Crash-Landing After Engine Failure

When your only engine fails there are not a lot of options, but looking back this pilot had some very lucky things happen during this engine failure.
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[@edwhite152]

This guy dodged cars, power lines and landed on a curve. Dude is an ace.

[@sblagg527]

I thought you had to have 5 kills to make you an ace

[@AbstractObserver]

When the alternative is dying, he did the bare minimun.

[@greatBLT]

@@AbstractObserver It's a very impressive bare minimum that most pilots will not achieve.

[@infidelmat]

@@AbstractObserver bare minimum? The acft didn't get a scratch, no car accidents, I assume most undies were still clean....I think he maxed out the achievement award.

[@TheFlightLevel]

If that ever happens to me, I hope I have the same circumstances! Great landing with sensible drivers on the highway!

[@Mo_Taser]

That was freaking amazing. And he damn near pulled off onto a taxiway and made way for the next arrival.

[@tabchanzero8229]

Ah yes, the 747 with 4 engine failures coming up behind him.

[@sonickunckle]

@@tabchanzero8229 Air Canada I guess?

[@SSingh-nr8qz]

@@sonickunckle Air Canada would cancel your flight at the last minute and try to refuse to refund your money.

[@Hackanhacker]

xD

[@LouisGedo]

😆 🤣 😂

[@mickeyfilmer5551]

As a young child (back in 1968, aged 9) my grandfather treated the whole family to a cruise around the Med. We had to fly from Gatwick to Nice in the south of France (on a Brittania turbo prop 4 engine ) Being the first time flying -I was excited ,but also nervous as there had been plane crashes on the news, so on boarding I asked the man with gold epaulettes and white shirt "how often does this type of plane crash please sir?" he smiled and said in a broad scots accent " Dinna you worry son-it just the once!) That made me feel great, and can still remember every thing about that flight.

[@bokusimondesu]

Yup, most planes only crash one time. 😂

[@NikolaiUA]

@@bokusimondesu Unlike some cars

[@AKtoTok]

@@bokusimondesu 😅

[@Mike.The.Jeweler]

​@@bokusimondesu unless it's flown by Harrison Ford

[@bokusimondesu]

@@Mike.The.Jeweler Now that is very true. Half a wing and a functioning cylinder. Off he goes!! 🤣

[@hsbvt]

We had a Cessna that had to do an emergency landing last year in the field next to the Interstate. I was on the interstate, saw the plane coming down in my rearview (that was scary). I thought they were going to land on the interstate. Last minute decision and they went for the field. When I drove back through there was a hay truck in the field with the plane and pilot and they had the 'hood' opened. It was there for a week because I drove by the next weekend and it was still there, and they had put up a tarp tent to work on it in the rain. It had taken off by the time I went through a 3rd time, but I looked in the field...and the farmer had put a windsock out in the middle of the field. He now keeps a wide strip open at all times and hays around it. HAHA! Only in a rural state! 🤣 Have a great week everyone!

[@ijmad]

I loved the way they tried to taxi off into a side road at the end. Good job pilot!

[@Loralanthalas]

If i were the guy in the truck I'd have been crapping my pants

[@ijmad]

@@Loralanthalas easier to buy new pants than a new truck!

[@Nefville]

This guy is a rudder master, that was amazing!

[@theprof73]

Fear of imminent death brings out amazing abilities

[@eruilluvitar]

Seriously!

[@chitlitlah]

I would think he'd have to use his ailerons a bit as well to keep the plane from rolling over while taking that curve like that.

[@TexRobNC]

You totally get the feeling this person was on the bleeding edge of what the plane would tolerate, had to be fighting the pedals hard! Truly an amazing save, I don't think they could have done a single thing better.

[@muddtarz9948]

Landed on Highway 19 in North Carolina. Found to be a clogged fuel line and took was able to take off from the highway after being moved to a straight section via Rollback truck.

[@vincefraser9829]

Hey I love your videos thanks for covering my landing my heart was racing watching it again and you nailed all the points and what it felt like going through it. I have the full video from take off to landing and yes i did make it off to the side road 😊.

[@no1baggiefan]

DUDE, you walked away, it was a great landing. Great job.

[@xfirehurican]

BRAVO ZULU, Vince. Excellent aviating!

[@patheddles4004]

You walked away (good landing), /and/ the plane was still usable (great landing).

[@flyingt14]

Did you run out of fuel?

[@gailpeterson3747]

I agree with the others, excellent aviating!! 🛩

[@Iron_Shepherd]

Lands on a curve and still nails the center line! What an ace!

[@tomdavis3038]

Most aces don’t land on public roads

[@lightwalker9879]

​@@tomdavis3038this one did and aced it

[@RickL_was_here]

I'm guessing it was better than landing 'on' the trees Tom.

[@rdspam]

@@tomdavis3038 what do aces do with no engine? Crash into the trees?

[@UncleBuZ]

@@tomdavis3038 He lost his engine. Brah. A number of Ace's have landed, crashed in many places, including roads. That time a First World War flying ace crash landed on a Calgary Stampede carousel.

