flyboy0681 Posted August 26, 2014 Report Posted August 26, 2014 Yeah, sad situation. 4 college kids. PoA site has more details. Sounds eerily similar to a situation about five years ago which hit me pretty hard at the time. A nearly minted pilot took his mother and others to Orlando for a day and departed Kissimmee at night for the trip home to Ft Lauderdale Executive. The 172 crashed into a lake about 10 minutes after departure where it was reported to be misty skies. No survivors. What was shocking was that I flew that same plane the day before.
DaV8or Posted August 26, 2014 Report Posted August 26, 2014 The 172RG crash sounds a lot like our very own MooneySpace member, Patrick's crash. Seriously, there are limitations to the utility of these airplanes. They are not airliners.
FloridaMan Posted September 4, 2014 Report Posted September 4, 2014 We lost a guy in the next row of hangars; he'd wave at me every time he taxied by and had probably done countless banner pickups. http://www.kathrynsreport.com/2014/09/donald-thomasson-pilot-remembered-as.html I saw the plane on the ramp after they dragged it out of the water; it looks like he went in nose-first in a stall.
fantom Posted October 13, 2014 Author Report Posted October 13, 2014 Two people walked away Sunday afternoon after a single-engine plane crashed at a construction site and flipped over about three miles northwest of the Boca Raton Airport, according to federal officials. No injuries were reported when the Cessna 180 went down at 12:45 p.m., said Kathleen Bergen, a spokeswoman for the Federal Aviation Administration. The flight departed from Columbus Metropolitan Airport in Georgia, Bergen said. The crash on vacant land in the area near Clint Moore Road and Jog Road was witnessed by a Sun Sentinel reporter. David Fleshler, who lives nearby, was walking his dog when he said he "heard a very loud airplane engine noise." The red and white plane was flying "way too low," about 200 feet in the air, he estimated. "It went behind some trees and I saw its tail flip up vertically," Fleshler said. "It was straight up in the air and then it disappeared." The plane came to a stop just short of a wall. It landed on a large expanse of grass. Fleshler said he ran to the scene to help. "I saw a man and woman standing next to the plane," Fleshler said. "The man raised his hands and told me I shouldn't hurry, everybody is fine." Boca Raton police and fire rescue crews responded to the scene, Fleshler said. The man declined to talk about the incident, Fleshler said. The Cessna is owned by John Dukesherer, according to FAA registry records. Other public records list residences for Dukesherer in Delray Beach and Michigan. Reached by phone Sunday afternoon, Dukesherer identified himself but hung up the phone without comment. The incident is under investigation by the FAA, Bergen said. She said the National Transportation Safety Board will determine probable cause and will post a preliminary report in 10 days. Since 1983, there have been 41 aircraft accidents in Boca Raton involving planes arriving to or departing from the airport, according to the NTSB. The latest accident prior to Sunday was on Dec. 23, 2012, a nonfatal crash. There have been five fatal crashes in that 30-year span, claiming a total of 14 lives. The last fatal accident occurred on Sept. 6, 2009, when an experimental, amateur-built plane crashed as it approached landing at the airport, killing the pilot, the sole occupant.
fantom Posted November 7, 2014 Author Report Posted November 7, 2014 I pray the pilot is floating around off Panama City, waiting to be picked up tonight. Air Force believes F-16 fighter jet crashed in Gulf of Mexico Associated Press Published November 6, 2014 Air Force officials say they believe an F-16 fighter jet has crashed in the Gulf of Mexico. A news release from Tyndall Air Force Base says the jet was on a routine training mission over the Gulf Thursday morning when the Florida Panhandle base lost contact with the pilot. Aircraft and rescue forces were immediately sent to the missing jet's last known location. No wreckage has been found, but officials are working under the assumption that the plane went down in the water. The U.S. Coast Guard is leading the search. 325 Fighter Wing Vice Commander Col. Mark O'Laughlin says in the news release that finding the pilot is their top priority.
fantom Posted November 7, 2014 Author Report Posted November 7, 2014 Flying is fraught with dangers, be it Mooney or high performance military. Definitely not for the timid. May he rest with God and may his loved ones find some solace in the job he was doing for us.
