Right before the guy landed, the twr came on, in a calm clear voice...reminding him to focus on his best glide speed, and to remember his training. WOW...that's exactly what I'd want to hear if I were in that situation...semi-panicking
"911, what's your emergency?" "There's somebody stabbing me with a knife!" "Say again?" "Someone's stabbing me!" "OK (calm voice) just remain level headed, remember to breath, and try to get the knife to stop stabbing you" .... -_-
Yes, but then he turned his attention to trying to work the problem. He accepted almost immediately that he wasn't making the runway, identified plan B with sufficient time to pull it off, and made a very good landing. Probably one of those rare situations where the standard emergency questions were of assistance to the pilot (they're for the benefit of those who will deal with the plane when it hits the ground), as having to field those as well as fly the stricken plane didn't give him time to panic himself into bad decisions.
Yes, but then he turned his attention to trying to work the problem. He accepted almost immediately that he wasn't making the runway, identified plan B with sufficient time to pull it off, and made a very good landing. Probably one of those rare situations where the standard emergency questions were of assistance to the pilot (they're for the benefit of those who will deal with the plane when it hits the ground), as having to field those as well as fly the stricken plane didn't give him time to panic himself into bad decisions.
I'm a pilot who has been in a similar situation, no one can 2nd guess the actions the pilot took, easy to say he might of made the run way at that altitude, however this pilot knows the air plane, the wind, and most of all his own skills, I say he did a fantastic job, no one was hurt, he is safe..,he didn't even damage the air plane. The Atc as well as other pilot all did the right thing by helping him stay calm. Well done! This is exactly why we train for this...I remember the first time my instructor reached over and pulled my power back to idle and said " we are simulating a engine out ". This was the best training for me to test my skills, especially on glide ratio. Well done to the entire aviation community.
Bonanza glide ratio is about 10:1, give or take. KSAF is at 6,348ft and he was at 8,500ft, so he had roughly 2,100 feet to work with. At 6 miles out (31,680ft), he couldn't have made it.
BTDT. Audio on my channel. It goes super slow and mach 3 at the same time. 10 minute glide in the clouds not knowing what I was going to see when I broke out, in my case 800’ and 45 seconds or so. Managed a field and no bent aluminum. Never so happy in my life...
I think the female controller has been overlooked here. Yes, the male controller had a calming voice and gave great advice vis-a-vis best glide speed and remember your training. But, the female controller was trying to convey that he could use runway 2 and he would have a tail wind, which means great ground speed. He MIGHT have made it to the airport. Yes, ultimately it is the PIC's decision and he did a great job. I just want to acknowledge the first controller's effort to convey to the pilot that hey, with a tailwind (and best glide speed) he could have zoomed right in to the airport.
@@FoxDren She didn't know his situation so she gave him options then suggested the frontage road when that wasn't going to work. She stayed calm and did exactly what she should have done.
meh, 10kt tailwind, he landed two miles short of the runway within a minute of that conversation, there was no damn way he was making that, regardless.
Yeah but he did a terrible job with the other guy he was obviously trying to help the obvious reasons for him not being able to land is because the controller didn't want him to land there he wanted him to land on the highway as well
Been there, done that on I-95 in central Florida about 10 years ago in my ultralight. Landed right between the north and south bound lanes of the interstate. I don't think that my mind has ever been that focused in my entire life. Made the newspaper. I'm happily done with my 15 minutes of fame.
Controller @ 2:55 just might have saved this man's life with his calm words and subtle encouragement. Amazing!! And who the heck is thumbing down these videos?
Yeah, pilot's voice regained composure speaking to controller. Some thumbs down simply from people who do not find this interesting and maybe a few who do it to piss people off enough to make a comment about it.
The thumbs down must come from non pilots. I remember once being very short on fuel, just made it to the airport. Ran into some strong winds. Very nerveracking, so I can only imagine having a dead engine.
Another comment from Ben Garner: Bonanza glide ratio is about 10:1, give or take. KSAF is at 6,348ft and he was at 8,500ft, so he had roughly 2,100 feet to work with. At 6 miles out (31,680ft), he couldn't have made it.
Initial anxiety when the problem developed but once he accepted the fact he was going to make a dead stick, forced landing he became very calm, results speak for themselves.
It's amazing how calm you become once you accept that you are indeed going down. Suddenly he could think calmly and land safely on the side rd. That twr gy was awesome...all calm and clear. Between him and the other twr girl, they calmed the pilot down a lot.
Yup. When you don't know what the hell to do, panic tends to set in. When you decide a course of action, the ability to focus comes back. Combat veterans experience that.
Probably distracted with others in the aircraft, and not paying serious attention! When there is an emergency in progress, EVERYONE in the area needs to pay close attention, because it CAN affect you!
I'm not trying to put 68Z down but I was missing the "Mayday Mayday Mayday" call. That could potentially have helped with Sierra 1's attention deficit.
