leaded fuel. and yes i have seen burning fuel on top of water. its highly dangerous and will melt your face off if you go anywhere near it. trust me you dont want to be near it if it ignites. take that as fact. yes they do over dramatise these things to make it sound more dramatic but in this instance the reality is that there is a danger present.
Clearly a recently crashed plane, leaking gasoline isnt the favourite place to be but danger... Naah. The only danger here is that the trapped pilot is lucky he landed in a place where he was able to keep his head above water or he would have been dead before anyone got to them.
@Janusha so you would honestly feel safe in a pool filled with water and avgas with a plane in it stuffed with electronics that could short circuit due to the contact with water causing sparks that would most likely ignite the fuel? well youre one of a very small number of people with a death wish who would be ok with that. there is a big danger wherever theres a fuel leak. i dont think you understand just how volatile this stuff is
Silly arse.. That happens in movies. In the real world the electric system in the plane would be completly short circuted by the water. That doesnt mean it creates sparks. That means its dead. There is nothing more magic about a crashed plane in the lake than a crashed car. Somehow people dont find it dangerous to go up to crashed cars. We are used to planes and helicopters exploding because of movies.
@Janusha crashed cars hardly ever have ruptured fuel tanks because theyre made entirely of plastic and are below the back seats. in a plane both wings are filled with the stuff and if the wings so much as bend there will most likely be a fuel leak since the tank has an all metal skin and it will have to tear to allow for the bend. when something short circuits it sparks. get an aa battery and place a thin wire from one end to the other in a puddle of avgas if you dont believe thats dangerous.
@litetheory expensive and not available for older aircraft. But all cirrus aircraft and sportstars come with ballistic parachutes which work pretty well.
A couple glider pilots, a few rotorcraft pilots and lots of fixed wing pilots - interesting cross section of aviators.
I guess what can be agreed upon, through all the dissertation, is that glider practice in a Viking isn't taught/practiced. They have the sink rate of a boulder.
Pilot of this Viking, however the magic occurred, got himself and the other 2 souls back to mother earth alive. Well done.
@TheVoiceOfTemptation He would have been better off if he dropped the nose of the aircraft and kept the airspeed up a bit more and put down in the water. He was trying to stay airborne and the aircraft just stalled and hit the water quite hard instead of a more controlled flared landing. thankfully it worked out. Not a nice situation to be in thats for sure!
@Irl924racer If he came in with his nose down, he would have picked up to much airspeed. He would have most likely ran out of water to land on. Plus, if he was already had a low airspeed when the engine cut out, it would have been nanoseconds until it stalled.
@thefinalfrontier1701 Pilot training 101...in the event of an engine failure pitch for best glide speed...which this pilot did not do. The altitude the pilot had at the time the camera caught it on tape was high enough where the pilot could have lowered the nose and recovered from a stalled condition to bring it in for a smoother landing...and the lake looked plenty big for him to control the aircraft to a designated spot on the lake. But that's just the way it looked from the video.
@Irl924racer no kidding, ppl dont realize that when your goin down you cant fly the plane, you have to crash the plane, ppl die from mistakes like this
what the fuck is so dangerous about fuel in water if there is no fire around?
petrokuzz 1 week ago
As a pilot, I can say that was a very good forced landing on water. He kept it just above stall speed until he was mere feet above the water, very well done.
floridaskater07 1 week ago
Did you get that? Yessssss.... fapafapafapa...
bigglyguy 1 week ago
XD that fuckin guys goin down, all calm lol
bentheweirdo 2 weeks ago in playlist Destroyed In Seconds: clips
Shout out to all of the armchair pilots critiquing something they obviously know very little about.
flyauburn13 2 weeks ago
Did U get a Fish???
parker1604 2 weeks ago in playlist Destroyed In Seconds
Fatal and incredibly naïve pilot error. I don´t know how many flying hours did the pilot have, but if he was experienced enough he was supposed to know that in case of engine malfunction the last thing you must think of is trying to "slow down" the fall by keeping the nose up, as he did here. Consequence: the plane loses speed (and height) rapidly and falls stone-like. Why didn´t he nose down a bit to gain a bit of speed, get easier controls and try a smoother ditch? What plane is that, anyway?