Marauder Posted November 7, 2014 Report Posted November 7, 2014 What is troubling about military accidents is that the training is much more intense than for GA and the "punch out" option exists for them unlike GA (sans Cirrus) -- and still circumstances can lead to these fatalities.
Mooneymite Posted November 8, 2014 Report Posted November 8, 2014 - and still circumstances can lead to these fatalities. There is still the human factor. Human error can be pushed "upstream" by automation, but as long as humans are making decisions, they can make a wrong decision. Blame free will.
flyboy0681 Posted November 10, 2014 Report Posted November 10, 2014 http://www.windstream.net/news/read/category/International%20News/article/the_associated_press-plane_with_9_people_on_board_crashes_in_bahamas-ap Lear crash on approach at Freeport ... Heavy rains in area may have been a factor? I read today that it hit a crane on approach and exploded. We had some really bad weather down here yesterday so I'm wondering if he was on an instrument approach and the crane wasn't officially registered with authorities to the point where it was placed on a NOTAM. Nine is a tragedy beyond words.
fantom Posted April 13, 2015 Author Report Posted April 13, 2015 Another GA plane comes up short. I was at Ft. Lauderdale Exec (FXE) this afternoon when a twin Piper (PA31) nosed in and burned short of RWY 13. I didn't actually see it drop, but initial reports of it's wings wobbling sound like it stalled. Four souls on board all perished, hopefully before the fire. It was reported that the Piper declared an emergency and was arriving from Orlando. Fly safe out there, my friends....it's a serious hobby for most of you. May those four folks RIP.
fantom Posted April 14, 2015 Author Report Posted April 14, 2015 .....Four souls on board all perished, hopefully before the fire. It was reported that the Piper declared an emergency and was arriving from Orlando. .. "Maayday....mayday....mayday....smoke in the cabin" "You are cleared to land on any runway" ...about a half mile short, in a wooded area. RIP
mike_elliott Posted April 14, 2015 Report Posted April 14, 2015 A fine pilot and a former next door neighbor of mine lost his life a couple days ago in Indy. http://www.indystar.com/story/news/crime/2015/04/12/missing-indy-pilots-plane-found-boone-county/25673511/?hootPostID=%5B%27c4f28ce7a46fb9add2831b444d39df3f%27%5D Godspeed, Glenn
fantom Posted April 14, 2015 Author Report Posted April 14, 2015 The YAK 52 in in the same catagory as the Robinson 22 for me. Don't like to look at them, sit in them and won't fly in either. Sad about Glenn.
fantom Posted August 31, 2015 Author Report Posted August 31, 2015 CORAL SPRINGS (CBSMiami) – A Ft Lauderdale woman who was injured when the small plane she was in with her husband crash in the Everglades on Sunday has been released from the hospital. Sonia McKenzie, 50, was sent to Broward Health North on Sunday in good condition. Her husband, 52-year old Kenneth Mckenzie, was taken to Jackson Memorial Hospital because of extensive burns to his body. McKenzie is a senior vice president for Airbus and former CEO of Spirit Airlines. Sonia McKenzie said they were on their way to Lynchburg, Virginia to visit their daughter but didn’t get too far from Ft. Lauderdale Executive Airport when the plane developed an oil pressure problem. “The engine quit and we knew we wouldn’t make the airport so we had to find a suitable spot to make an emergency landing. I spotted a dirt road with no power lines and I said ‘that looks okay to me’ and he said ‘yep, it looks okay to me’ so we came down. When we got to 500 feet he said Sonia pray,” said McKenzie. “I don’t even remember the words, God gave them to me and I just prayed that we would be okay and that as with every flight he would have angels surrounding our plane and around the wing.” After making a hard landing on an access road just west of the Sawgrass Expressway in Coral Springs, the plane exploded in flames. McKenzie said she and her husband tried to remain as calm as possible. “As soon as we touched down there were orange and red flames everywhere,” said McKenzie. “He jumped out, he reached back to grab my hand and my headset caught me, I ripped that off and he went back again for me and pulled me out. We just stumbled across the rocks, just like in a movie you are watching saying ‘get out of there, get out of there,” it’s in slow motion because we were stumbling on rocks. Then he said jump in the canal and we jumped into the canal, we didn’t know if we were on fire or if the plane would explode.” McKenzie said her husband’s experience as a pilot saved their lives. Kenneth McKenzie was a pilot in the Canadian armed forces for 14 years. She said it got them back to their two daughters in one piece. “I just kept thinking of them and thought I have to get back to them and this is going to work, it’s going to be okay,” said McKenzie. McKenzie said her husband suffered some second degree burns but will be alright. She and the girls spent Monday with him at the hospital. It was his birthday. The National Transportation Safety board has launched an investigation into just what caused the plane to go down.