Don't think anyone will see and read this, but Well Done everyone. Pilot was really shaken, but did a great job. Everyone who helped was awesome giving the pilot whatever he needed. You all were very calm and reassuring. ATC are the rock stars of aviation. I don't know how you do what you do, but I'm so grateful you are there. Thank you.
Fantastic job, pilot... I know he was scared. We all would be. But he pulled it together. Communicated with the tower. And landed that plane safely. Well done, sir!
@@benwilcox1484 I'd say that even controlers are just human beings and they probably wanted to not focus on someone practicing ILS at that time after they just had to guide someone through a potentially desasterous emergency landing.
Having had my own in-flight emergency at age 18 I can say its hard not to panic. The ground coming up on you with no power and no options is the worst feeling you could have. Its like choosing your pain
One of the reasons I keep returning to these VAS videos is the community’s general positivity. Rarely any stupid or insensitive comments. I can’t stop watching these vids!
Excellent work from everyone but especially from the pilot. First call he was panicked (who wouldn't be ?) but quickly regained composure and he made excellent job to communicate with ATC telling about 1) what was happening 2) his intentions and even ATC could agree on him about his plan. Kudos
He just needs to hit ESC and click START NEW FLIGHT and he'll be fine. No, in all honesty though, I only make jokes cuz this is one of the few videos I watch on this channel where the pilot was ok in the end.
I think at 5:04 he says "The engine apparantly seized", not "quit". This is consistent with him having no oil pressure while he was still in the air. I think his oil pump broke or something, and the engine ran dry.
Don't you just love keyboard commandos......... This guy did a fantastic job, as did the ATC in calming him down and encouraging his back to basic training. Critics in a case like this have obviously never been in a life or death situation otherwise their empathy for this situation would be apparent in their posts. Well done chap, it all ended well.
Hello everyone!! Time for another interesting road landing? Skills + happy end... what else? Give this video a BIG LIKE for this pilot who nailed it in a very small frontage!!
Peter Rafeiner That's sort of absurd Peter, the 747-9 is the longest airliner in the world and competes directly with the A380 and is more efficient and less expensive to operate. If a FULLY loaded A380 ever has a major crash, it will be the end of it. It's freakish.
BobEckert56 Of your you are right! I was trying to make a point how 'males' compete. As long as mine is 'bigger' I win. Like a 172 pilot looks down on a mere 152 and the 152 driver thinks at least it is not a 150. It is silly of course. Hey, I never flew more than a 737 so talk about being the little guy on the tarmac :-)
BobEckert56 on another note... I think the 747s are far more elegant than the A380. No question about it. Was never a big Airbus fan, and I am German; used to live in Hamburg, across from the Airbus assembly plant!.
air traffic controllers take a bow. he was terrified and you spoke calmly slowly and effectively. which is exactly textbook efficiency bravo. to the pilot well done sir well done. getting your mind back in the game
Wow that was intense! Glad all worked out. I was in a commuter plane in the 80's and we got fogged in and couldn't land, we were running VERY LOW on fuel. I was in the copilot seat as a passenger flying from SEATAC to A.J. Eisenberg Airport on Whidbey Is. late in the evening around sunset. When we arrived at A.J. Eisenberg Airport the runway was fogged in and we couldn't land. We made three attempts to land and were unable. There also were power lines in front of the runway and there is also a hill on the end as well so to continue to try and land would have proved fatal. We jokingly called our commuter service, Harbor Airlines, White Knuckle Airlines, but this day was no joke. We were so low on fuel we couldn't even fly to the Gig harbor Airport from central Whidbey. We eventually declared an emergency and diverted to NAS Whidbey Is. and they brought us in over the water on radar until we saw the runway lights. I loved to fly with Harbor Airlines and have a lot of good memories flying with them. I remember at the time I was not worried, but looking back I now realize how much danger we really were in. The pilot should have never left SEATAC to save fuel charges knowing Whidbeys weather changes rapidly, especially at sunset. Unfortunately do to the fierce competitiveness and cutting corners Harbor Airlines was forced into bankruptcy in May of 2001. The airport is still there but I don't think it has any commercial flights going in and out anymore. Thanks for the post, Best Wishes n Blessings Keith
In the 80's that would have been called Wes Lupien. It is still in operation but no sign of commercial operation when I last landed there. Runway surface is pretty cracked, best to land long except that would set you down on the uphill part of the runway. Good thing that you didn't divert to Camano Island airfield. That is a challenge. 12' wide. The roads in the area are wider. Trees appear from the air to hang over the runway. Swamp on other side. North half of runway has steep downhill slope down to Puget Sound bay. More than one pilot has died there. But it is just 10 miles east of Wes Lupin, OKH.
Keith, I had the exact same experience with Harbor airlines and your description exactly matches my memories of my experience, so I wonder if you and I were on the same plane trip? My experience was in October of 1982. We also landed at NAS Whidbey in heavy fog after leaving SeaTac. I was a Marine going home on leave that night.
