SuperCub crashed, repaired and flew back home in Alaska

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On the 4th of August 1996 I was flying about 100 miles west of Anchorage Alaska to go on a fishing trip. I decided to take a break and land on top of a hill at about 3000 feet and things didn't go as planned. My prop and wing and landing gear were all broke and I had to get Airplane Mechanic Charley Center from www.crosswindsstol.com/contact... to fly out with me a few days later and repair it. We did get a FAA Ferry Permit to fly it back, which I understand they don't allow anymore. None of this wouldn't have been possible without Charley and I will forever be thankful to him and to Steve Williams with Ptarmigan Air, now Acme Cub Training acmecubtraining.com/our-planes/ Steve along with Billy flew out at a moments notice with one phone call and rescued us off the top of this mountain. I'm also thankful for Marlin Dubetz who flew me and did the video recording and Ken Revard who flew Charley and gave me all the guidance on where to take off.

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@ibgeorgeb Месяц назад

Excellent! These men were aware of all the risks involved in getting that Cub off the ground and demonstrated their skills and experience by flying that plane home. I’m impressed. 👌🏾

@Poundingsand Месяц назад

That seems to have been one heck of an adventure and a very impressive field repair. Very cool to have it documented on tape. Thanks for sharing.

@waynef.8158 Месяц назад

Look up the Saran Wrap n duct tape repair. A grizzly tore apart a Cub and the guy fixed it and flew it out.

@TerrydeAlaska Месяц назад

Glad you enjoyed it!

@edwinfell7177 Месяц назад

I enjoyed this tape. Reminds me of times with much less government interest in our private affairs. Glad I got to enjoy those days.

@shanehumphrey4827 Месяц назад

My dad pulled a sunk twin beach on floats back in 1972 out of a lake north of ignace ontario and they drained it and flew it out.

@brettmckay9202 11 дней назад

That’s awsome I live in Sioux lookout

@justinsalaskanadventures Месяц назад

Thanks for detailing what happened! Awesome video, glad you didn’t get hurt

@TerrydeAlaska Месяц назад

Thanks for watching!

@enigmaticnomadics 24 дня назад

That's how it's done for real men right there. Glad you had backup come out. We always do better as a team!

@gagesadventures8213 Месяц назад

What a cool video! Wish I got to grow up in these times. Guess I'm just here to help keep the older traditions alive!

@TerrydeAlaska Месяц назад

You can still do many of the same things now, just get out there and do it!

@DCSCustomFab Месяц назад

Incredible field repair, very cool👍

@TerrydeAlaska Месяц назад

It was all Charlie Center ! Check him out in the description

@skyepilotte11 Месяц назад

Awesome field repair...

@yesode4201 Месяц назад

Low altitude, spin recovery you did a good job!

@TerrydeAlaska Месяц назад

I think you’re right @yesode4201! I may have misspoke in the original audio description and I can’t go back and edit it without taking the video down. I was at full power with full flaps and sinking with rising terrain. I was at a high angle of attack when the airplane yawed to the left. I tried to correct with right rudder with no response. Then the airplane hit the ground hard and bounced on the right wheel. It then yawed to the right and hit the ground going sideways and the left wheel and landing gear folded under the plane and the left wing hit and the prop hit and I stopped. I've thought about that day a lot and I do think you’re right! I was about to do a stall spin when all that happened and I’m lucky to be here to tell you about it.! Thanks for the comment!

@adambergendorff2702 Месяц назад

Love the get it done type of people! Except for the cold I would enjoy living there.

@BCVS777 Месяц назад

It only took 4 hrs to get it flying!? Amazing!

@mattipollari8905 Месяц назад

Brings back many memories! This was a time when men used critical thinking, innovation, and common sense risk analysis.

@alanswanson1952 Месяц назад

To be devils advocate if you were using critical thinking skills probably wouldn't of landed there

@Pilotc180 Месяц назад

Good ol Alaska fix; Ive seen much more damage fly home up there; this was back when the FAA worked with you and didnt fuck up everything they touched

@TerrydeAlaska Месяц назад

I think everybody agrees wholeheartedly

@miraclo3 17 дней назад

You said August 4th 1986 but the description says August 4th 1996. What is the correct day that's happened?

@chipfinch7110 25 дней назад

Hundred mile an hour tape is an essential ingredient in a survival kit

@seamuscashin2606 Месяц назад

i would hate to pull negative g on that repair just mad. but the guys are the best you would be locked up today for that repair

@wallywally8282 Месяц назад

Absolutely crazy todo that! My life is worth far more than that high risk stunt!

@daveblankenbaker5882 Месяц назад

How'd you repair that main spar?

@TerrydeAlaska Месяц назад

I didn't do it, Charley did. When he opened the fabric on the top of the wing, I saw the spar was bend but not separated in half. He used a portable power system to bend the spar straight, then put a metal plate on both sides of the spar for about two feet and many nuts and bolts to clamp and tighten and form a splint on the spar and support it. Wish I had pictures of that....I was too busy working on things I could do...Good question!

@frizzlefry5904 28 дней назад

@@TerrydeAlaska Nice one.

@TheGeonam Месяц назад

I noticed the prop was bent pretty good and that could have caused damage to the crankshaft and connecting rods. I guess they must have put a new prop on and fired the engine up and if it had no knocks and good oil pressure then he went to fly it out. I bet when he got back to his home base the FAA would have required the engine rebuilt. Pretty neat adventure and getting you plane back though.