AlanMartinNala 2 weeks ago
Well, as the pilots always say, "Any landing you walk away from is a good one."
Crazylegs973 1 month ago 10
@Crazylegs973 nobody walked away
larzabell 4 weeks ago
I thought it was a RC plane
draonknight56 1 month ago 9
@draonknight56 lol
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NetaVernonpk134 2 months ago
1:33 - "Despite the danger, bystanders wade into the water to rescue them".
1:43 - Policeman standing on the bank watching it all happen.
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monalisa1156 4 months ago
why is there no comment saying "do a barrel roll" ? LOL
612AMMAR612 4 months ago
Thanks God there /okey
kelvin17jay 4 months ago
The first thing he's worried about when the plane crashes is if his friend caught it on tape.
lesliekwan80 4 months ago
It was actually stalling all the way down......this aircraft falls instead of stalls...its called a "failing leaf "stall. All you can do is use the rudder to keep the wings level ( yes rudder). Im learning in one of these at the moment! Stalling was one of my lessons.....and no matter how had we tried...we couldnt do a tradional stall.
andgate2000 4 months ago
i was the one who saved thoes people
dirtbike6455 5 months ago
He was riding the edge of a stall in order to clear the trees. He actually did an outstanding job of it too. He made it to the lake and then pitched down just a bit. Any more and he'd have only increased the speed at which he hit the water. Given the circumstances, this was a great bit of piloting (and a whole lot of luck!!)
Scihawk172 5 months ago
@pegati1 you clearly have no idea what youre talking about.. fly the plane is EXACTLY what you do in a time like this.. you pitch for best glide and land normally. The hazard to an engine failure is the lack of control in regards to WHERE you land.. HOW you land is entirely up to the pilot and it looks like this guy panicked!
GeneG83 5 months ago
Looked like an RC plane.. =P
hespaniola91 5 months ago
the gasket or whatever was probably like $3, life's little moments
tamerseeker 5 months ago
i hope the plane is ok!! :D
karashaable 5 months ago
@karashaable shut up, that joke is way over used. Come up with something more original
inmaniak 5 months ago
@inmaniak hahaha..
karashaable 5 months ago
The way that plane made it t the lake and went down it's almost eactly like when I barely make it t the tiolet before I drop a duce.
cobead 5 months ago
I hope that the 3 men are okay... :C
cathyjeanguy 5 months ago
Wonder much that valve cost which malfunctioned?
Small thing like that cost the guy a $70,000 plane and almost the lives of him and his two friends.
hoosierlooker 6 months ago
Wonder much that valve cost which malfunctioned?
hoosierlooker 6 months ago
1st fisherman- holy s**t that plane crashed
2n fisherman- YES!!!! i gotta bite!!!!!
chids12345 6 months ago
Looks like he was stretching the glide to make the water. Not a nice choice to have to make but I suspect that if he had put the nose down to maintain airspeed, as suggested, he would have gone into the trees and the result could have been one hell of a lot worse. Stretching the glide is normally a bad choice - in this case I suggest he did the best that he could, with a good outcome in the circumstances.
viscount812 6 months ago
@viscount812 "stretching the glide" in pilot terms means you're not doing it right. I agree though that he did the best he could...that's all you can do in those situations.
klfhsdaljk17 6 months ago
@viscount812 You can't "stretch a glide" by flying slower than best glide speed. He would have been better to pitch down to clear the trees and execute a more controlled landing into the lake.
jobeone 4 days ago
@jobeone That's more or less what I wrote isn't it? Problem is that in a high stress situation such as this (and, thank God, the closest I've come is a mag failure on climbout) is that your reaction has to be automatic - particularly when you see things going pear shaped as I think happened to this guy at the end.
viscount812 4 days ago
Are you pinned in there? yeah. Ok, why don't you just sit in there until an ambulance arrives... ok..
eatingcatshit 6 months ago
@eatingcatshit haha I know it sounds so funny
iremmeber 6 months ago
nice to see the cop protecting and serving the nation
imranhk786786 6 months ago
1:31 despite the danger bystander go to rescue the people. yet at 1:42 there's a cop standing right there. Why the hell do the normal people have to rescue them when there is cops there.
