JWJR Posted November 15, 2021 Report Posted November 15, 2021 It’s hard to tell but that looks like a Mooney tailon that plane under water in Tampa Bay today. News says no injuries… Thank God! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote
McMooney Posted November 15, 2021 Report Posted November 15, 2021 I think it was a V-tail bonanza Quote
Mooney in Oz Posted November 16, 2021 Report Posted November 16, 2021 Doesn’t look like a Mooney from the AvwebFlash photo taken before the aircraft completely sank. Agree it looks more like a V-tail Bo. Quote
JWJR Posted November 16, 2021 Author Report Posted November 16, 2021 I think there was two different ditchings in last few days. A Bonanza near Cedar key and this one in Tampa bay. I could be wrong as I don’t live in the Tampa area.Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote
JWJR Posted November 16, 2021 Author Report Posted November 16, 2021 Aerial images showed a single-engine plane submerged in the bay. The plane involved was a Mooney M20 that had taken off from Gainesville headed to Peter O. Knight, police spokesperson Sandra Bentil said.Engine problems caused the crash, Bentil said. One occupant was rescued by seaplane and the other by Tampa police’s marine unit.Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote
Mooney in Oz Posted November 16, 2021 Report Posted November 16, 2021 I was referring to this one - 1 Quote
JWJR Posted November 16, 2021 Author Report Posted November 16, 2021 Yeah I think in the last week or so that’s three ditchings in the area. A Mooney, Bonanza and a Cherokee 180Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 1 Quote
Mooney in Oz Posted November 16, 2021 Report Posted November 16, 2021 On 11/16/2021 at 1:32 AM, JWJR said: Yeah I think in the last week or so that’s three ditchings in the area. A Mooney, Bonanza and a Cherokee 180 Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Expand Wow! What are the chances of 3 aircraft ditching in the same area in the space of about 1 week? Hopefully everyone survived. Quote
Mufflerbearing Posted November 16, 2021 Report Posted November 16, 2021 Well, if they didn't have water in the fuel before, they certainly do now! 1 Quote
Mark89114 Posted November 16, 2021 Report Posted November 16, 2021 More airplanes in the ocean than submarines in the sky. 1 Quote
EricJ Posted November 16, 2021 Report Posted November 16, 2021 On 11/16/2021 at 3:38 PM, Mark89114 said: More airplanes in the ocean than submarines in the sky. Expand The reason for that is all the classified material on submarines. The military is motivated to quickly recover the ones that wind up there. 2 Quote
philip_g Posted November 16, 2021 Report Posted November 16, 2021 Wish the pilot was here. I'd really like some first hand ditching knowledge. Quote
jaylw314 Posted November 16, 2021 Report Posted November 16, 2021 On 11/16/2021 at 4:42 PM, EricJ said: The reason for that is all the classified material on submarines. The military is motivated to quickly recover the ones that wind up there. Expand I'm embarrassed at how long it took me to get that 1 Quote
Hank Posted November 16, 2021 Report Posted November 16, 2021 On 11/16/2021 at 3:38 PM, Mark89114 said: More airplanes in the ocean than submarines in the sky. Expand One thing that all fliers can say, that no sailors can say: we haven't left one up there yet! 1 Quote
FloridaMan Posted November 16, 2021 Report Posted November 16, 2021 On 11/16/2021 at 2:48 AM, Mooney in Oz said: Wow! What are the chances of 3 aircraft ditching in the same area in the space of about 1 week? Hopefully everyone survived. Expand MacDill used to be a B29 base. The slogan was “one a day in Tampa Bay” 2 Quote
EricJ Posted November 17, 2021 Report Posted November 17, 2021 (edited) On 11/16/2021 at 11:20 PM, FloridaMan said: Expand That's what happens when you don't set the parking brake when backing the boat trailer in. Edited November 17, 2021 by EricJ 2 Quote
JWJR Posted November 17, 2021 Author Report Posted November 17, 2021 https://www.avweb.com/aviation-news/icon-a5-serves-well-as-a-rescue-plane-for-ditched-mooney-in-florida/Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote
MooneyMitch Posted November 17, 2021 Report Posted November 17, 2021 On 11/16/2021 at 11:20 PM, FloridaMan said: Expand One of these things, doesn't belong................................ Quote
1964-M20E Posted November 17, 2021 Report Posted November 17, 2021 On 11/16/2021 at 11:20 PM, FloridaMan said: Expand missed it by that much!!!! Quote
FloridaMan Posted November 18, 2021 Report Posted November 18, 2021 You know. We’ve had 5 planes go down in the area in like a week. All engine trouble. Nobody got injured. I’m wondering if there’s bad gas here somewhere. Quote
RoundTwo Posted November 18, 2021 Report Posted November 18, 2021 More like a modern day Devil’s Triangle. Quote
FlyingScot Posted November 18, 2021 Report Posted November 18, 2021 A lot of dark humor on this thread. But I haven’t had such a good laugh in a while. Must be the picture! Quote
kortopates Posted November 18, 2021 Report Posted November 18, 2021 On 11/17/2021 at 3:55 PM, JWJR said: https://www.avweb.com/aviation-news/icon-a5-serves-well-as-a-rescue-plane-for-ditched-mooney-in-florida/ Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Expand I wonder what the pilot was referring too when he says his Mooney was "over heating"? Quote
FloridaMan Posted November 18, 2021 Report Posted November 18, 2021 On 11/18/2021 at 5:40 PM, kortopates said: I wonder what the pilot was referring too when he says his Mooney was "over heating"? Expand If it was jet-A contamination, CHTs would skyrocket. Quote
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