Cessna 182 airplane emergency engine failure & crash landing 10-23-12 

Just saw this, and I am extremely impressed with how the pilot is handling the aircraft.

I echo all below. WELL DONE, AVIATOR!!!! Thanks for the example to follow!!!

Agree

One can't truly appreciate the sheer terror of being in a situation like this one without having been at the controls of a 50 year old small plane during takeoff. It truly is a precarious feeling even when the engine is running smooth. Dude was lucky he was taking off over cornfields. I fly out of an urban airport and those first couple minutes after you rotate you know if that engine dies you almost certainly die with it.

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@@goku445 lol 7 years later, thank you for the correction goku

@@gordonquinn You know it's not for you. :)

@@gordonquinn bahaha y'all cracked me uP!

@@goku445 cringe

8 years late but this brought joy to my heart (that you're in the air again), good save brother!

That’s awesome. Welcome back to the sky

You did a great job.

What was the root cause of an incident?

8 years later - here we are, awesome to hear you are back at it. That takes balls

Congrats on becoming a commercial pilot.

@@CANFlight Thanks!

what I'm wondering is what if there was no massive field there, what if it was just buildings or forest. What would a pilot do? Would they turn around to land back on the runway or is that too risky?

@@egg-iu3fe Depends on your altitude and type of airplane. If you're in a multi-engine airplane and you lose one engine you should be able to continue climbing although at significantly reduced power. But for a single engine plane, landing straight ahead is sometimes the best option. Because it's the only option.

Jesus man that’s an awesome story. I’m 18 and downloaded MSFS 2020 like 6 weeks ago and ever since I’ve been obsessed with flying and my goal is to get a private license when I’m older. Congratulations on achieving your dream.

I would guess if anybody attempted a 180° turn after engine failure, would most likely result in a stall in addition to not being able to have the clearance based on height distance in air Speed to?

I has an engine failure at 1200AGL and I turned to land. But that was his best option.

I've seen so many of these kind of videos that I star to say... No no no don't go back to the airport.. that's when you turn and loose speed and go straight DOWN God bless friend

i've done the "impossible turn" 100's of times in a cessna skyhawk in flight simulator 2020, and saw a video showing how it's not impossible. A pilot actually did it in real life.

@@johnames6430 lol. Many pilots have died IRL (not in a dumb sim) trying to do it. Now you are right, it is not impossible to do, it's just difficult and more dangerous in a lot of situations. This video is a good example I think, he would not have made it at this low altitude.

When you say it’s a check list, not a to do list... what is meant by that?

@@VictoryAviation you do it from memory then check to make sure you havent missed anything if you have time - imagine this guy tries to pull out a check list in this situation

@@heyitsaph gotcha. Makes sense

Arguably, just because the plane didn't smash into a thousand pieces doesn't mean it's not a crash landing. One could still argue that a forced landing is indeed a type of crash landing.

@@SergeantExtreme Gee thanks captain obvious.

2022

and 2024!

and 2029

And how did you get the plane back to the airport?!

@Grace Jackson sounds like lack of oil to me

One cylinder failing to produce power shouldn't have resulted in a complete power failure, unless you reduced throttle, especially with a 6 cylinder engine. I had an exhaust valve break on me once on a Lyc O-360A1D (4 cylinder engine). It did so with a BANG. Nowhere to land except on grape orchards. With full throttle, there was still enough power available to maintain level flight at 80 knots, down from 125 knots before the BANG. Rule of thumb: don't pull the power back unless you have the landing area made. That's when the engine usually locks up. Stayed high. Once the plane was within gliding distance to touch down halfway down the runway, I began to reduce power. Another BANG. The engine locked up. The exhaust valve had been buried into the cylinder head. I still have the piston and cylinder saved. Never did turn it into a lamp base....yet.

@@douglasrodrigues8361 Onde foi isso, fi??

@@Ainnem What does this mean?

He did not do everything right. His decision was way to late, to pu it down. He could land it save on the airport, without hoping that the engine runs long enough.

I agree with Marco. I was yelling at my screen like, "Ok... Put it down... Put it down! What you doing? Engine failure LAND NOW!"