[@mish130]

Kelsi - I love your honesty about prior **** ups. Retired Air Force pilot. Done many of the mistakes you talk about. Good man, as it lets junior/new pilots know what to look out for.

[@macropad]

Springfieldian here, I can confirm that Brad Pitt used to live a street down from my grandma, but also my friends grandma, and his aunt and uncle, his dog's sisters brother cousin's sibling, and everyone knows his parents, sees him shopping at Hy-Vee on Battlefield. It's amazing that he's lived in multiple houses every where around Springfield.

[@pjcanfield8]

I worked at that Hyvee in the produce department from 2014-2018 and I never saw him myself or heard about him coming in. Definitely not saying your wrong, all I’m saying is that I’m really disappointed if I missed a chance to meet him lol😅

[@macropad]

@@pjcanfield8 I think it’s more of the fact that people want to feel “included” that they saw him and just make up stories lol. I’ve seen him once driving his Urus down Campbell near Sam’s. A lot of my high school teachers at Kickapoo said they taught him and are good friends with his mom and dad 😂

[@Valhalla083]

Also a Springfieldian; also can confirm that his aunt lived one street away from me near Golden and Plainview lol

[@eharshman7249]

Outstanding! I've been there. We blew a rod at around 500' AGL right after take off in a Grumman AA-1B once. At 5-600 feet there are only seconds, obviously. Hard right bank, flew right under some very high-voltage power lines, narrowly missing tearing the tail off, or being electrocuted. All that was available was a small, two-lane Hwy N.E. of ATX. Naturally, it was 5 o'clock traffic. The lanes were literally the exact dimension of our wingspan... no margin for error with a Semi-truck dead ahead at our 12! The best part (other than surviving) was somehow finding a spot to fit in traffic, missing the semi by a few inches, and finally, with what after-roll was available, we "taxied" into a big beer distributor. The canopy went back, I checked my flight suit for a possible code-brown, and as tongue and cheek as possible said, it's "Miller Time"! (It happened to be a Miller distributor). I always thought it would be a million-dollar advert! So, hats off to you, brother! Especially, landing into the curve with; both, the G-load going into the curve, and those hoopty brakes the 172 has! K, I love your channel!

[@General5USA]

Why does KZbin terrorize with a description of a crash landing, when it’s only an engine failure resulting in a safe emergency landing? They been doing this more and more. Very skillful pilot…BRAVO!

[@john67654]

A big hello from a small town Thurles in Ireland 🇮🇪

[@FilosophicalPharmer]

And a big “HOWDY!” from a small NC town just down the road from where this happened.

[@thenorseguy2495]

A big hello back to you from a small town in Norway named Mjøndalen. About the same size as Thurles I think 🇳🇴

[@johndesaavedra1040]

As someone who grew up around and involved with aviation, I'm always looking for an airplane, truck, car, deer, tractor, ATV, dog, cat, etc. I applaud those who maintain situational awareness.

[@ChristianDeBaun]

Chuck Yeager once said "If you can walk away from a landing, it's a good landing. If you use the airplane the next day, it's an outstanding landing." 🤟

[@lllmmm3572]

As a driver on the roads who has absolutely no cause to be looking above him for "pilots" selfishly making attempts to land their planes amidst cars on roads, I focus my attention where it is required to be: on the road and vehicles ahead of me. The idea that a driver should be dividing his attention between the road and the air is absurd.

[@toomanyhobbies2011]

@@lllmmm3572 Absurd, yes, but pilots forced to land on a roadway are NOT BEING SELFISH! If you drive staring at the road and not keeping your head on a swivel, you're not driving well.

[@relwalretep]

​@@lllmmm3572a plane could fall out of the sky onto your car anyways, an unexpected thing happening on the road in front of you - even if it's a plane suddenly appearing - is what one should be doing at all times when driving. Thus, it's only a selfish driver who would not be prepared for a plane to make an emergency landing on a road.

[@lllmmm3572]

@@toomanyhobbies2011 No, you need to look at the vehicle codes and see where your attention is required to be. It is not above you. Again, the idea that drivers should somehow be dividing their attention between the ground and the sky is absurd. The roads are made for cars. Furthermore, they are absolutely being selfish if people are present on the road. They have the choice to attempt a landing, or crash their plane, elsewhere and not risk harming others. They are not being forced to land on the road. They are choosing to land on the road.

[@mikevermey]

I'm more entertained by Kelsey's face during the movie in the mini screen than the actual subject; it's pure internet gold!;-)

[@GibsonCRG]

100% - I think the reaction on his face during the van incident was about the best reaction shot ever.

[@davegrundgeiger9063]

lol I'll often watch the event first, then immediately rewind to pay attention to Kelsey's face. Agreed pure internet gold! (But Kelsey if you read this, don't fake it. That will ruin it.)

[@justinlancaster3297]

A few years ago I drove from NJ to Orlando. As we were on I-4 coming into Orlando, we end up in a 2 hour traffic jam. When we finally reached the source we saw that a Cessna 172 had landed on the SOFT median between the 2 sides of the interstate. For that pilot to NOT hit a soft spot, ditch or culvert was simply amazing. The traffic was all from rubbernecking looking at the plane ✈ and the NOT-accident that it was in. Thank you for this, and all your other, videos. Very enlightening.

