cessna 404 emergency landing

[SRakash]

wow 0_0 

[mstngjay]

Great job! Just curious, but why not shut down the engine before touch down so they don't get destroyed with the props?

[TitanMan404]

@mstngjay  In training you're taught to keep the engines going in case there's a need to go around. Besides after any prop strike with engines running or not it's required to do a complete tear down and inspection. The engines on this plane were 200 hours before TBO so we got out money's worth from them.

[realvanman1]

How much difference would it make, as far as damage goes, if you had had foam to land on?

[fujitsu1522]

Nice Landing..



[CaLxRoyalty]

That was cool! Looked like somthing out of a movie! : D

[1999sebring]

Saw that plane here at 4a6 looks like a brand new plane

[fastone93]

What aerial company do you work for? Was that a Leica digital camera? Very nice landing!

[rudinoabeb]

at first the airplanes wing looked like a airbus a380

[urmo345]

autofocus won again..

[wolfteamfe]

smooth LANDING !! :)

[Agora2021]

404 hydraulics not found.

[ianchard]

Fantastic airmanship, and remarkable to watch from the inside. The noise must have been deafening.

[TheVesas]

For all of you searching for the mentioned outside view: /watch?v=-uc0ARiBIB4

[soolerman]

10/10 :-)

[mrmoerder]

TitanMan404 What camera? Iphone?

[JcXtreme72]

Wow incredible pilot. Kept it level and straight.

[TEHEPICBROS]

very skilled pilot. nice work to film this must've been scary.

[TheGrenpa]

Damn that is impressive.

[strawberry7]

Amazing well done to the pilot, beautifully done.

[cjvchile23]

excellent video and I am very happy you got such an excellent pilot!

[sneaky201]

Best video of forced landing on youtube

[hedojake]

should you have shut down engines/feather props just before the ahh..scrape-down? or have i just been watching to much YOU TUBE?

[DiamondPilotDan]

can you please update the news link? i tried to follow it but it wouldn't work :(

[alaskarallyer]

Best gear up video on the net! I love the sound and have always wanted to know what a gear up would sound like from in the cabin. Thanks. Nice sunset as well!

[fbabymaravilha]

muito bom o piloto ta parabéns pra ele boa sorte pra você o pouso foi um sussesso todos sairão em segurança que é o importante.boa sorte

[bogycraper]

Well done Mr. Pilot. If you now live in fear of a recurrence may I suggest in future using an aircraft with super cool fixed undercarriage!

[leostyle7771]

great landing he did not panic. thumbs up for that pilot..

[TitanMan404]

@leostyle7771 Air Force

[felipegames12]

@TitanMan404.I think I've see some fire on your foot,that's right?

[TitanMan404]

@felipegames12 the fire was in the cabin yes

[felipegames12]

@TitanMan404.Ok,thank's!

[felipegames12]

@TitanMan404.And you and the pilot are faster to get out of the airplane!

[Drunkproductions]

Great landing, instrument multi. Never ran into this ..... thankfully

[CampKohler]

How did they get it off the runway and transport it? What were the repair costs?

[TitanMan404]

@CampKohler I can't get into the repair cost but I can tell you it was a lot. They used a crane to lift it off the runway then we swung the gear down and locked it in place and then it was towed it to the ramp. After estimates and all the hoops later it then flew off, was repaired and then returned us good as new

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[MrHappyLandings]

BTW.. I see the ADS in there. I'm a survey pilot as well. Who are you working for?

[MrHappyLandings]

Great emergency landing. Well done. Glad everyone got out unharmed.

[ribasabbas]

woooooow this is crazy man!!! you did a awasome job bro.....thank god you and your mate are still alive..

[Fullagas]

Why was the blowdown unserviceable? Separate system, no? Just wondering, not flamin'.

[TitanMan404]

@Fullagas The valve on the blow down bottle malfunctioned also so it was forcing us to land gear up. Trust me we tried everything to get the gear down.

[TitanMan404]

@Fullagas The blow down valve it's self malfunctioned. Yes separate system the bottle had pressure.