flyboy0681 Posted August 31, 2015 Report Posted August 31, 2015 CORAL SPRINGS (CBSMiami) – A Ft Lauderdale woman who was injured when the small plane she was in with her husband crash in the Everglades on Sunday has been released from the hospital. Sonia McKenzie, 50, was sent to Broward Health North on Sunday in good condition. Her husband, 52-year old Kenneth Mckenzie, was taken to Jackson Memorial Hospital because of extensive burns to his body. McKenzie is a senior vice president for Airbus and former CEO of Spirit Airlines. Sonia McKenzie said they were on their way to Lynchburg, Virginia to visit their daughter but didn’t get too far from Ft. Lauderdale Executive Airport when the plane developed an oil pressure problem. “The engine quit and we knew we wouldn’t make the airport so we had to find a suitable spot to make an emergency landing. I spotted a dirt road with no power lines and I said ‘that looks okay to me’ and he said ‘yep, it looks okay to me’ so we came down. When we got to 500 feet he said Sonia pray,” said McKenzie. “I don’t even remember the words, God gave them to me and I just prayed that we would be okay and that as with every flight he would have angels surrounding our plane and around the wing.” After making a hard landing on an access road just west of the Sawgrass Expressway in Coral Springs, the plane exploded in flames. McKenzie said she and her husband tried to remain as calm as possible. “As soon as we touched down there were orange and red flames everywhere,” said McKenzie. “He jumped out, he reached back to grab my hand and my headset caught me, I ripped that off and he went back again for me and pulled me out. We just stumbled across the rocks, just like in a movie you are watching saying ‘get out of there, get out of there,” it’s in slow motion because we were stumbling on rocks. Then he said jump in the canal and we jumped into the canal, we didn’t know if we were on fire or if the plane would explode.” McKenzie said her husband’s experience as a pilot saved their lives. Kenneth McKenzie was a pilot in the Canadian armed forces for 14 years. She said it got them back to their two daughters in one piece. “I just kept thinking of them and thought I have to get back to them and this is going to work, it’s going to be okay,” said McKenzie. McKenzie said her husband suffered some second degree burns but will be alright. She and the girls spent Monday with him at the hospital. It was his birthday. The National Transportation Safety board has launched an investigation into just what caused the plane to go down. This was right near me, probably a mile or less. What I can't understand is why they were flying yesterday as Erika made her way through here. It was very gusty at times with very heavy rain. These two should buy a lottery ticket.
Marauder Posted August 31, 2015 Report Posted August 31, 2015 This was right near me, probably a mile or less. What I can't understand is why they were flying yesterday as Erika made her way through here. It was very gusty at times with very heavy rain. These two should buy a lottery ticket. What kind of plane was it? Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk
Deb Posted August 31, 2015 Report Posted August 31, 2015 We met Ken and Sonia while she was working on her PPL. They were probably in their Lancair IVP. Thoughts for a speedy recovery.
