Bob E Posted September 25, 2020 Report Posted September 25, 2020 Happened on Sept. 15. Looks like a pushrod departed the aircraft. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-A_iV7s-9IA https://flightaware.com/live/flight/N3275F Anyone we know? Whoever the pilot was handled it really well -- calmly and professionally. If you're the pilot it would be great to hear the first-person version. (Apologies if this is already covered elsewhere; didn't see it.) 5 Quote
carusoam Posted September 25, 2020 Report Posted September 25, 2020 First I have seen of this particular event... Part ejected from the engine followed by a lot of uncontained oil... Report of total power loss followed... The edited version of YouTube video is pretty much click bate... probably by somebody making a living via YouTube... It would be great to get the whole story without the sensationalism... Losing parts and oil and power and getting on the ground is sensational enough... Best regards, -a- Quote
David Lloyd Posted September 25, 2020 Report Posted September 25, 2020 Part ejected from the engine, thru the cowling followed by a lot of uncontained oil...! No doubt in anyone's mind about an engine failure! 1 Quote
afward Posted September 25, 2020 Report Posted September 25, 2020 Ha, yeah. VASAviation _is_ a private pilot, but "ain't from around here" and tends to sensationalize a little (might just be a translation thing). I know he misses the transcription of radio calls fairly often, even if he gets the gist of it correct most of the time. Still pretty decent. Don't know the incident pilot or the plane, but a quick search shows the plane is a rental from Monticello Flying Club based at KCHO (Charlottesville, VA). Good job by all involved! 1 Quote
carusoam Posted September 25, 2020 Report Posted September 25, 2020 On the plus side... 1) no fire... 2) no windshield coating... 3) enough altitude for a successful return... -a- Quote
EricJ Posted September 25, 2020 Report Posted September 25, 2020 There's a thread here somewhere about it. It belongs to a flying club and they're looking for a replacement IO-360-A1A for it. They've posted on FB Mooney Pilots as well. 1 Quote
flyer338 Posted October 2, 2020 Report Posted October 2, 2020 Based on the radar track, it looked to me like they selected the longest runway within gliding distance. That was great judgement, and not likely to have been easy under the stress of an engine failure. Quote
Rprieb Posted December 31, 2020 Report Posted December 31, 2020 Hey all, late to the party but a friend just sent this to me. I was the PIC (also, instructor with student) of this flight. Feel free to reach out with any questions 4 3 Quote
irishpilot Posted December 31, 2020 Report Posted December 31, 2020 Hey all, late to the party but a friend just sent this to me. I was the PIC (also, instructor with student) of this flight. Feel free to reach out with any questions @Rprieb, thanks for posting. We created the safety section so we could have objective discussion about safety, incidents, and how to learn from others. This is all to drive home a safety culture that makes us all better aviators. Whatever insights and/or lessons learned you're willing to share will be paying it forward. Share only what you are comfortable with. Your Friendly Safety Mod Quote
Bob E Posted December 31, 2020 Author Report Posted December 31, 2020 13 hours ago, Rprieb said: late to the party but a friend just sent this to me. I was the PIC (also, instructor with student) of this flight. Feel free to reach out with any questions Thanks for the post, Rprieb. Again, that was a textbook example of how a good pilot handles an emergency! If you have any other links (NASA report?) that would provide more info or "the rest of the story," I'm sure there would be a lot of interest. Quote
aviatoreb Posted December 31, 2020 Report Posted December 31, 2020 13 hours ago, Rprieb said: Hey all, late to the party but a friend just sent this to me. I was the PIC (also, instructor with student) of this flight. Feel free to reach out with any questions Well done sir! I also had a engine out dead stick landing a few years ago. Quite a thing! Thank goodness for training. And thank goodness for a strong dose of luck too. E Quote
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