Bruce Posted April 4, 2008 Share Posted April 4, 2008 Saw this on the news yesterday. One station reported the gear was up when the pilot landed at Troutdale, Oregon and another reported it was a "hard" landing. Thankfully the pilot wasn't hurt. http://www.katu.com/news/17240839.html This link provides helicopter video. http://www.kgw.com/video/video-index.html?nvid=232429 Bruce Quote Best regards, Bruce Sturgill http://www.pursuitofflight.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soloflight Posted April 4, 2008 Share Posted April 4, 2008 Looks like it held up nicely I would like to see the underside. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neverquit Posted April 4, 2008 Share Posted April 4, 2008 Wow, sucks to be him. I wonder if it was failure or forgetfulness? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edge 513 Posted April 4, 2008 Share Posted April 4, 2008 Looks like it held up nicely I would like to see the underside.If he had just forgot to "lower the gear" on a Cozy, he would only have road rash on the nose instead of his entire body. My 2 bits. I woundn't [sp intended] want to see his bottom... Is gonna need some plastic surgery from stem to stern.To have a full RG widebody VeloXL, you gotta have some decent dough. I wonder why a really great pilot/professional type guy turns out to be "such a SLACKER pilotwise? Doesn't even deserve to be in a retract" plane. Actually those aren't my words, just what has been verbalized before on this forum about anybody who forgets to put their nosegear or retracts down. Ahem. Flame suit on. Had to be a heck-of-a sinking feeling as his sightline proceeded down to 2-1/2 feet and realized what he had forgot,and then heard the prop strike, fantastic grinding noises, and became an expensive bobsled. Dang. I still agree with others on the odds being, its going to happen sometime to each of us. It just has happened, to so many REALLY GOOD pilots. Glad he's ok- just had to wring out his pants, thats all. Quote Self confessed Wingnut. Now think about it...wouldn't you rather LIVE your life, rather than watch someone else's, on Reality T.V.? Get up off that couch!!! =) Progress; Fuselage on all three, with outside and inside nearly complete. 8 inch extended nose. FHC done. Canard finished. ERacer wings done with blended winglets. IO540 starting rebuild. Mounting Spar. Starting strake ribs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soloflight Posted April 4, 2008 Share Posted April 4, 2008 I am going to say this only to drill it into my own head LANDING CHECKLIST = GEARDOWN Now of course the jury is still out on the velocity incident perhaps it was a mechanical failure. I hope someone post the findings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruce Posted April 4, 2008 Author Share Posted April 4, 2008 I talked with the FBO at Troutdale today and they said he "forgot" to lower the gear, closed down the airport for a couple of hours. Gotta use those check lists! Bruce Quote Best regards, Bruce Sturgill http://www.pursuitofflight.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soloflight Posted April 4, 2008 Share Posted April 4, 2008 "forgot" to lower the gear I plan to have an inflatable copilot to make my calls for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeff122670 Posted April 5, 2008 Share Posted April 5, 2008 well, looks like yet another Velocity that will be for sale soon...........he.he. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edge 513 Posted April 5, 2008 Share Posted April 5, 2008 well, looks like yet another Velocity that will be for sale soon...........he.he. Is there a lot of them for sale or something? While Velo's are not my cup-o-tea, they are pretty nice machines. I wasn't aware they are changing hands en masse. Quote Self confessed Wingnut. Now think about it...wouldn't you rather LIVE your life, rather than watch someone else's, on Reality T.V.? Get up off that couch!!! =) Progress; Fuselage on all three, with outside and inside nearly complete. 8 inch extended nose. FHC done. Canard finished. ERacer wings done with blended winglets. IO540 starting rebuild. Mounting Spar. Starting strake ribs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cozy1200 Posted April 5, 2008 Share Posted April 5, 2008 I plan to have an inflatable copilot to make my calls for me. If I called my wife an inflatable copilot, I'd be sleeping on the couch forever!!! Quote Drew Chaplin (aka the Foam Whisperer) --- www.Cozy1200.com - I'm a builder now! --- Brace for impact... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeff122670 Posted April 5, 2008 Share Posted April 5, 2008 not a lot for sale, i just meant that everytime someone gears up one of these things, it shows up for sale somewhere... my old one was geared up by the guy that bought it....it is now forsale on barnstormers..ha.ha. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edge 513 Posted April 5, 2008 Share Posted April 5, 2008 Wsa not aware of the practice. I see. Too bad they don't just repair and get it back in the air. Bill Oertell has quite the effort required on his. I looked at his plane and thought what a cool construction method, that an aircraft so ripped up, is SALVAGEABLE and can be made airworthy again...VERY ECO-COOL... A spam can just gets 'totaled' and becomes aluminumb cans for its next life, if its lucky- or sits to rot out in a field of other debris aircraft. Quote Self confessed Wingnut. Now think about it...wouldn't you rather LIVE your life, rather than watch someone else's, on Reality T.V.? Get up off that couch!!! =) Progress; Fuselage on all three, with outside and inside nearly complete. 8 inch extended nose. FHC done. Canard finished. ERacer wings done with blended winglets. IO540 starting rebuild. Mounting Spar. Starting strake ribs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emteeoh Posted April 6, 2008 Share Posted April 6, 2008 Wsa not aware of the practice. I see. Too bad they don't just repair and get it back in the air. Bill Oertell has quite the effort required on his. My impression is that its not about what's repairable. It about what the wife will sit in ever again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RGlos Posted April 7, 2008 Share Posted April 7, 2008 It has got to be a sinking feeling no doupt. Then, once he's realized that he was safe, there has got to be another sinking feeling to go through damage assesment and the time needed to repair (if it can be). My sympathies go out to this fellow. Hope you get airborne again and soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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