AU-1 Corsair is down.... 2019

[Lon Moer]

...not too bad but probably not making it to the ToM...


https://www.kmvt.com/content/news/Vintage-plane-crashes-at-end-of-Jerome-County-Airport-runway-509906671.html

..A sheriff's deputy said it appears the 1952 fixed-wing aircraft went down the runway, attempted to take off, went up in the air and then belly flopped on the ground...

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[Scott Rose]

Vintage plane crashes at end of Jerome County Airport runway

An airplane came to rest Tuesday morning at the end of the runway Jerome County Airport. Image by KMVT's Garrett Hottle.

By KMVT News Staff |
Posted: Tue 10:54 AM, May 14, 2019 |
Updated: Tue 11:00 AM, May 14, 2019

JEROME, Idaho (KMVT/KSVT) — A vintage airplane crashed Tuesday morning at the end of the runway at the Jerome County Airport.

The Jerome County Sheriff’s Office could not release the condition of the pilot. Jerome Rural Fire District and sheriff’s office responded to the crash. Magic Valley Paramedics also responded.

A sheriff's deputy said it appears the 1952 fixed-wing aircraft went down the runway, attempted to take off, went up in the air and then belly flopped on the ground. He said there was no fire but the breaks were smoking. Emergency responders were notified at about 9:19 a.m.

The National Travel Safety Board and Federal Aviation Administration have been notified and are believed to be coming to investigate.

KMVT will continue to follow this story. Check back for updates.
Link to article

[phil65]

Sucks...
Glad the pilot is ok.

"but the breaks were smoking"

Phil

[marine air]

Guessing he tried a downwind takeoff.

[Matt Gunsch]

It was in John Lane's shop there in Jerome for some work, I saw it there last November when I stopped there while flying my Ercoupe home.

[GRNDP51]

More photos...

https://magicvalley.com/news/local/smal ... 706be.html

[DoraNineFan]

[Dave Hadfield]

Truly moronic reporting.

[JohnB]

Truly moronic reporting.

It's not that bad...you can't expect a (probably young) reporter to give chapter and verse on a Corsair. Sure, the "belly flop" is questionable, the rest is pretty standard these days...no one releases much info on pilot or his condition.
All the fairly new patient privacy laws.

[Dan K]

Truly moronic reporting.

Speaking of morons, many of Jerry's breaks were smoking.

[sandiego89]

I actually prefer "belly flopped" to the usual "crash" news headline or chat title that I saw elsewhere for this exact incident. When I see crash I expect the worst.

Glad the pilot is OK. Not the usual oils stains you see with a catastrophic engine problem...come to think of it that looks like the least stained Corsair I have ever seen....

[sandiego89]

I actually prefer "belly flopped" to the usual "crash" news headline or chat title that I saw elsewhere for this exact incident. When I see crash I expect the worst.

Glad the pilot is OK. Not the usual oils stains you see with a catastrophic engine problem...come to think of it that looks like the least stained Corsair I have ever seen....

[airnutz]

We've had two "crashes" locally for the past two days. Yesterday at Hooks a Cessna flipped over after it strayed from pavement onto soft turf while taxiing. Today a Cessna flipped over while landing on the grass strip at Wolfe Airpark saturated due to recent heavy rains. Sigh...

[Lon Moer]

[marine air]

This would be a good opportunity to repair the cowling by remaking it as a proper AU-1 cowling.