Rear engine in a crash question

BOb

Don't laugh. Saw a P-51 pour full power on after a landing attempt
that went bad and bird torque rolled inverted and went into sand
beside runway.

Group ran out and picked wing up to let pilot get out. Bubble canopy
was broken of course and when he released is seat belt fell on his
head and cracked a vertebrae.

Can't win sometimes for losing I guess?

Big John
+++++++++++++++++++++++++

I'm not laughing.

Just because the crash may be over...
undoing a seatbelt still may require
extreme care and caution.

I first became aware of this early in my
crop dusting career. Seems a fellow
put his Stearman on its back and in
haste to exit his inverted position...
yep, injured his neck and back a bit.

That bit of foolishness might have paralyzed him....
had he been SOBER.

I'm not even going to take a stab
at the moral of this story. g


Barnyard BOb -- seen a lot in 50 years of flight