Mooney ditch in South Carolina

[John Pleisse]

One of my neighbors is vacationing with family in northern Wisconsin and just came across this. River ditch. Apparently the pilot is OK. Anybody know anything?

[M016576]

Oh man- beautiful paint job...

I'm surprised that Mr. Frankenmooney aka the submarine peddler hasn't gotten the scoop on that one yet...

Edit: maybe that's him on that canoe...

[bonal]

Hope all are OK but the pictures look old not like you would see with a modern digital camera.

[N201MKTurbo]

Brrrrrrrr

[N33GG]

Post accident, it was reported that the NTSB investigator told the pilot, "In fact, there never has been a runway here!". 

[N601RX]

http://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/wiki.php?id=172401

[Hank]

Hope it's not somebody we know!

That's a recent paint job, but I can't tell if it's a long body or not.

NOTE: This is in the part of Wisconsin just downstream from Columbia, SC.

[tony]

wonder if he knows scully?

[Houman]

I guess he forgot to extend his retractable floats... plane looks in one piece, so hopefullly everyone walked or swimed out...

[RocketAviator]

Showed my wife pictures now that we just landed. .. She says she thinks it's flooded!

TO which I replied YA Think!

First my hope is all are ok the rest can be replaced!

[Piloto]

Guys, this is the new secret Mooney sub version for China's Navy.  With unlimited diving and stealth capability.!!!!!!.

 

José

[aviatoreb]

Shark!

[Cruiser]

I did know Mooney made a seaplane!

[John Pleisse]

http://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/wiki.php?id=172401

 

Hey Buddy...thanks for the correction. I will change the post name from Wisconsin to South Carolina. My friend emailed me from his vacation in WI. Sorry for the error.

[DAVIDWH]

Pretty much the same result, but I am a bit biased toward Sully's landing in the Hudson.

 

Assume he also landed gear up. As they say " Any landing you can swim away from".

[scottfromiowa]

Guys, this is the new secret Mooney sub version for China's Navy.  With unlimited diving and stealth capability.!!!!!!.

 

José

This would be in "up periscope"! mode?!

[bonal]

Glad it was only minor injuries. As for Sully I have listened to the recordings I'm sure we all have and they never give any credit to his first officer and I can't even recall his name but that guy was right there on top of everything he needed to do to get them that fantastic result. And I bet it was all stick and rudder and no auto land that was able to pull that off.

[moodychief]

Jeff Skiles. If you go to OshKosh you might have seen him since he now works for EAA. He also writes for the EAA magazine.

[kerry]

Maybe they'll give me a good deal on it if they put it up for sale.

[fantom]

A little ACF-50 and some CamGuard. She'll be better than new. "NDH"

[Alan Fox]

That's fresh water ladies , That one will be back on the market in a year or so.....new avionics , new gear doors , I have it on good authority that the men in the Canoe are Brent and Jerry !!!

[Marauder]

Anyone figure out if we know them. That tail looks familiar.

[bonal]

Does synthetic vision include channel details. Or does that cost extra

[Marauder]

Even without SV, you can see the water.

[bonal]

Sorry I meant under the water, weak joke.