Great effort all round! The ATCs calmed him down a bit and the pilot (once he decided to opt for a non-airport landing) chose what was an excellent spot to put the plane down! Well done to him! Nervous, sure, but as they say, "any landing you can walk away from is a good landing".
Phew. That is a great feeling hearing the people helping this guy. I don't know this guy but I am glad that he made it safe and it gives warm fuzzies hearing people helping this guy.
Nice landing! It sounds like he was pretty scared too and yet he was still able to land safely and not mess up his plane either. First rule of an emergency, though, is don't panic.
props to the controller she was awesome, if I'm not mistaken Santa Fe is pretty high, maybe 6000-7000 feet. The winds given location have to be strong and swirling, simar to Flagstaff, not my favorite landing spots
6348 feet. Had to look it up, I was incredulous that the pilot couldn't make 6 miles from 8500', but that's deceptively just 2000 above the deck. But sounds like he was also further away from the field than he thought, since the controller called 7 miles a bit later.
tylisirn this... my first listening I was like he can't glide 7 miles from eight and a half thousand what the but then did wonder if Santa Fe was high altitude so yeah looked at comments and saw this
So does that mean when they said 8500 feet, they meant 8500 feet above the sea level and not above the ground level in Santa Fe? So the 6348 feet elevation in Santa Fe gets subtracted from the 8500 feet he was flying and he was actually only about 2200-ish feet above the ground? If so, I guess that's why he couldn't make it to the airport then.
@@LadyWolf6692 : Yes, he was 8500 above Mean Sea Level, give or take a few feet for the altimeter inaccuracy due to barometric pressure (that's why they report altimeter setting numbers).
19V put eyes on the scene, and could have reported such things as fire, collision with cars, impact with a building, etc. Emergency responders tend to want to know about these things as soon as possible.
Yeah, 19V's offer of assistance is pretty standard, actually. You'll hear it all the time in videos like this where small craft are unable to reach the airport and are forced to land on roads or in fields. Little guys lookin' out for other little guys, y'know?
If I were paid by the rubbernecker though, I would want the take on everyone driving on that interstate. I'd even pass on any residential and commercial observation.
you can hear the stress in the pilots voice as the situation unfolds, you can also pick up when he fixes on the solution to land on the frontage road and the final relief when he reports he's down safely.
Something similar happened to my dad in his 172. Lost compression from a massive oil pressure drop on takeoff. Got less than 1,000' off the ground and RPMS dropped to idle. He entered an immediate base turn for the intersecting runway and put it down immediately. Turns out the oil cap wasn't tightened all the way after topping up
he paniced in the beginning but did great... his decission what to do were to go but ATC and the others gave great support. Nobody hurt, not even a scratch to the airplane, that´s enough to call it a success...easy to say from the safe couch he could have made it to the airport.. he felt he could not
This pilot did the right thing unlike other pilots I have listened to, he looked for a freeway within a few seconds, instead of thinking he could reach the runway and waste a lot of time.
Sounds like it was his first emergency. As soon as he realized he wasn’t going to just nose dive to the ground and he had a controlled glide he calmed down quite a bit.
I don't blame that pilot for being a little freaked, but those controllers got him calmed down and he stepped up and did as he was trained. Kudos to all!
This guy did a tremendous job! Every pilot would have handled it slightly different. With heavy propeller vibrations, I would have shut the engine down at 8500 feet. This is plenty of altitude to find a suitable landing spot. In my opinion, prop vibration can be worst than a fire if the engine continues to run.
My 2 cents. Big difference between airline pilot with thousands of hours and experience with emergencies. Private pilots would have far fewer emergencies thus less experience, especially if the guy isn't ex-military pilot (sounded like he wasn't just by tone and use of terminology). Things he did well... he kept aviating! He kept navigating! His radio comms calmed right down when he was identifying where he could set down. His comms could have been better but he's in the middle of a surprise holy shit moment. ATC was fantastic, did a great job giving him info, options, and calming him down. End of the day, he landed it safely. All good. I think we could give him a bit of a break on the initial panic. You can only learn how to deal with that for real by having to deal with that for real.
The panic in the realisation that you are in trouble, followed by "forget the panic, lets just land this thing!". Of course it is a quality of military pilots (training/natural?) that enables them to cut out the panic completely.
I’m a pilot practiced for something like this very happy I never had to do it. Everybody on the radio did excellent and the guy with the emergency put the plane down safely!
I don’t think the first female controller was as supportive as she could have been. The second male controller reacted perfectly. This pilot was looking for support and he didn’t get it at first.
Meanwhile while he could take any Runway the other plane you had an ILS and wanted to make an approach on it couldn't land for quote on quote obvious reasons how stupid is that
Wow sounds like the man did a great landing. I must add that the ATC little mini speech sounded like it helped pilot regain the I can do this attitude. And he walks away and I love this kind of ending.
God i'm so glad he made a safe emergency landing on the road pfffffft. He is ok!! :D I like to hear more of these good ending stories. Great stuf. Greetings,, Kitty.
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