Azzi61 6 months ago
@Azzi61, because they are lazy, doughnut eating, tax money gobbling losers...
eatingcatshit 6 months ago
@Azzi61 because he didnt want to get his box of doughnuts and his gun wet .
gtafan2006 2 months ago
My dad is a pilot and he once flew a plane with about 42 million dollars in it, glad he didnt crash while flying it
7dmtuk87 6 months ago
i like how causal the camera man is like this thing happens all the time
beauzagar 6 months ago
Guy 1: Dude, that plane's going down
Guy 2: OH GOD SHOULD WE CALL 911!?!?
Guy 1: Dude tape it tape it think how many views it'll get on YouTube!
heteromeles 6 months ago 2
people stop whining about them not going over there you would be filming to and dont deny it..... also there was PLANE FUEL all over it was dangerous to get close so kindly stfu
noble00006 6 months ago
Bet,Min kai is in the plane!!All of the crashing ones!!!
onglinus1 6 months ago
I know what happend, hey Joe that looks like a nice fishingspot, (lets fake engine trouble) Maaac this is nooot a seaplane.
nolifemerc 6 months ago
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nolifemerc 6 months ago
"we got to go see if hes ok."
MrWookieman63 6 months ago
"Holy ****! Did you get that?". I CARE MORE ABOUT THE PEOPLE THAN RECORDING THE FU*KING PLANE!!!
cooltristan99 7 months ago
@cooltristan99 Yeah, hes Captain Planet. Hes gonna fly up there and carry the plane to safety. What else can he do other than tape it? You're a fucking moron that just follows every other youtube commenters without using a brain.
RatskE2003 7 months ago
this is by my house,it was weird
crucifixxkiss 7 months ago
ITS LIKE MY BROTHER TRYING TO PARK THE CAR
nate4032 7 months ago
@nate4032 one problem, your mothers car can't fly:P
jeanetteFF13FREAK 7 months ago
Oh yea, Officer "I CANT GET MY PANTS WET" or fishing trailer trash? Trailer trash any day !!!
PhuPeePupples 7 months ago
\ . / "
DiaryOfATedlyKid 7 months ago
Dun dun dun, drama drama drama. People are in danger but it's all so dramatic. But wait! First concern... "Did you get that?" and then, "We gotta go check that out." probably with the sole intention of getting a "close up dude." Sorry, but 'giving a bad name for Americans' doesn't come close.
AlexRichardVocat 7 months ago
a cloged valve is that the same as having the fuel turned off
frew83 7 months ago
hahahaha... "are you pinned in there?" "yeah" "why dont you just wait right there."
MrJpocko 7 months ago
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asshucks 7 months ago
"I got it! I got it! I don't got it!" *Splash*
diner59 7 months ago
-X-X- FOR SALE -X-X-
nice small plane
low old lady miles just washed OBO
aleblack4 7 months ago
omg thats like wii sports resorts where u can die!! LE GASP!
dotoro3 7 months ago
his turbulence was horrible
aeroandy1 7 months ago
Why is it that americans always have to add fake sounds to video footage...?
Always...it, never fails...
rudeboyzero 7 months ago
Pontiac Lake, MI repppin
Wingsfan15 7 months ago
could you imagine them trying to get people to believe their fishing story if they never had it on tape.... greatest ever!!!!
davidallenroth 7 months ago
why didn't he/she just get out of the plane before it crashed O_o
Freerunner252 7 months ago
@Freerunner252 four men planes usually dont have ejector seats
Firemoon454 7 months ago
@Firemoon454 yea but they do have doors which open xD
Freerunner252 4 months ago
Those fishermen are complete pansies. Thanks for the great vid; glad you boys didn't get your feet wet.
bikingforbrie 7 months ago
what dicks!!
they totally scared the fish off
steezyrick14 7 months ago
hey did you get? no! because there's a rat aaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!
jethrosongano 8 months ago
ouchy
jethrosongano 8 months ago
Camon stupid piece of metal
Nooooooooo!
Splash! .... Oh look a duck
TheInquisitor2012 8 months ago
somebody forgot engine failure procedures......did he ever think to set his airspeed??
