Plane plunges into sewage tank, disappears

this would be probably the only scenario where i'd rather hit the
ground....


pilot's last thought was that he was in deep ****
padum-ding

Don Tuite wrote:
Appalling, but hard to ignore.

http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cg...AGU8N26CP4.DTL

Don

Google Map

I reckon the settling pond is the square thing at

36 59 15.23 W
121 32 07.07 N

(There are smaller aeration ponds just south of it.)

Hollister (K3O7) is at:
36 53 28.08 N
121 24 29.24 W

The pond is about 5 miles from the departure end of Runway 31, just to
the left of the runway heading.

Don

Guys, three people died out there today, let's show some sensitivity.

Hilton
P.S.: They were from the Flight School at which Cecil's teaches. No doubt
he knew at least the CFI.


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this would be probably the only scenario where i'd rather hit the
ground....


pilot's last thought was that he was in deep ****
padum-ding

Don Tuite wrote:
Appalling, but hard to ignore.

http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cg...AGU8N26CP4.DTL

Don

In article . com,
says...


this would be probably the only scenario where i'd rather hit the
ground....




Actually, in a small plane, you would -usually- rather hit the ground.
Water landings tend to be unhappy events in light aircraft, especially
fixed gear singles. Some are unhappier than others though - man!

It's a very unfortunate accident. Life can be very cruel and even
experienced pilots sometimes end up in situations out of their control.
My instructor and I rent airplanes from Nice Air and I have had many
opportunities to talk to the instructor involved in this accident. He
was a very competent pilot with very respectable amount of flight
hours. He was the nicest person and having witnessed him instruct and
talk about his career goals I know that he had a true passion for
aviation.

Artie

Don Tuite wrote:
Appalling, but hard to ignore.

http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cg...AGU8N26CP4.DTL

Don

On 2006-12-20, Greg Farris wrote:
Actually, in a small plane, you would -usually- rather hit the ground.
Water landings tend to be unhappy events in light aircraft, especially
fixed gear singles. Some are unhappier than others though - man!

They are unhappy events as in you don't get to use the plane afterwards
- but water landings are surprisingly survivable. Fixed gear or
retractible gear doesn't seem to make a lot of difference in ditchings.

http://www.equipped.com/ditchingmyths.htm

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Don Tuite wrote:
Appalling, but hard to ignore.

http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cg...AGU8N26CP4.DTL

Must...resist...dark humor...

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Actually, in a small plane, you would -usually- rather hit the ground.
Water landings tend to be unhappy events in light aircraft, especially
fixed gear singles. Some are unhappier than others though - man!

They are unhappy events as in you don't get to use the plane afterwards
- but water landings are surprisingly survivable. Fixed gear or
retractible gear doesn't seem to make a lot of difference in ditchings.

http://www.equipped.com/ditchingmyths.htm

Very good info. I now see that much less water is needed before you should
carry floatation equepment--expecially since that can may the water a far
better emergency landing choice in a lot of situations.

Peter

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Don Tuite wrote:
Appalling, but hard to ignore.

http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cg...AGU8N26CP4.DTL

Must...resist...dark humor...

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Very difficult. Perhaps impossible. The situation really stinks!

Peter

On Wed, 20 Dec 2006 10:45:47 -0000, Dylan Smith
wrote:

On 2006-12-20, Greg Farris wrote:
Actually, in a small plane, you would -usually- rather hit the ground.
Water landings tend to be unhappy events in light aircraft, especially
fixed gear singles. Some are unhappier than others though - man!

They are unhappy events as in you don't get to use the plane afterwards
- but water landings are surprisingly survivable. Fixed gear or
retractible gear doesn't seem to make a lot of difference in ditchings.

http://www.equipped.com/ditchingmyths.htm

Maybe so and maybe not. You are playing the odds. I lost a good
friend just a couple weeks ago when he apparently dug a float in while
landing.

Roger Halstead (K8RI & ARRL life member)
(N833R, S# CD-2 Worlds oldest Debonair)
www.rogerhalstead.com