201er Posted January 28, 2021 Report Posted January 28, 2021 An example of a well handled emergency in a Piper Cherokee. Great thinking to declare an emergency and land it at JFK right away. He didn't try to go back to his home field and then crash halfway there. He landed before it could get bad. We heard about it on an ATC recording rather than in the news or from the NTSB. Good, quick, smart, cautious thinking for a safe outcome. Also a reminder to caution that wake turbulence and keep things strapped down and checked! 6 1 Quote
gsxrpilot Posted January 28, 2021 Report Posted January 28, 2021 What a great job by the Kennedy controller. There was not one second of hesitation, no long string of questions, just pick a runway, any runway, roll the trucks. 6 Quote
201er Posted January 28, 2021 Author Report Posted January 28, 2021 It's amazing how one small decision could have completely changed everything. He said the fire erupted in the battery compartment near the control cables. Had he decided to run back to Farmingdale instead, headlines could have read "Airplane control cable breaks due to airborne fire, crashes into house in suburban neighborhood, sparks national concerns that GA is too dangerous and should be cancelled." 3 Quote
flyboy0681 Posted January 28, 2021 Report Posted January 28, 2021 Outstanding performance by all involved. Sometimes it's difficult to understand the JFK rapid fire, but this controller was great at juggling and didn't miss a beat. 2 Quote
thinwing Posted January 28, 2021 Report Posted January 28, 2021 poor battery tie down??? when aircraft shaken up/ rolled from wake turbulence? 1 Quote
0TreeLemur Posted January 28, 2021 Report Posted January 28, 2021 4 hours ago, gsxrpilot said: What a great job by the Kennedy controller. There was not one second of hesitation, no long string of questions, just pick a runway, any runway, roll the trucks. That was a beautiful thing to behold. Great outcome as well. 1 Quote
aviatoreb Posted January 28, 2021 Report Posted January 28, 2021 Good command decisions. Good decision even near the end to declare he is turning off the electrical. Quote
Davidv Posted January 28, 2021 Report Posted January 28, 2021 5 hours ago, gsxrpilot said: What a great job by the Kennedy controller. There was not one second of hesitation, no long string of questions, just pick a runway, any runway, roll the trucks. Agreed, that was probably the best I've ever heard. Usually it starts with "umm say again emergency"? "Will you require any assistance?" and then all of the typical questions... 1 Quote
Tim Jodice Posted January 28, 2021 Report Posted January 28, 2021 Anyone notice in the picture that they used a Mooney? Quote
EricJ Posted January 29, 2021 Report Posted January 29, 2021 Nicely done by all involved! Definitely a good example of how it should go. Quote
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