Stormrider
Well-Known Hunter
Are they counter rotating blades in that plane?
Slave I Emergency Landing
- Thread starter Jimmy BufFETT
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hey scott just wanted to know what type aircraft you wer flying, i am a mechanic for delta and i think people would be surprised how often things happen like this, but hey thats part of your job being the best at what you do. glade that you had fun and i bet ya cant wait for the next beeping red light comes on in the dash!!
jedi paramedic
Active Hunter
That was a pretty remote airpark. Red fire truck though....I'm thinking either Carefree or Buckeye area. Am I even close?
Good to have you back safely.
Good to have you back safely.
Jimmy BufFETT
Well-Known Hunter
Thanks for all of the compliments, everybody ... I truly appreciate it!
In regards to some of the questions asked, the aircraft is a Piper Seminole (PA44-180.) It has counter rotating props (I know my camera shows the right engine spinning clockwise, but that's how my camera records videos. It is really rotating counter-clockwise.) I can't believe nobody here has figured it out yet. The plane wasn't attacked while airborne. It was sabotaged by somebody on the ground causing this to happen during cruise flight. And there is only 1 person who would do that: Han Solo!
lol:
OK OK OK ... what really happened. Nobody is 100% sure of the exact details yet as it is still too early to determine. But one thing is for certain: the throttle was jammed forward because the throttle cable (which connects the throttle in the cockpit to the throttle value in the engine) got stuck. How that happened remains unknown at this point.
The airport I landed at is Deer Valley Municipal (KDVT.) It is located about 15 miles north of downtown Phoenix near the I-17 Loop-101 stack. It is by no means remote. The flight academy I work at typically sends over 150 flights out of the airport per day. That combined with another flight school's operations plus additional commercial and corporate operations makes the airport the 18th busiest airport in the nation just behind LaGuardia!
In regards to some of the questions asked, the aircraft is a Piper Seminole (PA44-180.) It has counter rotating props (I know my camera shows the right engine spinning clockwise, but that's how my camera records videos. It is really rotating counter-clockwise.) I can't believe nobody here has figured it out yet. The plane wasn't attacked while airborne. It was sabotaged by somebody on the ground causing this to happen during cruise flight. And there is only 1 person who would do that: Han Solo!
lol:OK OK OK ... what really happened. Nobody is 100% sure of the exact details yet as it is still too early to determine. But one thing is for certain: the throttle was jammed forward because the throttle cable (which connects the throttle in the cockpit to the throttle value in the engine) got stuck. How that happened remains unknown at this point.
The airport I landed at is Deer Valley Municipal (KDVT.) It is located about 15 miles north of downtown Phoenix near the I-17 Loop-101 stack. It is by no means remote. The flight academy I work at typically sends over 150 flights out of the airport per day. That combined with another flight school's operations plus additional commercial and corporate operations makes the airport the 18th busiest airport in the nation just behind LaGuardia!
corvettenck
New Hunter
why do you need to land with one engine running?
Replicant Shadow
Active Hunter
holy smokes BufFETT! Glad your all right! You are a true pro! I was in a scary landing situation in my buddy Darryn's twin-engine Aztec (yes, I said Aztec, what a heap) back in 98'. We landed okay (uneventfull flight that is) but since the brakes are on one side, my other buddy Greg, who was in the co-pilot seat, and supposely had taken flight lessons in this plane, wasn't working the brakes (there was 5 of us) We nearly ran off the runway. I couldn't swing worth bantha at the golf course in Monterey cause I still was shakin' an hour later LOL!
Ceric Neesh
Hunter
Because only one engine was functioning properly. The other one's throttle was stuck at full bore and couldn't be fixed in midair. Therefore, the engine couldn't be brought to a speed that would make for a safe landing, and had to be shut down in order to land safely. This is particularly difficult to do, since with only one wing-engine going, the plane has a natural tendency to turn, which must be combated while keeping the plane level and bringing it in for a safe landing.
And be thankful... one of my buddies was flying his helicopter and lost the Jesus bolt. He survived without injuries, luckily, but he DID have an emergency in his pants when it happened. (For those who don't know, the Jesus nut/bolt/whateveritscalledonthegivenhelicopter holds the blades on. It comes off, the rotors come off, the 'copter falls, and you pray to Jesus. Hence the name)
Jimmy BufFETT
Well-Known Hunter
After a week, I finally found what the cause of the jammed throttle was. There was a small deformation in the cable itself. As the throttle was moved to and fro during many flights, the deformation in the cable eventually caught itself on the sheath and began to kink up. There are two ways this could have been caused, and one is the more likely one. First, it could be a factory defect ... the cable was nearly brand new. But the more probable reason was it had not been installed correctly. Somebody probably bent the cable by accident ... and once that happened, the bend / deformation to the cable could not be removed. It's similar to bending a paper clip and then trying to get it straight again.
Nonetheless, The plane is back in service, and I was flying it yesterday with no incident.
As soon as it isn't so hot that the plane won't even get off the runway.
Nonetheless, The plane is back in service, and I was flying it yesterday with no incident.
So when you gonna fly up to Pulliam airport and take me up for a spin
As soon as it isn't so hot that the plane won't even get off the runway.
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