Off Airport Landings

I live in PA, so our trees are generally shorter.

I live in State College PA, exact center of the state; and north of
here, ain't nothing but trees to the NY state line. Some are fairly
tall.

Here and there, what appears to be a clear patch is really covered by
stumps a foot or two high, that can't be seen till it's too late to go
elsewhere, and will tear and airplane and occupants to pieces.

Landing in the treetops in northern PA is the best option.

vince norris

What are some of the things to consider if you are faced with the
heartpounding reality of an engine failure and an off airport
unscheduled landing? Hmmmmm? I promise you, been there and done that
more than once.


You said that you have been there and done that more than once. Why don't
you share your experiences with us, so we can learn something?

Toks Desalu
PP-ASEL
Dyin' to Soar

Toks
Fuel contamination, night, over forested area. Engine running roughly
for :10/:15 prior to quitting. Trying to find any clear area with near
total darkness, headed for an airport beacon off in the distance.
engine finally quit cold. Headed down at best glide speed, full flaps
prior to touchdown, doors popped open (C-150), aiming for midline of
trees, seat belts pulled tight (prior to shoulder harness being common
or required) and seats full back. Impacted into tree tops under control
but jerked around when left wingtip hit the top of a pine tree and
impacted directly into a big oak tree. Both of us jacknifed over the
seat belts into the panel. Both with serious head injuries but we
survived the crash. Aircraft was destroyed. No post impact fire. Took
nearly 8 hours before we were found by a USCG helicopter that had been
dispatched to look for us. One of the crew members happened to be
looking down at the crash site when my student struck three matches in
a clump and saw the matches flare up. That was my first one and the
only one resulting in injuries to anyone. Happened in 1967.

wrote in message
WEll...since I got some interest in the road landings, lets take
another shot at the off airport stuff? It has been addressed before but
there are new readers and pilots who haven't been participants.
When is the last time you, YOU did the "what if..." game and bothered
to look off the road with the evaluation of a landing area?

Found out a tire went soft in flight as I landed on a beach. Fashioned an
airhose out of a flexible socket extension and used the CO2 cartridges from
the life jackets to inflate the tire. Just another day in the tropics...

D.

How Cool!!! I'll stick THAT one in my pilot bag of tricks!!! Had a tire
go flat on me during a landing (I think it was then) landing on a dirt
strip in the Sudan after having struggled through a sand storm. Low on
fuel and about to stick it into the sand dunes when I popped dout of
the storm and spotted what I thought was a road and headed for it.
Turned out to be a strip and I made an OK landing. My fuel was down to
one hour or less after a 10 hour ferry flight from Cairo and Khartoum
was still nearly two hours away.
Cheers
Rocky

On Fri, 04 Nov 2005 03:36:40 GMT, "Capt.Doug"
wrote in ::


Found out a tire went soft in flight as I landed on a beach. Fashioned an
airhose out of a flexible socket extension and used the CO2 cartridges from
the life jackets to inflate the tire. Just another day in the tropics...

What did you do with regard to the Schrader Valve in the valve stem?

"Larry Dighera" wrote in message
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On Fri, 04 Nov 2005 03:36:40 GMT, "Capt.Doug"
wrote in ::


Found out a tire went soft in flight as I landed on a beach. Fashioned an
airhose out of a flexible socket extension and used the CO2 cartridges
from
the life jackets to inflate the tire. Just another day in the tropics...

What did you do with regard to the Schrader Valve in the valve stem?

The pressure of the CO2 will overpower the spring on the valve and force it
open. When the CO2 is removed the spring pushes the valve closed. (You do
not have to manually push down the valve core to open it.)

Allen