Marauder Posted August 31, 2015 Report Posted August 31, 2015 We met Ken and Sonia while she was working on her PPL. They were probably in their Lancair IVP. Thoughts for a speedy recovery. I've flown in the Lancair IVP, not a plane know for a slow approach speed. Sounds like he did a great job of putting it down. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk
PTK Posted August 31, 2015 Report Posted August 31, 2015 I've flown it too Chris. I didn't find it much different in the approach dept. than my Mooney really. Final around 85 knots or so. It was my friend David Mitchell's plane. We lost him about 4 years ago when he crashed it with a Yak over Ν81.
Hank Posted September 2, 2015 Report Posted September 2, 2015 A friend had a turboprop IV-P. Seems he came over the trees around 100 knots. Always cool to hear beta thrust on the rollout, as well as running it both ways taxiing to the hangar. The little tadpole cockpit is an unusual look, more so when combined with the little bitty wings. But fast!
fantom Posted October 12, 2015 Author Report Posted October 12, 2015 Coast Guard and Miami-Dade Air Rescue.... Pilot found in water; no injuries reported A pilot ditched his small plane in the Atlantic on Sunday afternoon and was rescued in the water. The pilot of the Cessna C172 was forced to make an emergency landing nine miles southeast of Hollywood at about 3:30 p.m., according to the Federal Aviation Administration. The aircraft, which had engine problems, took off from North Perry Airport in Pembroke Pines and was heading to Bimini, the FAA said in a statement. The pilot “somehow got out of the plane and into the water,” said Petty Officer Mark Barney, a Coast Guard spokesman. There are no reported injuries, and no reports of passengers. The FAA is investigating the crash. The Coast Guard sent two small-boat crews and a cutter ship to the scene. Miami-Dade sent a helicopter. “Our aviation unit heard the distress call on the radio and immediately responded to the area,” said Miami-Dade police spokesman Alvaro Zabaleta. “The police helicopter hovered on top of the area until marine units arrived.” The pilot was brought back to Haulover Beach, about 14 miles from the crash site, by a Miami-Dade rescue boat. The man didn’t appear to have a scratch as he walked toward a waiting BMW before riding away.
fantom Posted October 14, 2015 Author Report Posted October 14, 2015 It goes from bad to worse. I have no words other than don't do nothing dumb up there. http://www.wptv.com/news/witnesses-describe-small-plane-crash-in-suburban-lake-worth Into mobile home park, killing one on the ground and whoever was in the plane http://www.wftv.com/news/news/local/deputies-plane-crashes-volusia-county/nnzH3/ Bad Cessna crash with one dead and two injured, I believe http://www.wjhg.com/home/headlines/Part-of-Airplane-Lands-at-Beach-International-Airport-With-No-Landing-Gear-332467802.html?device=phone&c=y Mooney gear up landing at PCB, but well after the Summit
flyboy0681 Posted October 18, 2015 Report Posted October 18, 2015 Here is a news story that appeared locally yesterday. I'm not known for speculating on incidents but I tend to think the pilot may still be here if he had an AOA indicator for his turn toward final. http://www.sun-sentinel.com/local/palm-beach/fl-lake-worth-crash-flight-path-folo-20151016-story.html
fantom Posted October 26, 2015 Author Report Posted October 26, 2015 MIAMI (CBSMiami) — A small twin engine plane went down in western Broward County Monday just after noon. Three people were reportedly on board at the time of the crash. The Piper Navajo reportedly went missing off of Interstate 75 and Interstate 595 before being found in a swampy area near US-27, just North of Griffin Road. Chopper 4 was over the scene as fire rescue arrived. The plane seems to be broken in half. At 1 p.m., the pilot remained stuck on the plane while the passenger was seen walking around. Air rescue was on the scene, ready to airlift the pilot to an area hospital. This story is developing. ......and so it goes. Fly safe out there!
fantom Posted November 4, 2015 Author Report Posted November 4, 2015 Former Wal-Mart CEO pulls the Cirrus panic handle today. Really falling from the sky. Sounds like no serious injuries. ......and so it goes. Fly safe out there!
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