@nattybumpo7156 Месяц назад

FAA in Alaska? They can't find the place.

@libertyforamericanow 22 дня назад

Didnt see anything. How was the wing unbent

@TerrydeAlaska 22 дня назад

This wasn’t really a how to more of a what happened you have to be an airplane mechanic to know how to do it…

@libertyforamericanow 22 дня назад

@TerrydeAlaska im a mechanic so i cant see straightening a wing. Did you bolt on another wing?

@TerrydeAlaska 22 дня назад

@@libertyforamericanow the wing spar was bent and not separated, so Charlie used like a little clamp port a thank you power unit to bend it down straight and get it straight as possible, and I didn’t get to really help him with that. I just saw what he did a little bit from a distance, but I’m sure if you have more detail questions you could call Charlie Center and he could help you with that.

@matthewobregon4803 Месяц назад

Making it happen.

@Timothyshannon-fz4jx Месяц назад

Need more then just a service, will not fix that with superglue!!

@richardharrold9736 Месяц назад

"Pulled full flap" then "one notch of flap" - so which is it? One notch is 10°.

@TerrydeAlaska Месяц назад

So my Supercuts had three notches and it’s probably 10 to 15° for one notch and I made the mistake of pulling full flaps and then decided I wanted to drop it down to one notch of flaps from full flaps and that was a mistake. I think that caused it to sink and get behind the power curve. Hope that helps.

@oakvick 29 дней назад

Gangster 👍🏻

@billybud9557 15 дней назад

very interesting.........thanks. Coulda went very differently

@TerrydeAlaska 15 дней назад

Thanks, and you’re right, I’ve thought many times how I was right on the verge of a Moose Stall and could’ve spun right right into the ground!

@p51amustang Месяц назад

Any praying go on there?

@TerrydeAlaska Месяц назад

Actually I had full confidence in Charley Center's work as he had the wing supported inside with long metal plates and bolts on both spars and cables and come-alongs and we shook the wing up and down and it didn't budge. Charley had done this many times before and I trusted him and felt good. It did fly with a bit of right side yaw...good memory.

@tomcoryell Месяц назад

Glad it worked out!

@user-qc1sl5yd5t Месяц назад

👍👍👍👍👍👍 .....

@Attercop47 Месяц назад

Duck Tape , Quack Quack

@joncox9719 Месяц назад

OH Boy, you guy's are ASKING for it by posting this online is all I am going to say! The FAA would have a hey day with this footage!

@TerrydeAlaska Месяц назад

Back when we did this we had a ferry permit and the FAA knew all about it...some 28 years ago...

@yesode4201 Месяц назад

Go back to California Karen!

@BillFikes Месяц назад

I'm fairly sure Charly cut his first teeth on some airplane part.

@TerrydeAlaska Месяц назад

I believe he’s got some 55 years experience working on super cubs

@williamk5998 Месяц назад

I’m glad that the fact is that he got away with it, but it was still a stupid idea.

@transformer889 Месяц назад

There are better cameras and cameramen in Alaska

@alexandergutfeldt1144 Месяц назад

True! But there are also viewers who heard (and understood) the intro .... the camera is actually pretty OK for that time (1986) ... migrating from analog tape to a digital file also doesn't improve quality.

@TerrydeAlaska Месяц назад

Not only that, but it was originally recorded on 8 mm cassette and then that was transferred to VHS and then I transferred it from VHS to digital so I lost the original recording so I’m lucky to have what I have and I know it’s horrible, but it’s what we have! I was originally thinking I was just gonna share this with my friends, but a lot of people seem to enjoy it.

@alexandergutfeldt1144 Месяц назад

@@TerrydeAlaska Thanks for sharing! Forgot to say that above 🤦

@davidhull110 Месяц назад

I'd feel safer in this patched up cub than many of the experimental and ultra light pieces of junk that are approved to fly by anyone brave enough

@thatairplaneguy Месяц назад

What makes those certified aircraft junk? Why does one need to be more brave to fly something that isn’t broken than something with a suspect engine mount, suspect engine and broken wing?

@fixmyplane 27 дней назад

its Boeings fault;)

@tomhorner1612 Месяц назад

How legal is this, I doubt the FAA would approve. I notice no N number or C number on the aircraft.

@majorjaygamer9892 Месяц назад

It doesn't matter if it's legal you do what you have to do man and it's experimental 😅

@yellowcubdriver9545 Месяц назад

It was back when there was no social media. Those were the good times. I bet these guys aren’t around anymore. I know my dad had lots of stories about fixing up wrecks to get out. Even hammering the prop back straight to get out. Those guys had bigger balls than most today.

@jackd4246 Месяц назад

Well, it’s a bush plane in Alaska. Things work a bit different where these planes are a well used tool, not a GA plaything.

@TerrydeAlaska Месяц назад

@tomhorner1612 I think it's still legal. You could confirm with the FAA . We did get a ferry permit back in 1996 when we did this and if you really want to know contact the guy who did it and knows all there is to know about SuperCub Airplanes, Charley Center from www.crosswindsstol.com/contact... They allows small N numbers back then and even though you can't really see them, they are there. Hope that helps and you enjoyed the video!

@mcombsemail 23 дня назад

I grew up in Anchorage around pilots and I heard these stories but never knew if they were true. I don't think my flight instructor would have approved that repair.