First, I am really glad that you and Dan walked away from this uninjured. I can only imagine what you are going through at this point. I am not sure where you are based, but to have something like this happen and then be stranded must be beyond stressful. I know we have never met, but if there is anything I can do or possibly do, please don't hesitate to ask.
It’s ridiculous that anyone would think that this was done as a publicity stunt! I know you loved your 150 bro, she will fly again!! Keep your head up bud!
I hope everyone knows that I was only kidding (I assumed everyone understood that?) when I made a comment on Dan's video. It was just very ironic he made that statement, then the accident happened. If anyone REALLY believes it was a stunt, they have bigger problems than thinking it was a stunt.
No one thinks this is done as a publicity stunt. They were *JOKING*. It's a joke. Because Dan claimed others crashed airplanes as a publicity stunt without evidence to support his claims. Dan is just getting what he dished out first.
Main thing is you both were not injured, I feel your pain, I totaled a 1968 Corvette Convertible that I had restored, broke my back in 4 places, when I came too in the ER first words out of my mouth, was how’s the car? Unlike your plane it was not repairable! That was in 1978 and it still hurts loosing that car, oh and it took years for me to almost fully recover as well…. Again, you are blessed that no one was injured, you’ll rise above it….. I resorted to humor and joked about trying to jump the lake through a bridge! God Bless!
Amen on both of you guys are ok!!! I will second that, and you both are truly blessed!!! This had a great outcome and I am so thankful for that!!! Blessings to this family!!!
Wow man, I can imagine! What a beautiful car - my buddy's mom had a '71 ragtop, about the same body style. Thing was gorgeous! Glad you were still breathing at the ER ... I remember at age 12, I let one of my buddies ride my brand new '86 Yamaha BW80 dirt bike - he pinned the throttle, panicked, and went straight into a houses foundation! Never offered any help to repair it. Bent the forks! I was distraught. Then in my 12 year old mind I figured I could hammer them back into shape, and cracked the aluminum outer tubes, all the oil leaked out, and the forks bottomed and seized inside, lowering the front end over 4". Dad got an estimate from the dealer - over $600 to fix it. He handed me that estimate and said, "Your riding days are done". I cried for WEEKS afterward. He let me suffer for a bit, then brought the forks to work and straightened them on a press, bought a new outer, and I was back on the trails, the happiest kid on Earth. Taught me a valuable life's lesson there!
@@SmittySmithsonite I was racing in a Turkey Scramble topped a hill, landed hard, busted the retaining clips on the forks (didn’t know it at the time), but did shortly after when I got airborne and the front wheel was dangling, knew that landing wasn’t going to be pretty - HA!!
So sorry for your loss, and I admire your attitude. It would certainly fly again and you will get over it. But you are so lucky to have walked out of it and find learnings in it. I am a very new private pilot and mostly fly a 150, so there’s definitely a lesson for me in it, and I am sure for countless others as well. Thank you for sharing, and I look forward to your bird’s full recovery!
Happy to throw a few quid your way once a page has been set up.👍Emotional video Sir and rightly so. I did a tandem skdive in my "yoof" over Alice Springs, Aussieland in a 150 in 1993 so only ever taken off in one!👍🇬🇧🙂
Matt, Sorry about your loss. Thankful that you were uninjured. Too many have not been so fortunate. I know you will get that beautiful 150 flying again. Hope to see you again at Whiteside next year.
Please-please do a YT series as you navigate through the business of this! I respect that certain privacy & timing concerns will need to be observed for liability reasons, but know you have at least one new subscriber that is extremely curious to see how you navigate through righting this situation. Best of luck!
Watched your more recent video where you found out why the flaps stuck, in retrospect, Thankful your daughter was not flying when this happened as it could have turned out MUCH worse. I think Dan was a good man to react to this unfortunate emergency situation. The bird will be better than before when she's back in the Blue ! You and your rebuild crew are doing an excellent job putting her back together. Enjoy watching the progress videos.
Once, I wrecked a vehicle and cared so much that I couldn't bear to rebuild a different one. I saved it thinking it would always be mine. Two wives and countless car projects later, I concluded things are more temporary than I thought.
