EDMJ wrote:
marine air wrote:
He did a great job as it's sinking like a stone. I had a propellor failure in a factory new Maule M-7-235 several years ago while in the pattern and at the worst angle. We were dropping at 1800 feet per minute at best glide. I remember thinking, "We are going to roll this into a ball and will be lucky to live and it not burn. I was at the same angle and strong tailwind. The Maule landing gear can take punishment but you have to be tracking straight. This guy simply didn't have time to align the airplane, track straight before hitting. He was on grass. obviously.
Maybe I missed something, but was there a problem with the aircraft, and if so, what kind of problem? Or was it a misjudged landing?
Moreover, there's another video on Youtube of that aircraft making a successful landing from that very same approach. This seems to require flying a curved final through a gap in a row trees (!) in order to land on that runway, with no other approaches being possible due to surrounding trees and vegetation. If this is correct, is this a sensible way to operate such a rare aircraft?
I think it was a misjudged (forced) landing due to an engine problem.
https://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/345646The pilot reported an engine problem on the downwind and was initially planning to put it down off field but then power came back so he continued the approach but again had a loss of power.
It looked to me like he had too much speed/descent rate in that turn, probably because he was trying to put it down in the runway while dealing with power issues.
I'm just amazed he reported no injuries as that vertical speed on impact looked pretty significant.