[TitanMan404]

@Fullagas Separate system yes, The valve it's self malfunctioned and wouldn't release the bottles pressure.

[Bsaiq]

OMG¬

[LiverpoolfcEPL]

good thing about the plane is it can land without gears on even with 747 lol

[SoccerBoy77]

rare you see this situation from INSIDE the plane...awsome

[McDoniel]

amazing video... never seen one with the fire

[alain234170]

WOUAAAAAaaaa

[ChgoSTrider]

Good job!. But the insurance companies, on a wheels-up landing or any case that results in a sudden engine stoppage, will pay for the tear-down, inspection and repair of stoppage damaged parts, but not the full overhaul.

[ShoshotFr]

Congrats for the happy landing, and saving the bird

[minodul]

Thanks for sharing. Very nice landing!

[kcdeedee14]

at a moment i thought that was a big as plane on the left side lol!!

[straighttailpilot]

ouch, but awesome video!

[TitanMan404]

5 months later and she's back in the air.

[MisledEiVOL]

I realise everyones opinion is different, especially arm chair pilots, but ask most LAMES/Aircraft Engineers as well as most flying instructors worth their salt, and they will tell you to keep the engine running in a gear up landing. Gives you the luxury of a go around if you aren't happy with the approach.During all of my pilot training i was told this, under the advice that an engine is alot easier to replace than someones life if the approach was too shallow etc.in other words, read the POH.

[kelzclive]

Nice job keeping it straight on the runway.

[mmj901]

Curious as to why the pilot didn't kill the engines immediately prior to touching down, rather than damaging them with prop strikes.

[bravo45]

@mmj901 To me it looked like at least the left prop never struck the ground and was killed off.

[F1FanaticGT3]

@mmj901 My thoughts EXACTLY! If the props were to strike without the engine running then there is a good you might get away without tearing down the engine and replacing it completely. I have always thought that I would kill the engines right before touchdown if I were ever faced with an emergency.

[TitanMan404]

@F1FanaticGT3 No matter the FAA rules state that any engine strike running or not on Lycoming engines require a TDIR "tear down inspect repair" The engines in the video shown were at idle with the prop feathered at impact. The engines were 200 hrs before TBO so needless to say we got our money's worth from them. Just thought some of you would like to know since I've seen several comments on this subject.

[straighttailpilot]

@TitanMan404 might as well let insurance pay for your overhaul then. lol. 

[TitanMan404]

@straighttailpilot They did and then some.

[straighttailpilot]

@straighttailpilot that is good news. I am glad this bird is up and running again. great landing. looked pretty smooth. glad everyone was ok.

[MisterAviate]

@mmj901 i was screaming that in my head, "KILL THE ENGINES"

[sonnysingh03]

@MisterAviate so was i from what i remember it minimises damage to the engine right?

[SuperGobshyte]

great vid, top marks

[TheTemest]

Outstanding job all involved. With the way you had that door handle in hand I thought at one point you were going to jump!

[planelander]

AMAZING Good Job :)

[mansanraps]

OMG! That is sooooo fucking pro!! .......Sir :D

[bigsteve1984]

Bravo. Beautiful landing.

[JoblessDerrick]

Amazing video

[dnc502]

Great job handling the situation. I'm glad you guys are both alright!

[spacecadet1ful]

Thanks for sharing. Im not a pilot but I have a tremendous respect for those who are.

[leyva1998]

Nice landing, ever need a co-pilot, I will fly with you any day! ;)

[shawngriffith7124]

Should have feathered the props and shut down the engines prior to landing to save a lot of expense ( wouldn't have had to rebuild the engines)..

[lweaver6979]

Great job by the pilot and thanks for sharing your experience here!

[fabforceone]

Damn! Dude! Ya greased the landing better than if ya had gear down...i'm guessing.

C'mon dude, be honest...that was the best landing you have made in your entire flying life.

Mainly cus you're alive to tell the story and second ,cus it was the best landing of your life, c'mon man, be honest...lol

glad to see ya made it.

good stuff!

[mcpoo726]

Except for the two prop strikes which will require a complete rebuild of both engines.

