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Old 07-23-2019, 8:44pm   #41
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Glad you got through it mostly unscathed.
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Old 07-23-2019, 10:02pm   #42
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I've walked away from plane landings nearly 40 times so far this year. Not sure any of those were news worthy.
Only 8 landings for me this year.
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Old 07-23-2019, 10:11pm   #43
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Damn Scott, glad you're still with us.

I'm not a nervous flyer but I ponder what could happen every time I go up in the air.
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I haven't talked to the FAA yet, but I wasn't Pilot in Command. I am just a traffic and news reporter. I'm sure they will be contacting me.

The only thing I will say was that at the last second, I was worried that the airplane was going to cartwheel. It didn't. The wing clipped the ground and we slammed (violently) into the VASI Lights (Visual Approach Slope Indicator) and destroyed them. Somewhere in there was a prop strike as well.

It sounds stupid, but the world seems a little slower for me today. It was a very odd, and scary, experience.

Oh, and I'm a little bit sore. But no worse for wear I think.
OK, being a pilot has got me wondering. Yesterday was fine. That airport shouldn't have posed a problem like this. WTF?

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OK, being a pilot has got me wondering. Yesterday was fine. That airport shouldn't have posed a problem like this. WTF?

Glad you're OK!
Maybe someone put a penny on the track?
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How you feeling? Back up in the air again doing traffic reports?
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How you feeling? Back up in the air again doing traffic reports?
Working from the Studio this week. I'm doing just fine, thanks for asking.

The wrecked airplane will be out of commission for awhile...it's in bad shape. We were actually in that airplane because our normal plane went up THAT DAY for major overhaul. So the owner/mechanic is trying to fast-trak a new engine install, avionics update and fuel tank repair on our normal ship (it had a pinhole leak that he welded up yesterday). Should be ready Monday.

Wrecked airplane will require a prop strike inspection on the engine (probably an overhaul...and it only had 50 hours on it!), new prop (there are some substantial chunks out of it), possibly a new wing, new cowling, wheel pants, repairs to the strut/landing gear.
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