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@@Pleitegei3r That comment is so unnecessary. When he discovered the engine malfunction it was way to late to land it safely. On the touchdown he would`ve been way to fast, probably overshooting the runway. In fact he landed safely, the airplane seems alright, but most important he survived and did not suffer any injuries. So all in all a great handling of the emergeny and great decision making.

There are a lot of hero video game pilots here who know how to do it better, even though pilot and plane made it unscathed.

Really an underrated comment. Lots of guys in these videos end up landing with 20-30 knots of airspeed in excess of a stall, which on inconsistent terrain makes for a wild ride. I know sometimes you gotta do what you gotta do, but it’s a heck of a lot easier to lose that speed with a big side slip than it is the brakes on grass or mud

@@cgfacer3022 ...or by bending the airframe.

@@Trevor_Austin True

@@cgfacer3022 hold the nose off until the wing stops flying

@Charles X If he could have turned back is likely what he means. In a partial power loss especially (which this was), you may have enough power to turn back around to either another runway or to land the opposite direction on the runway from which you just departed. AOPA has a great video on the subject.

@Charles X I think he made the right call. With partial power it might have been possible to make a grass landing at the airport and turn back but making the "impossible turn" doesn't necessarily mean you have to make the runway. Can always land on the grass near the runway if you don't make it, or even a large ramp area if available. I avoid roads at all costs because of power lines. I think in this situation he made a wise decision, and I certainly can't argue with the results. He did a very good job.

@@issadraco532 Wow, I stopped reading after "I'm not a pilot." No clue what you gain from this comment, but it's riddled with fallacies and misunderstandings. If you would like to do A) More research and make a well thought out, non-insulting and actually helpful comment B) Join the FAA and make changes yourself Then you can, otherwise keep stuff like this to yourself. The system works and is in place for a reason. Source, I am a pilot myself, and you were also talking to a CFII (an instructor for instructors). If you would like to have a civil discussion and hear me out on my points as to why you are incorrect (and you actually listen to them, not just insult and dodge) then we can. Otherwise, I won't be making any comment to correct the amplitude of incorrect statements, fallacies, assumptions, and lack of aviation knowledge littered in your response. It would take too long, and frankly be for nothing as you don't seem like the person to listen to experts. It is also fruitless to hold a debate over RU-vid comments on an 8-year-old video. Feel free to contact me at Perohellion9@gmail.com

And remember to crack your door before taking off in case the fuselage gets so bend up that opening the door is impossible.

Wow, good save tho

@@AmerigoMagellan No, that's a very dumb idea. Only crack the door once you've resolved everything else and are committed to the landing off airport. Even that isn't really in the CFI knowledge base nor the private pilot, but I agree it's a good idea once you're committed to a landing other than solid pavement.

@@Airplane_Willy I would argue that doing so (having a massive hole in the side of the plane basically) would weaken the airframe as a whole upon impact and potentially increase the chance of the aircraft breaking up resulting in the higher chance of injury/death.

@@MystikalDawn Old comment, but my understanding is that cracking the door open before impact is to prevent it from jamming. If the door jams, and the aircraft catches fire with you inside it, that would be very bad. Would be tragic to burn in a metal coffin after surviving the impact...

Somewhere in the comments he said it was failed lifters in 3 cylinders. Engine was replaced and running again

You're right. "Unplanned, off-airport landing", not a crash. If every pilot stayed that cool, we'd see fewer fatalities.

Failed lifters in three cylinders.

Lots of quick decision making is involved when being a pilot, skills that I do not possess. I have ADHD, mild anxiety and other stuff, and would fail to control a plane in such a situation, and would have made a dumb mistake and probably tried a steep dive to land back on the pavement before the runway ended, or make a 180 turn. Thankfully, I don't fly planes. I hope you are having safe flights nowadays. :)

Was that part of a formal pre-take-off briefing or just quick thinking about the field? Either way, great thinking to recognize it as a viable option and commit to it, not making up your mind could've lead to a much less happy ending.

Yeah, more technically, it's a "forced landing", off runway. Definitely wasn't a crash, but then again, it EASILY could have been. One deep hole or large rock in that field, and that full tank of his could've easily made for a horrific crash. But what choice did he really have anyway?? An unenviable situation that's for sure!!