Adam6161992 8 months ago
No one will ever know but the pilot.
UAL4ever 6 months ago
Nice flying, she was almost on a stall.Very lucky, could easley gone other way
sirhc141 8 months ago
The pilot did an excellant job of getting to the water, he had lost too much air speed to glide it in though, hit really hard it appeared. I'd take the water over trying to stall it over tree tops!
LkOutMtnMan 8 months ago
@LkOutMtnMan I don't think he did such a great job at all. Constantly trying to hold the nose up is what caused him to loose airspeed stall almost costing him if life
Prickler32 8 months ago
@Prickler32 You may be right, that crossed my mind too, thought he should have lowered the nose when he saw he had cleared the trees to get up airspeed and better glide angle. Haven't flown one of those I don't think and not sure how the controls react with power down. Sure was a belly flop!
LkOutMtnMan 8 months ago
"Revolution 20, Vers 4,...
and it would grapped..."
RainerPoppe 8 months ago
The cop at 1:43 is just loking from beside. please thumps up:)
y788lhjk1 8 months ago
wow if he was going a bit faster he wouldn't have stalled and he could have done a good ditch landing.
ROYALstraightFLUSH22 8 months ago
lol the guy said turn the engine off yeah like im gonna turn it off while im pinned to a crashed plane
killer8479394 8 months ago
@killer8479394 yeah he wasnt talking to the guy in the plane more the guys in the boats with hot exhaust gasses that could have set the fuel on the surface of the water on fire blowing everyone in the area to hell. im sure the plane engine was already off after the fact anyway by the looks of that impact.
gtafan2006 2 months ago
@gtafan2006 Oh lol
killer8479394 2 months ago
I wonder what kind of bait the fisherman was using
VirenKickedPresAss 8 months ago
@VirenKickedPresAss are you sierus thats not the point of the video god sometimes i think- damn but did u see that squirrel?
killer8479394 8 months ago
@killer8479394 What is "sierus"?
Was that an Evinrude engine on that boat?
VirenKickedPresAss 8 months ago
@VirenKickedPresAss lol i mispelled serious
killer8479394 8 months ago
most people dont realize it but everytime the plane swings like that is another chance of it going upside down and causing automatic death ... to maintain control as he did was AMAZING ..... though he should have dipped the nose down
zPeeNuT 8 months ago
Must keep airspeed to avoid stall at low altitude. This pilot kept the nose high and panckaked in, resulting in injuries. Would have been better to keep nose down, maintain airspeed, then bleed off during flare. Didn't happen here.
A65Driver 8 months ago
It was a lucky catch. But if you are spending your day videoing someone else fishing, you've made some questionable life choices.
LaszloPanaflex 8 months ago 7
This pipipilot had power to keep altitude or at least extend the glide to a softer ditching but you can see he kept nose up in panic, slowed down to the stall and dropped like a rock on a place with boats and people. There have been splashes like that in which boaters and bathers have been killed. No excuses. He stalled like a 10 hour panicky student.
CFITOMAHAWK2 8 months ago 2
I'm CFI of over 20 years and 3 engine partial fails on take off in singles in which I couldn't climb. I teach Partial Power power eng fail (1,800 rpm) I do them first at altitude then at 500 feet agl turning crosswind leg + turnaround the airport. ( A tr500 at minimum level power or tr500mlp. If you panic and pull too much (many pilots do) you increase drag, slow down and stall. If you have the guts and dont PanicPull you will keep altitute and do the pattern. This guy had power to keep alt
CFITOMAHAWK2 8 months ago 2
THEY SHOULD OF JUMPED BEFORE THEY HIT THE WATER
drizzy748 8 months ago
i still would of taped the squirl trying to bust a nut.
drizzy748 8 months ago
Where the fuck do they these prices? Out of their fucking assholes? $70,000 plane?? $11,000 sports bike?!!? $8000 racing boat!?!?
gnidich2000 8 months ago
I like the way the police help. Oh no wait, there on the bank.
horatiocaineiscool 8 months ago
we got to see if he's alright. ''no, no I'm fine ya I'm fine I just broke my neck and suffer from intense internal bleeding."
