Nose Gear Up Landing

Twin engine airplane/pilot pulls off nice nose gear up landing in Van Nuys CA USA.

Category:

Autos & Vehicles

Tags:

• aviation
• planes
• airplane
• emergency
• landing
• gear
• up

[philippe747300]

that's a perfect job

if you look closely, after having shuting down the engines, he give some starter impulsions in short final on the engine 1 to try to put the propeler perflectly horizontal.

he really manages to have minimum damages on the bird

[s030141]

@minimusmax - not a fail, you wouldnt shutdown the engines unless you know you are going to make the runway.

[travisb922]

probably should have left the engines on longer, he barely made it to the runway. that would have made it a bigger emergency by not making the runway.

[harold562]

@CO738ify You should watch it again with sound, he shut down the engines in order to prevent damage to propellers. It sure is a wise move, but as minimusmax said, if he had to go around for any reason or had a downwind tunnel before reaching the runway, he would be in for a lot worst than just damaged propellers.

[minimusmax]

@CO738ify where does it say he had an engine fire? I probably have more knowledge in the world of aviation then you'll ever have.

[minimusmax]

He really shouldn't have shut down the engines until he was over the runway. If he was going to be short, he'd have no power to go around..... FAIL.

[lorinczm]

@OldBoatDriver That's a c-310 (no letter), first year made, so it's a O-470-B

[lorinczm]

@757birdie @suncityice Hi Guys, I'm personal friends with the (2) guys aboard the plane, both were pilots and both had a hand in the landing. One flying, other feathering and adjusting props to save engines. Of course they were assured of the runway prior to executing. If it was one guy handling everything and not landing at a familiar airport and with uncertain conditions, I'd certainly agree with you two. Gotta love 16R

[mkflanagan]

VERY nice job!!

[Greendayfan0921]

VERY VERY NICE JOB. Hats off. I love 310's, theyre so beastly... i also give props (no pun intended) to the fact that after the feather/shutdown on short final, he hits the starters to try to align the props horizontally so they make minimal ground contact...with what was going on, i don't think i would have thought of that...would have just shut them down and touched down regardless of prop positions. I'd like to have a beer with that guy.