Matt: Watching your video broke my heart. I can completely understand the desire to create something that could be passed throughout your family for many years to come. I was there for ACCA, but didn't get a chance to meet you. Once they let you get your hands on the plane, you strike me as the type of guy that will quickly rebuild. Hope to meet you next year!
I'm so sorry for your loss. I know how heavy it can be to have an uninsured airplane receive major damage like that. You are to be commended for a great attitude. Keep positive! Dan has mentioned a crowd funding effort to repair your airplane. Please be sure to let us know the details when you have them! I'm sure the help provided will be significant.
So sorry this happened to your plane. Mechanical problems happen unfortunately. I would hate for Anything to happen to my 150 I learned to fly in it when I was 17. Hope you are able to get it flying again. The flaps failing never really crossed my mind until last year when my flaps failed and stuck down on a preflight. Made me start thinking about it everything time I use flaps from that day forward. It could have very easily failed in the air like yours did. So glad you and Dan are ok that is the most important thing. In my opinion “not that it means much” y’all did the right thing and you walked away. You played the hand you were dealt and made the most of it. Sorry for the long post just feel for you cause I can only imagine how you feel and I can relate a little because I own a 1966’ 150 too they have a way if becoming part of you. Keep your head of and dont worry about the haters.
As a fellow 150 owner I can attest that the airplane is a fantastic STOL airplane when operated with 40* of flaps. I cannot think of a landing I make without full flaps when I think about it. It’s a tremendous amount of drag when they are out but it’s also what makes it such a fun airplane. If you don’t think it was meant to fly this way you simply don’t know what you are talking about. My condolences to the owner but I am glad you are okay buddy, she looks like a wonderful bird worth keeping around.
That was an excellent statement you offered. You're better than me. Soon enough you and the 150 will be back in the air. Remember 150's rule the world!
As a guy who get's more emotionally attached to his cars/trucks/boats and planes then most of the people in his life, I feel for you. So sorry this happened to you man but you'll build it back even better. You have your life and now a little project. You and your plane will be better because of this in the end.
Too many have died in these types of accidents. Very glad you are both OK. Read about a possible gofundme. Count me in. The flaps 40 argument is nonsense. It’s a very useful setting for STOL. I’ve had owners demand I use full flaps, 40, to minimize wear on their bird. Been flying 35 years, many 150s, never had a flap issue. I have had asymmetric flaps several times in 172s but never a peep in a 150. If I’d been flying with Dan and he so much as hinted at wanting the controls during something like this, bet the farm my next words are, “your airplane” while I handled airspeed call outs and radios. Rule #1, don’t stall spin the damn thing. Seems simple but graveyards and RU-vid hold proof of pilots that found that simple instruction impossible. Hope you put up more videos of the recovery process.
I just started watching DG about 6 months ago and just came across the videos regarding the incident. One thing I have learned in my 64 years is that you can't allow the armchair experts to dictate your feelings, emotions, life in general! The greatest day in the world is when you can prove everyone of the naysayers wrong!!! Keep flying! Thank God you both were able to walk away --that is still a better landing than the worst!!!
Hi Matt--I was sorry to hear about this accident at ACCA. Flying for 40-years and being an aircraft owner and builder, I found myself wondering about two aspects. Before the flight, was the weight and balance checked and within the maximum weight limit? With full fuel and two fully grown men, it's very easy to be over weight in a Cessna 150. Also, why didn't the instructor pilot just put the airplane down in the STOL field immediately after discovering the flaps were stuck at 40-degrees, instead of attempting to troubleshot this problem at low altitude (i.e. aviate first and foremost)? With the instructor's vast experience, I find it very hard to understand why he allowed the flight to develop into an accident. In saying that, a Cessna 150 isn't really a good platform for STOL operations either. I wish you the best and hope you can find a way to get your airplane fixed and flying again.
Matt You have the support of a lot of us in the GA community. I wish to extend my gratitude to those who stood up in support of you in your time of need. I'm quite certain I speak for many of us when I say, PLEASE start a GoFundMe and post the link so all of us can support you too. I'm grateful you were not hurt and proud of you for your attitude. I'll be watching for that link!!
You have a great attitude ( sure it took a minute to get to ) the plane is metal and will be repaired or replaced. I will sub so please let us know of your progress, you are part of a very large and helpful community so hang tuff and maintain your attitude and you will be whole again.
