It is evident the engine failure started just after lift off and he had ample room to land ahead safley. But instead he chose to soldier on placing himself in considerable danger. A very lucky man.
i am a trike flyer too and boy have i had a ton of these situations (rotax 503)... and when your engine started doing those noises ... i was sitting up on my chair .... and sweating ... good save ...i know this comment is like seriously late ... just saw it today ... hope you have never had this repeat again to date and hopefully never. Happy Landings.
power lines scared the %$#@ out of me. Unfortunately i've been in the same situation with my ultralight a few time. Good job getting it down without panicking.
Very nice job getting her on the ground. I had that happen to me in my ATF trike. I flew for 1 hour landed refueled. but my mistake when I put my 3 gallon tank back on an connected the fuel line up I kinked the line and did not see it. as soon as I too off at 100 feet the engine quit. I did a quick 180 and landed down wind . I was lucky. I check lines very good now lol.
00:32 you can hear the engine surging.. Time to drop the nose and land still in runway.. Failed the 50 Feet Engine Fails Test. I used to teach them on Cherokees and Grummans, and other singles..
Is that the alfalfa wrapped around the prop from taking off from the "rough" instead of the "fairway" causing the vibration? Feathering the throttle an attempt to remove said alfalfa? hate sound like ron white here....but can stupid be fixed?
Just came across this video. Bottom line... 300 ft is plenty of time in that type of machine to make a decision where to land especially where he was flying it. If you've done the proper PreFlight inspection and run up this Might have been prevented in the first place. Thanks for posting maybe somebody can learn something.
Good save. Was this takeoff from your "home" field? Did the engine start sputtering when you crossed the end of the runway? Could not tell for sure. Was there any debris in the fuel line? I always go once around the pattern and do a touch and go before leaving the pattern. If I can't or don't want to do that, I go around once and do a low pass. This way I give the trike a chance to break down under two full power engine cycles before heading out.
+jefftrike Hi Jeff, This was an airstrip near where I usually take off from (see my other video for my home strip). Yer it started to flutter at the end of the runway. That was the second take off for that morning. There was nothing in the fuel line. It had swelled up on the inside, bit like a blocked artery.
At that low altitude and not knowing engine life we were always told not to 2nd guess. First choice dead stick landings were taught to me in the 70’s at low altitude but intermediate power ??? I don’t remember. Good job buddy. I need to quit watching these light things fly. My wife and I had a Piper pa-28-180 for a number of years but I don’t remember having that kind of fun in the sky. Maybe because she was yelling in my ear often.. lol. I’m wanting one.
Nice landing, glad you had enough time to clear the wires. I'm curious why you didn't turn back towards the airport and land? You had plenty of altitude.
If you have very limited power then any turning severely bleeds altitude because of how the wing has to go to turn. Not good to stab an already bleeding aircraft (metaphorically speaking).
+jiefuster The fuel line after the fuel filter had swollen inside causing the blockage. It looked ok on the outside, never would have picked it. It was five years old.