MrLog11 8 months ago
listen to 1:37 very funny
kifan94 8 months ago
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kifan94 8 months ago
"That fucking guy is going down man..." XD
GTAgamesfans 8 months ago
Nice to see that officer standing there overseeing everything :/
cam2697 8 months ago 72
@cam2697 With all that fuel in the water there was a huge possibility of a fire breaking out. The officer followed standard protocol of not risking becoming a victim himself (and adding to the problem). The proper protocol is for him is to stand by until certified water rescue/paramedic help arrives (even though its only 4ft and sounds funny). Doing otherwise could cost him his job and potentially aggravate the situation (he isn't certified to remove a victim from a wrecked vehicle PROPERLY)
AgentFisherShadow 7 months ago
@cam2697 You see a few seconds of a standing-around cop in a video, and presume that he stayed glued in that same place and pose for 2-hours? For all you know he may have been the one to strip to the waist and wade out to the airplane.
Your bias is obvious. When is your parole up?
mnpd007 6 months ago
@cam2697 Wtf with that officer
MPS4U 6 months ago
If I'm not mistaken, that plane is a Bellanca... When I was young, my father had a Bellanca 260. We were flying to Memphis, TN and had a very similar problem and had to maintain full throttle to keep it running. The tower asked us to pattern so they could clear. We patterned over a large lake outside Memphis. When the tower asked us to pattern again, my father said, "No. I'm putting it down now." Tower gave clearance and said, "Good luck." The engine died as soon as we touched and cut power.
RoninTXBR549 8 months ago
2:21 Charles Manson saviour?
Pooterter 8 months ago
try ground effect!!
Tuberson2 8 months ago
Man that was a very good emergency landing.
DrinkSkateSleep 8 months ago
Need a life jacket?
No my arms broken but i'll swim. I'll be just K... OMG I DIED
CornPuffStudios117 8 months ago
He stalled instead of gliding it. If he glided it he could not have mess his wimpy backbone with that splash.
CFITOMAHAWK2 9 months ago
@CFITOMAHAWK2 A strange comment coming from a flying instructor.. Exactly where you touch down can have a huge bearing on the survivability of a ditching. If ditching into a lake, it is best to try to land as close to shore as possible. If there's a beach or shallow water, then aim for it. I can't tell how wide the lake is but gliding out into deeper water may have drowned all on board.
TRUFFLEHOUNDEXPRESS 9 months ago
@TRUFFLEHOUNDEXPRESS Well, one of the basic you learn at flight school is that, in case of engine failure, you don't try to hold your altitude, you glide - that's because if you try to keep the airplane from descending but with no power coming from the engine, you stall. Seriously, the airplane was clearly at pre-stall before the ditching, they were lucky it didn't stalled and crashed onto the trees. It's way better to ditch smoothly further away from shore than to slam belly first like he did.
murilovsilva 8 months ago 2
@murilovsilva I flew my first powered solo in 1987 ( I had gliding experience prior to that) so, for the record, I do have some experience. I fully appreciate what you're saying but in the partcular circumstances if he'd stuck by the book he would have lost altitude more rapidly and would have probably flown into the trees. It made sense to try for the lake. He could have stuck the nose down to gain airspeed immediately after clearing the trees but that would have probably been fatal.
TRUFFLEHOUNDEXPRESS 8 months ago
see? plane need a life jacket! not only ship!
zazzzzarifpower 9 months ago
The cop is just sitting there doing nothing.
3ISAMAGICNUMBR 9 months ago
nice pilot!
ingaenterprise13 9 months ago
The timing of the bleep at 2:10 is hilarious.
soup1322 9 months ago
this reminds me of gta...:/
donovan167 9 months ago
1337 likes!
Mark060795 9 months ago
Listen closely at 1:57 that girl better have not been laughing
AssassinFusion 9 months ago
@AssassinFusion it was a dog
MrTeckman01 9 months ago
@AssassinFusion That is a dog barking...
TaylorTatero 9 months ago
will everyone PLEASE shut up and enjoy the damn video?!
Zombiepwnage117 9 months ago
I want that dude flying my plane when it decides to peter out!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Vbb71 9 months ago
did everyone live?