I know your pain brother and it hurts. My family lost a 152 that was tied down at an airport and a storm rolled in, ripped it off the tie downs, and threw it into a cornfield. She never flew again. You lived to fly another day in 93 Foxtrot again or maybe something else but you walked away and that is what matters.
Matt, I was there, standing on the shady side of the P-51. Trying to get a lift. The big take-away that i heard was: Your daughter was to use this Airplane for training. Good thing you boys (Gryder also) discovered the problem. Sure it hurts, but you-all walked away. Set up a go-fund-me page and get these arm chair master pilots, to send in their piggy-bank money and repair the airplane. Just My Two Pennies.
We will definitely follow the rebuild. I feel your pain but, this is a perfect opportunity to get the Mike Patey bug. I know Dan and crowd will help you get thru this. Waiting for the Go Fund Me to drop. Watched his video today.
The important thing is that you survived uninjured. The plane can be fully repaired from what I’ve seen from people who know. And you learned something important about flaps 40. It’s tough to have your plane damaged when you’re so proud of it, but it will fly again. Good luck.
I know EXACTLY what you're feeling, brother. I saved for years, plus sold an ATV to buy my paramotor trike setup, and I'd be distraught if anything happened to it. It would sit broken for years before I could get the cash to repair it. Always something good that comes from something bad, though. Think of it this way - this will be MUCH less painful than if Addie had been flying when this failure happened! They say the Lord works in mysterious ways, and I believe He had a direct hand in the outcome. Both you and Dan walked away, the plane is totally fixable, this failure will never happen in that aircraft again, and Addie was nowhere near it when it all happened. That's the best outcome anyone could ask for. And I'm sure plenty of good people will help you get this bird back in the air much sooner than you ever imagined when you crawled out the door into the corn. God bless!
sendin you some GA love brother. you got this. F the haters. you get out AZ way , look me up and I got lunch! You're safe , your family is safe and your bird is gonna get fixed. blue skies ahead.....just keep moving forward. :-)
Sorry for the loss Matt although I definitely feel it is not the end for this beauty, I have seen far worse - I have made an offer to help in your channel discussion area let me know
What doesn't kill you makes you stronger bro. After the rebuild, you'll know your machine even better, you'll be a better pilot, have new friends, and learn that the good in people makes the bad less significant. Plus, you'll have a heck of a story to tell.. after all, how many of us can say we crashed with Dan? That'll earn you a few beers!
I learned a long time ago to stop worrying about what other people think. Do your own thing and go your own way. You will rebuild her and she will be twice as good. So will you.
Good on you Matt. Thanks for sharing this. I can see it has been tough and the publicity isn't all good. Like you say, the internet brings out the best and the worst of the arm chair five bar captains! Stick to your joy and keep your chin up.
Nice perspective in this video. It shows the only person capable of putting the plane in this condition. Odd that I am hearing other peoples names pop up.
Good for you ! You are clearly a much bigger man than all those ridiculously ignorant internet armchair aces. Been there myself, you are headed in the right direction sir, look forward to hearing of the happy times that you will create!👍🍻🇨🇦
Matt, glad you're okay. You guys didn't have many options and the outcome could have been a lot worse. It looks like it was a beautiful 150, and you'll get it going again and it will look good as new. I'll chip in to the rebuild fund. My Dad owned two 150's, the first had manual flaps which he loved, and the second had electric, which he hated (too slow to extend and retract). I had a friend back in the early eighties who had the same problem you guys had while flying a club 150 with his instructor, practicing full flap stalls at altitude, and they barely made it back to the airport when the flaps stuck. Good luck and keep the videos coming on the rebuild. I'm subscribed.
What a shame, glad you are okay that in the end is all that matters. Also fortunate that you or someone else thought of putting shoulder harness in the plane. Probably saved you from severe injuries. The plane looks in good shape for what happened and will probably fly again sooner rather then later.
Matt, You are so right. All one can do is deal with the situation at hand. The fact that everyone walked away and the plane can be repaired is the result of that. I am sure you will find that you learned many lessons as a result of this incident. Keep them close they will save your life in the future.
Now start the recovery so we can all learn how you recovered the 150.what you had to do to get it home oh and what the damage was. Will it now become a tail wheel version.......... We all need the up dates PLEASE
Y'all did good Matt. One thing throughout this incident I didn't here... with all the trash talk from people here..... I never heard how anyone else would have handled this emergency any differently. Imagine that. Tells you a lot about people, jealousy, ego, ect. Good job guys. No excellent job guys.