[ThePiratadosacores]

amazing pilot!!

[PaBeachBum1]

Great landing and footage. Well done!

[TamakoAkai]

Man that filming while shooting that emergency approach took some"cojones"

Good job guys.

[5StarDirector]

@TamakoAkai Good thing he shot it...now we can watch it :)

[ei1429]

Jesus lads are ye ok after that!!?? Well done the pilot!

[interflug]

+100 !

[rlz438]

Why was this guy filming during an emergency? He could have got himself killed!

[5StarDirector]

@rlz438 This is standard procedure and rarely shaks the passangers up much.

[ltipto1]

My Kudos to the camera man... Great landing!

[503challenger]

Smoooooooth.......I like it, good job.

[ANATORV]

Hi titanman404. You have a cold blood to film that landing. Congtatulations to the pilot and all passengers.

Thank you for sharing your

[5StarDirector]

@ANATORV Now we can enjoy watching it :)

[Bendrt]

Nice landing. Glad you all were safe.

[X4avI]

Great job, Sir!

[harmgb1]

Good show. I have about 1500 hours in a 404, all quite

uneventful. Thanks for posting this vid.

[shooteraod]

@anoblenate Thank you...I understand what you are saying...just didnt think about that.

[troutman747]

Excellent job, gents.

[KRECORD67]

"Mr. Pilot"... nerves of steel, you are. You obviously know what you are doing. It's not like you can practice that. Very impressive to this student pilot.

Nice work sir.

[ZippinZim]

Putting it down on grass would be highly dangerous because there are too many unknowns such as rocks, boulders, mounds, etc that could bounce the airplane or send it cartwheeling. Though you are concerned about the damage caused to your aircraft when landing gear up, the primary concern is the safety of the crew/passengers, therefore making the gear up landing on the runway much more desireable.

[aerohog]

Wow... what an awesome job. That's a sound one wouldn't soon forget.

[shooteraod]

Just a question...maybe dumb or not...but why couold you havenot landed on the grass next to the runway? Would landing, gear up on the grass done less damage? I really dont know here, so if anyone has an answer...I would appreciate it.

[MichaelRoney]

Why was the emergency vehicle so late to arrive?

[bigtunatim]

@MichaelRoney  the plane stopped moving @ 1:09 and you can hear the first truck arriving @ 1:28.. that's less than 20 seconds!

[medlamd]

I was working the day you landed this plane in middle of 14 at KSGF. Just want to say nicely done, sir! I was also impressed to see the aircraft operating under her own power so soon.

[kevincw01]

@TitanMan404 If you don't mind me asking, what's the damage? Insurance coverage?

[slgarrison]

Good job!! Any landing you can walk away from is a good one!

[SatineMoisant]

True Excellence! Well done sir!!. All souls alive, she can be repaired!

[5xls]

Good landing sir! I'm glad it will be flying again. 404s are rare, and nice.

[fairchildbrad]

awesome flying!

[777Plox]

My congratulations to the pilot, and all who helped!

[mjayperry]

Good job!

[otef434]

Outstanding job landing.  You got more guts than I do.

[astar334]

@otef434 Well its much better than the alternative.

[otef434]

@astar334 You have a good point there.

[philhartman13]

AMAZING LANDING!!!!!

[CuseRecorder]

Great video! and good landing! you should have put your watermark on the video though! wont be long till this gets stolen!

[STSDrummer03]

Great job getting the aircraft down safely. Great to see some awesome piloting skills.

[2004JETTA]

glad you guys are ok

[Stratocat1]

Glad you guys weren't hurt! Charlie Poppa always was a good bird.

[jdl3281]

Fantastic,I'm glad it wasn't a write off .404's are almost gone

[jdl3281]

Great job Russ and crew. So long to an old friend N404CP.

[druco69]

Good work to capture it on video, I fly the 404 also, unfortunate the blowdown was unserviceable too.

[stimpymedic]

holy #@$%#$@!!!!

[krogen42hull198]

Fun times

[jbrew00]

Consider yourself lucky.................great piloting skills.