XxSiiCkXKiilZxX 9 months ago
@XxSiiCkXKiilZxX if u would have listened, yes
callofdutyfan626 9 months ago
/watch?v=3Otsx-RHeis
HerthaGladbach 9 months ago
in sovit Russa plane destro....... you were am going with this
ablnoozy 9 months ago
seems like the pilot did an excellent job in landing it where he did.
cupmyplums 9 months ago
i believe this aircraft is a piper arrow for all you airplane fans out there
jimmyreed112 9 months ago
Where is the danger ?? Its already crashed. Its not going to crash again.
Janusha 9 months ago
@Janusha leaking fuel that could ignite burning everything to shit is pretty dangerous
jimmyreed112 9 months ago
@jimmyreed112
Perhaps you didnt notice... they are standing in water. HAve you ever tried to set fire to water ?
Janusha 9 months ago
@Janusha the fuel is less dense than water so itll float to the top and form a layer of fuel on top of the water.if theres a spark itll burn like crazy. i wouldnt like to be near that plane
jimmyreed112 9 months ago
@jimmyreed112
There is NO risk of a wet metal object half submerged in water would catch fire and even if all the fuel was actually burning there would be no danger at all. They will obviously make it sound very dramatic (as if a crashed plane wasnt dramatic enough) because its on TV. But there is no actual, real danger.
Janusha 9 months ago
@Janusha i never said the plane would burn. why would there be no danger if the fuel was burning? im pretty sure human flesh isnt fire retardant. put it this way; you wouldnt catch any sane person standing around when there was burning fuel. its not a case of dramatising it...its just inherently dangerous to have a fuel leak. if there was a spark that could also potentially lead to an explosion of fuel remaining in the tank too. perhaps its time to admit youre wrong before the inevitable happens
jimmyreed112 9 months ago
@jimmyreed112
Have you seen burning fuel ontop of water ?? Its harmless. Ive tried to make fuel explode. Its hard. I dont know what fuel they use for this kind of plane but usually plane-fuel is alot less explosive than car fuel. Its american tv... Obviously its all about over dramatizing it. If you look at these other, similar videos they add fake explosion noises and do their absolute best to over dramatize every single aspect. As if reality just wasnt real enough.
Janusha 9 months ago
@Janusha its avgas which is a leaded fuel. and yes i have seen burning fuel on top of water. its highly dangerous and will melt your face off if you go anywhere near it. trust me you dont want to be near it if it ignites. take that as fact. yes they do over dramatise these things to make it sound more dramatic but in this instance the reality is that there is a danger present.
jimmyreed112 9 months ago
@jimmyreed112
Clearly a recently crashed plane, leaking gasoline isnt the favourite place to be but danger... Naah. The only danger here is that the trapped pilot is lucky he landed in a place where he was able to keep his head above water or he would have been dead before anyone got to them.
Janusha 9 months ago
@Janusha so you would honestly feel safe in a pool filled with water and avgas with a plane in it stuffed with electronics that could short circuit due to the contact with water causing sparks that would most likely ignite the fuel? well youre one of a very small number of people with a death wish who would be ok with that. there is a big danger wherever theres a fuel leak. i dont think you understand just how volatile this stuff is
jimmyreed112 9 months ago
Silly arse.. That happens in movies. In the real world the electric system in the plane would be completly short circuted by the water. That doesnt mean it creates sparks. That means its dead. There is nothing more magic about a crashed plane in the lake than a crashed car. Somehow people dont find it dangerous to go up to crashed cars. We are used to planes and helicopters exploding because of movies.
Janusha 9 months ago
@Janusha crashed cars hardly ever have ruptured fuel tanks because theyre made entirely of plastic and are below the back seats. in a plane both wings are filled with the stuff and if the wings so much as bend there will most likely be a fuel leak since the tank has an all metal skin and it will have to tear to allow for the bend. when something short circuits it sparks. get an aa battery and place a thin wire from one end to the other in a puddle of avgas if you dont believe thats dangerous.
jimmyreed112 9 months ago
@jimmyreed112
This isnt a puddle of gas. Its a lake with some gas on it. Get a grip dude.
