Hey everyone. I understand that this plane crashed while departing Robertson Field this morning. Please, for those who have been affected by this crash, I asked that my viewers keep comments respectful, and to not make any assumptions as to the cause of the crash. Yes, the runway is 3,665’ long, however, we’ve had numerous jets (that have been based here) that have had no problem with the runway length, especially the Citation XL/XLS. Thank you, all.
@@kevbrown1867 it was a norm for us who flew out of Robertson honestly. We thought 3,665' was more than enough for the Cessnas and Pipers, but we knew the runway was just enough for the different jets operating in and out of there.
Juan, I would love to see your input on this tragic accident. I did my flight training out of here. On thing to note is the threshold of the runway is raised about 15 feet. It's possible this was a rejected t/o then throttles back up and airborne off the embankment before landing in the grass. Collin
@@asgpu414 I’ve seen pictures of the skid marks from the tires locking up. Anti skid appears to be working on the left side but a solid skid on the right side with probably more that 1000’ left. There is a15-20’ drop off at the departure end of the runway and I’d think that is what made it fly some what before landing in the Trumpf factory lawn and then sliding into the building. Thinks happen fast and may the 4 souls onboard Rest In Peace.
@@totalhavoc77 according to the book? How do you know what their W&B was in this video or at the time of the accident? Is that 3560' balanced? I'm curious obviously.
@@TheSoaringChannel I probably should not have used 'by the book' as you are correct W&B does affect these numbers. The 3560 ft number is Cessna's advertised balanced field length for an XLS. Most charters advertised the XLS as being 3900 to 4500ft balanced field so they don't get customers wanting to fly out of a 3600ft runway
Probably. Looks like they barely got off the ground. Other possibilities: forgot to set takeoff flaps, control lock installed, warm temperatures, more fuel onboard than usual, takeoff trim not set, etc. No shortage of ways to kill yourself.
