Bonanza Down

wrote:

Most of the plane's damage was on the underbelly of the craft when
the landing gear failed to deploy, Riverside County Deputy Sheriff
Ryan Renick said.

So this genius compounded the problem of running out of fuel with
forgetting to retract his landing gear for the emergency landing...
Fortunately for him, Darwin's attempt to remove him from the
population pool failed.

Careful. Failing to retract the landing gear wouldn't have meant a grassy
belly.

Before nominating the pilot for near-Darwin awards, maybe it would be good
to wait for an investigation into the cause(s).

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John T
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http://www.pocketgear.com/products_s...veloperid=4415
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"John T" wrote:

wrote:

Most of the plane's damage was on the underbelly of the craft when
the landing gear failed to deploy, Riverside County Deputy Sheriff
Ryan Renick said.

So this genius compounded the problem of running out of fuel with
forgetting to retract his landing gear for the emergency landing...
Fortunately for him, Darwin's attempt to remove him from the
population pool failed.

Careful. Failing to retract the landing gear wouldn't have meant a grassy
belly.

Before nominating the pilot for near-Darwin awards, maybe it would be good
to wait for an investigation into the cause(s).


Yes -- but the described circumstances would probably call for an FAA
checkride. If he overflew the airport at 6000 feet and lost his engine
and couldn't make the airport, there is something radically wrong with
his technique. 10 to 1 he never practiced power off approaches.

Orval Fairbairn wrote:

Yes -- but the described circumstances would probably call for an FAA
checkride. If he overflew the airport at 6000 feet and lost his
engine and couldn't make the airport, there is something radically
wrong with his technique. 10 to 1 he never practiced power off
approaches.

Maybe, but my point was if you're going to start casting aspersions on other
pilots, make sure you're accurate in your own statements. "Forgetting to
*retract*" landing gear, as "cosmo_kramer" suggested, would not result in a
belly landing as described in the OP.

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John T
http://tknowlogy.com/TknoFlyer
http://www.pocketgear.com/products_s...veloperid=4415
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