Janusha 9 months ago
@Janusha it doesnt matter. ive already explained to you that the avgas will float on the surface. you get a grip. dude
jimmyreed112 9 months ago
They are lucky to be alive.. All of them. The lake could have exploded at any time.
Janusha 9 months ago
@Janusha you really are an insufferable oaf. learn some science
jimmyreed112 9 months ago
Think about that clogged valve next time you order nachos.
bb1134 9 months ago
ooo holly crp i saw this on tv the guy was drunk ! XD
ret1608 9 months ago
First sentence: "Did you get that?" Omfg... a person might have been injured...
MrANTworks 9 months ago
yeah dont go help or anything just make sure u got it on tape....
supermom91490 9 months ago
Is there a particular reason why airplanes are not equipped with strong parachutes that would come out the top of the plane???
litetheory 9 months ago
@litetheory expensive and not available for older aircraft. But all cirrus aircraft and sportstars come with ballistic parachutes which work pretty well.
JasonSchwerin 9 months ago
A couple glider pilots, a few rotorcraft pilots and lots of fixed wing pilots - interesting cross section of aviators.
I guess what can be agreed upon, through all the dissertation, is that glider practice in a Viking isn't taught/practiced. They have the sink rate of a boulder.
Pilot of this Viking, however the magic occurred, got himself and the other 2 souls back to mother earth alive. Well done.
wagonmaster1974 9 months ago
Holy ***! = Holy Ass?
MrNitrogenX 9 months ago
He could of tried to turn the plane in to a glider by pushing the nose down and would have been able to flare.it would have hlep a lot.
MrGocops 9 months ago
I can't believe the camera man kept filming as they approached the plane. Get the fuck out of your boat, into the water and help save some lives.
I guess we can't all be heroes because somebody has to sit on the curb and clap as they go by.
Cameraman, you will always be the guy on the curb!
callmetoday12345 10 months ago
Great job at slow flight. This guy knows how to fly an airplane.
TheVoiceOfTemptation 10 months ago 48
@TheVoiceOfTemptation Yes he does XD
XtraPoints 9 months ago
@TheVoiceOfTemptation Seriously. That was an amazing job.
chrislgrooms 9 months ago
@TheVoiceOfTemptation He would have been better off if he dropped the nose of the aircraft and kept the airspeed up a bit more and put down in the water. He was trying to stay airborne and the aircraft just stalled and hit the water quite hard instead of a more controlled flared landing. thankfully it worked out. Not a nice situation to be in thats for sure!
Irl924racer 8 months ago 33
@TheVoiceOfTemption No cause he couldnt even keep control so u'd have to control to keep the airplane going down straight
NRzBuRnOuT 6 months ago
@Irl924racer If he came in with his nose down, he would have picked up to much airspeed. He would have most likely ran out of water to land on. Plus, if he was already had a low airspeed when the engine cut out, it would have been nanoseconds until it stalled.
thefinalfrontier1701 6 months ago
@thefinalfrontier1701 Pilot training 101...in the event of an engine failure pitch for best glide speed...which this pilot did not do. The altitude the pilot had at the time the camera caught it on tape was high enough where the pilot could have lowered the nose and recovered from a stalled condition to bring it in for a smoother landing...and the lake looked plenty big for him to control the aircraft to a designated spot on the lake. But that's just the way it looked from the video.
klfhsdaljk17 6 months ago 2
@Irl924racer no kidding, ppl dont realize that when your goin down you cant fly the plane, you have to crash the plane, ppl die from mistakes like this
pegati1 6 months ago
@Irl924racer if he hit the nose first he would of killed everyone though ? he did good by trying to land it on water i think :)
13kamil13 4 months ago
@TheVoiceOfTemptation this video is crazy
10000vader 7 months ago
1:42 Why is a police officer standing there looking on as ordinary citizens work to rescue the guy? Could be the editing, but still..
bucsrock225 10 months ago
@bucsrock225 Maybe because he's not the Marine Police. He doesn't work for fire and rescue. Or.......maybe he can't swim.
bhamthi 9 months ago
shoulda just tried a water landing
jfsa380 10 months ago
Did you get that?
No i decided to tape squirrel instead of a fucking plane crashing into earth.
flyjt4 10 months ago 74