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Thank you for all your messages of sympathy following our incident in T-28 yesterday. Rest assured my student and I are perfectly fine despite the severe damage now on the plane. The causes of the incident are not yet determined.
During the flight:
- a smell of gasoline occurred in the room,
- immediate identification and confirmation of a loss of fuel pressure on instruments and monitoring.
- at the same time, a turn around and a decision to oppose QFU, exit the train and shutters
- Identification and announcement of maneuver risks: Rear wind landing and slippery runway
- order to open the shutters in the short final.
- landing unclogged and with an engine that seems to be working perfectly.
- end of rolling detonation and smoke in the engine compartment
- order to cut off engine and evacuate
- Once out, contact and call firefighters
- the first assistance from people on site with fire extinguishers, we tried to put it out but unsuccessfully. The firemen then stepped in. The plane that had landed intact ended up partially burning.
Despite careful and specialized maintenance, a failure is always possible.
This is why we train and train to manage and detect situations like this.
Which also reminds us why we wear suitable outfits when we fly in this complex aircraft: gloves, bodysuit and helmet are not to be neglected.
For the rest be sure, for the material we will find solutions to keep making you dream.
Fly safe and see you soon
Baptist Salis