Another of those unreliable AC engines stalled on approach

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Pilot hurt in plane crash at Thetford airport

Published: Monday, December 18, 2006
THETFORD - A pilot from Post Mills was injured Sunday morning when the
plane he was piloting crashed at the Post Mills Airport in Thetford,
said state police in Bradford.

Andy Gelston, 45, was transported by helicopter to Dartmouth Hitchcock
Medical Center for unspecified injuries after the engine on his light
sport aircraft stalled at between 50 and 100 feet in the air and
crashed, nose first, at the end of the grass runway.

The Federal Aviation Administration is conducting an investigation.

xxx wrote:

Pilot hurt in plane crash at Thetford airport

This story does not make sense; if the aircraft was 'on
approach', I suppose it means landing, and looses its
engine 'between 50 and 100 feet in the air' I cannot see
why it would 'crash nose first at the end of the runway';

An aircraft does not fall out of the sky when the engine
quits. And in very short final (between 50 and 100 feet
in the air' it would be very short final indeed) it
would make no difference whatsoever that the engine is
running or not.

Another great moment in the history of journalism....

--Sylvain

"Sylvain" wrote in message
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xxx wrote:

Pilot hurt in plane crash at Thetford airport

This story does not make sense; if the aircraft was 'on
approach', I suppose it means landing, and looses its
engine 'between 50 and 100 feet in the air' I cannot see
why it would 'crash nose first at the end of the runway';

An aircraft does not fall out of the sky when the engine
quits. And in very short final (between 50 and 100 feet
in the air' it would be very short final indeed) it
would make no difference whatsoever that the engine is
running or not.

Another great moment in the history of journalism....

--Sylvain

..
I assumed it was taking off.

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Pilot hurt in plane crash at Thetford airport

Published: Monday, December 18, 2006
THETFORD - A pilot from Post Mills was injured Sunday morning when the
plane he was piloting crashed at the Post Mills Airport in Thetford,
said state police in Bradford.

Andy Gelston, 45, was transported by helicopter to Dartmouth Hitchcock
Medical Center for unspecified injuries after the engine on his light
sport aircraft stalled at between 50 and 100 feet in the air and
crashed, nose first, at the end of the grass runway.

The Federal Aviation Administration is conducting an investigation.

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This story does not make sense; if the aircraft was 'on
approach', I suppose it means landing, and looses its
engine 'between 50 and 100 feet in the air' I cannot see
why it would 'crash nose first at the end of the runway';

An aircraft does not fall out of the sky when the engine
quits. And in very short final (between 50 and 100 feet
in the air' it would be very short final indeed) it
would make no difference whatsoever that the engine is
running or not.

Another great moment in the history of journalism....

--Sylvain

And such moments become greater and more frequent...

Twenty five years ago, the technical expertise was similar; but the
linguistic precision was far better. We would not have been left to presume
whether it was the aircraft, or only the engine, which crashed nose first...

Peter
(Just being an old grump)

Peter Dohm wrote:

Twenty five years ago, the technical expertise was similar; but the
linguistic precision was far better. We would not have been left to presume
whether it was the aircraft, or only the engine, which crashed nose first...

Peter
(Just being an old grump)

Only by careful reading can we assure ourselves that it was not the
PILOT that crashed nose first...

"xxx" wrote in message
ups.com...
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Pilot hurt in plane crash at Thetford airport

Published: Monday, December 18, 2006
THETFORD - A pilot from Post Mills was injured Sunday morning when the
plane he was piloting crashed at the Post Mills Airport in Thetford,
said state police in Bradford.

Andy Gelston, 45, was transported by helicopter to Dartmouth Hitchcock
Medical Center for unspecified injuries after the engine on his light
sport aircraft stalled at between 50 and 100 feet in the air and
crashed, nose first, at the end of the grass runway.

The Federal Aviation Administration is conducting an investigation.

What are the odds that the pilot stalled the aircraft and the engine was
performing just fine? Writers often miss the fact that the word "stalled"
has an additional meaning in the aviation realm.

KB

"Kyle Boatright" wrote in message
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What are the odds that the pilot stalled the aircraft and the engine was
performing just fine? Writers often miss the fact that the word
"stalled" has an additional meaning in the aviation realm.

KB
My thoughts exactly. What's the bet he tried to climb too steeply and
stalled it, dropped the nose as per his training, and found he wasn't as
high as he had hoped. I bet the engine was still running as he hit the
ground, and it's the journalist that's stalled.
Oz Lander

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says...


"Kyle Boatright" wrote in message
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What are the odds that the pilot stalled the aircraft and the engine was
performing just fine? Writers often miss the fact that the word
"stalled" has an additional meaning in the aviation realm.

KB
My thoughts exactly. What's the bet he tried to climb too steeply and
stalled it, dropped the nose as per his training, and found he wasn't as
high as he had hoped. I bet the engine was still running as he hit the
ground, and it's the journalist that's stalled.
Oz Lander



My thoughts as well.
Departure stall - pretty unforgiving close to the ground.
When the journalist heard the word "stall" (s)he assumed the pilot, once
again, simply released the clutch too quickly and stalled the engine!
Journalists often make this mistake.

Judging from the town names, this accident happened in Vermont.
Post Mills is a tiny little grass strip.

Greg Farris wrote:
Judging from the town names, this accident happened in Vermont.
Post Mills is a tiny little grass strip.

Post Mills Airport (about 10 sm north of Lebanon) used to host the
Experimental Balloon Festival, usually in May of each year. A few small
aircraft were welcome as were helicopters. The last one I went to was
in 1999. I heard an experimental balloon on a tethered flight blew up
and crashed from 50' just after we left.

Crash Lander wrote:
"Kyle Boatright" wrote in message
. ..
What are the odds that the pilot stalled the aircraft and the engine was
performing just fine? Writers often miss the fact that the word
"stalled" has an additional meaning in the aviation realm.

KB
My thoughts exactly. What's the bet he tried to climb too steeply and
stalled it, dropped the nose as per his training, and found he wasn't as
high as he had hoped. I bet the engine was still running as he hit the
ground, and it's the journalist that's stalled.
Oz Lander

Hmmmm... Ya think Cessna's new LSA might come with a stick pusher for
just that reason? It'd avoid a lot of bad press G