The comments that it was "intentional" are merely jokes. Dan Gryder has a history of accusing others of crashing their planes for publicity stunts... without evidence. So, the joke wrote itself once people found out Dan was involved in a crash.
I've never met Matt nor Dann, so don't hate on me for this observation; Absent was the jumping up and down thanking Dan profusely for saving their lives and assuring minimum damage to the plane. This has an appearance to me of not being completely sold on the decisions made by Dan following the locked flaps... Just an observation, most of us have been in situations where we handed over control of something we owned and not been ecstatic with the results. :shrugs: Either way, of course, I'm so glad that this didn't turn into a fatal accident, that we would only see in the paper, or hear about in the news, much better to have them survive and talk about it themselves.
Seems to me, whenever stuff like this happens in MY life I learn so much good stuff about the people around me I’m almost grateful it happens.(almost)Sorry for your accident. Glad no one got hurt too much.
Glad nobody got hurt.Its owned by the insurance company now.I am sure you had a-lot of good memories in the 150 but it let you down.Take the insurance check and move on to something better (my 2cents).really curious as to the flap position failure .Simple switch failure or servo motor,power loss?
The aircraft was uninsured. Just my opinion, a prudent owner would insure his aircraft. Yes... airplane insurance is high as a cat's back and it's a gamble. A gamble I wouldn't take. Even if the annual premium on a C-150 were $6000 a year... in this case $6k is a drop in the bucket.
To the ACCA awards and airshow with your wife. Was shocked and surprised to see you walking out of the cornfield with Dan Gryder! Glad nobody got hurt but just wondering how you were gonna get home! Plane doesn’t look too bad and hopefully it won’t be a hull write off! Stay positive!
Now we look back on this time sad & bad sitution, but we our glad all lived and to tell the rebuild story. Your own story on the struggles to get it fixed.. And maybe get the Cessna 152 Airborne again.
How much do you weight, how much does Dan weigh, how many gallons of fuel in the tanks, what was the temperature? I do not think you and Dan did this intentionally. But, I do believe you may have been duped into something else that turned into this. I believe there is a good possibility that the plane was overweight by quite a bit. Why? Because I weigh 225 or so and I flew a C150 quite a bit last year. we couldn’t take much fuel, even in winter. We had to be very careful how much fuel we had on board. Best Wishes.
Bother I feel for you. You have got to fly this plane again. Take one step at a time. We were on the airfield when it happened. We were relieved to know you guys were OK. Put some videos out including what all you need for the plane. Maybe we can all work together and help get you back in the air. Hard times have not come here to stay, they have come to pass.
You and your family will fly again. Beeing it in this c150 or an other. My take away. I will always make sure to have climb power left with the amount of flaps set.
Both of you did exactly what you were supposed to do. I am sorry your plane got bruised up but I am ELATED you guys walked away. The plane is likely repairable and you have a story that you can tell because you are here to tell it.
Hey man...I don’t know you but this moved me and I empathize as a fellow aviator. (I have 1000hrs in 2 years in my Mooney and just bought a T210). I’m bummed this happened & II wish all the best for you!!! I only just discovered Dan on youtube. I generally like direct type peeps. but tapped out after a couple of videos. The accident reports were very good but the self serving BS. I wasn’t gonna hang with... (shit music, caustic humour, and a poorly aging man gives me enough of a picture). IMO an expert in the plane wouldn’t have crashed it. I learned early on in flight training (with an excellent instructor whose skills I admire) to not be afraid of pushing back..We were landing in 26-32K crosswinds on a hot Texas day. I landed the plane for a touch and go and the instructor says “more rudder” (it was in the floor) After berating me I said could you show me what you mean? He said sure so I handed him the controls base to final..Landing resulted in a bounce then balloon and then a goaround. From that day on I won’t let any pilot no matter what their experience to mess w me at all if I am in the left seat. Just some thoughts that xrossed my mind. Best of luck and hold your head high friend.
Keep updates coming on the repairs. GREAT that both of you are injury free. So,,,does Dan's insurance pick up since he wa PIC?? How does Insurance work if your not the PIC? It will get fixed regardless great looking paint!
Saw the update on Dan's Channel..no insurance..🙁 well I'll be on the look out for a go find me viedo. I would luv to help out . She can be rebuilt better and stronger..humm I think I've heard of that befoe.. Good Luck Bro..also consider the lives that you saved in this event. No dought it will sink into a few good pilots.
We all know how hard it is to get back in your feet. Open a place where we all can donate a little $$ and be able to see you and your family back in the air.
This is so weird I’ve been getting videos featuring upside down Cessna 150s in my Recommendeds every day for a week now! No idea how that started. I clicked on one and now they just won’t stop!
Brother. I’m not saying this as some cliché nonsense. Everything happens for a reason. As a hypnotherapist that works in the deepest level of trance. I can say this factually, and I know you already realized this. Those flaps were destined to get stuck. If it didn’t happen now it would have happened. This happened this way with Dan and you at the controls to make it safe. It may not have been you but your daughter or maybe you in an Crowded area. Please understand this. This was going to be worse. That is why you were compelled to have this flight. Keep the birds eye view man. Much love. We will help that plane fly again.
Just Ignore those stupid comments about „intentional“! Your airplane has suffered the least damage possible given the circumstances. And I‘m sure the cause of the flaps unable to retract will be found! No one got hurt is the main thing! We all make mistakes and most of the times pure luck will hide them for anybody to know, but sometimes we are not quite so lucky and end up with some damage like in your case - it‘s not the end of the world - and give it a few more days and no one will talk about it anymore! Cheers.
Glad you got to say something about it. I think we should start a Go fund me as this is the best reason I have ever seen. Glad we got to meet and keep us posted if you need anything.
Yep yep Russell. I'm in! Triple thumbs up! Wait, I dont have 3 thumbs. Hmmm... I could put up something about the size of my thumb... No, on 2nd thought... Better stick w/ the two. haha. We just need to figure out which bank near him (I think?) to set it up thru. Not sure. I've done one before. I'll look into it & find out.
It’s not an uncommon problem with Cessna to have stuck electrical flaps. Have had this problem numerous times over last 38 years having owned many. Normally a wire broken or micro switch near flap selector switch. Mine were C206 and C182 but these gave more power than C150.
Your are here to pickup the pieces, many are not after a similar event. You aviators out there learn by this. To use Dan's words fly the plane to the scene of the crash.
Total bummer. Hot day, heavy payload (anything is heavy in a 150), Density altitude a performance factor or the Electrical system/battery health, etc. Flaps sticking is a fairly unusual and uncommon fault, so it strikes me that the electrical system faulted somewhere between the Battery to the wiring to the rigging, perhaps? Even with flaps down though, I'm a little surprised full power couldn't maintain altitude at a low level airport. Don't talk to the Feds. I know your instinct is to cooperate. But trust me on this one.
You know what shit happens and atleast everyone was ok. Look at the bright side though it can be fixed and life can go on unlike some people who haven't been so lucky. Keep your head up bud. It was an accident and lived and learned.
You Stand tall and you will get through this . When the trails we face seems more than we can bear, the rays of light of God’s Presence can comfort us. When we don’t know which path to take, He will light the way for the next step.
Some people just don't get it! You never crash a plane for a publicity stunt! Most claiming that have never flown or even owned an aircraft..... stupid people with stupid remarks! I am glad you both are ok and were able to walk away from it, well done! Well done!
@@derheeheehee6941 yah I heard that afterwards. I think he didn't have hull coverage. But hey we spend an awful lot on insurance, I know I pay plenty for my stuff! He may have been stretched thin so he didn't opt for hull coverage.
@@429thunderjet2 I don't know if I'm lucky or normal but I get full coverage on my 172 for $680 a year with old republic. My car insurance is way more than that.
@@derheeheehee6941 I fully agree with you. Just my opinion, a prudent owner would insure his aircraft. Yes... airplane insurance is high as a cat's back and it's a gamble. A gamble I wouldn't take. Even if the annual premium on a C-150 were $6000 a year... in this case $6k is a drop in the bucket.
Word is that the plane was overweight (2 big guys, full fuel) and had electrical problems on the ground, but they took off anyway. So lots of errors, but no, not a 'publicity stunt'. Glad everyone is okay, even DG.