[@hokutoulrik7345]

As someone who was trained to do airfield driving in the military, you NEVER get on the runway without prior clearance, be it radio or light gun signal. I only went onto the runway twice. Once from moving part of an aircraft from the area beyond the fence to the boneyard (it was a simulated crash exercise we were cleaning up from) and we had folks from Base Ops as a 'follow me' vehicle until we cleared the runway which had been shut down during that movement. The second time was when I had to pick up an aircrew who had a hot brakes incident upon landing and were unable to taxi clear of the runway. I sat at the hold line until I was marshaled to come on to pick up the crew and their gear. Other than that, always stuck to the taxiways of the 'vehicle only' areas of the flightline.

[@TheMaleficent1]

FYI: The van was given clearance. NTSB blamed the local controller for clearing the plane for takeoff on a runway that was not under its control.

[@DukeCannon]

Yes. He did steer it on the side street. It was repaired, hwy shut down, he took off headed back to base.

[@FilosophicalPharmer]

Wasn’t this one near Bryson City? There was another landing west of Asheville a few years ago also. Must be that NC Mountain air! 😳😬🫣😂

[@julien2084]

There was another set of power lines at around 3:29 . It was right after landing which the pilot was really lucky to avoid.

[@PickledHam]

This reminds me when I was a kid in the 80's my dad built planes (13 of them) and flew them out the field beside our house. Despite many hours of engine testing there was several times he had to make emergency landings in corn fields, cow pastures and yes a few back roads. All successful with minimal damage. He would usually just fix the problem then fly it back home. When flying with my dad said he was always looking for a place to land just in case. If your wondering, these were fully enclosed 2-seat mini planes with a snow mobile engine, not the open seat ultra lights. He also had a "Second Chance" parachute attached to the plane to safely bring it down but never had to use it.

[@PickledHam]

@@computerjantje "Second Chance" was the brand name or vendor. yes it was around '81

[@computerjantje]

@@PickledHam Yes I just looked it up and deleted my comment. It was invented in 1980 :) I thought it was way recent. My mistake

[@PickledHam]

@@computerjantje now you got me curious. Just looked it up also. its spelled SECOND CHANTZ and only 4000 was sold. not sure why didn't sell more. maybe it was ahead of its time. Nowdays there are not that many private pilots around.

[@catherinekilgour2563]

@@PickledHam the Cirrus company produces planes with inbuilt parachutes, so still available as an option. There seems to have been mixed reaction online to them. The pilots I have discussed them with tended to think that if it's just an engine failure you don't need a parachute unless you don't know how to control your aircraft properly so it's just additional weight. It's not something I have strong feelings about as I'm unlikely to ever be in a Cirrus aircraft. I'm not convinced the number of GA pilots has gone down much, still plenty of students around where I live.

[@KansaSCaymanS]

Fun fact: When the US Interstate Highway System was first proposed in the late 50s, one of the specifications (because of the Cold War with the Soviet Union) was that every so many miles there had to be a stretch of road straight and flat enough to serve as a makeshift runway in case regular airstrips were incapacitated. 😎

[@MsJubjubbird]

the highway near Darwin in Australia has remnants of landings strips intermittently on the side of it because of WWII

[@SkipFlem]

At Owls Head, Me...a pickup struck a c172's elevator while x'ing an active runway. Unfortunately, the young pilot continued and attempted a togo rather than braking and killed all on board. Truck driver was 'banned' for 6 months...

[@eman31683]

Love how blunt he is.. People definitely suck these days on the road. Everyone for themselves couldn't be more accurate.

[@AuskaDezjArdamaath]

Considering most people won’t even move over for emergency vehicles, you really shouldn’t be surprised they wouldn’t move over for a plane.

[@mattgayda2840]

Worse than that, it's complete disregard for everyone including themselves. Passed two wrecks this morning on the interstate after a light dusting of snow, both SUVs in the passing lane not plowed yet ended up in the wire guardrail, in a hurry to get nowhere.

[@jameswarkentin2798]

While I agree with Ed, I am a truck driver and see it all the time, I think these cars were reacting reasonably quickly to an incongruous situation. Would love to see an overhead shot of when they could see the plane and how much they moved out of the way.

[@burke615]

@@jameswarkentin2798 Yeah, I agree. You have to imagine that you're driving down the road as usual and suddenly there is a plane landing in front of you. It takes time for your brain to process this situation that you have never encountered, and likely never seriously considered. Then you have to assess what to do, and then you have to do it.

[@mattgayda2840]

@@jameswarkentin2798 The speed limit on US 19 (the one in the video) is 55 mph and that's the stall speed of that plane so that blue car was busting the limit by a good margin

[@longhair-dontcare9983]

Loved your wide eyed expression @ 6:50. I imagine the pilot's expressions were even more animated.

[@CP-mb7ly]

The first pilot is so impressive! Landing while banking on the right tire also likely helped pull him more to the right, following the curve of the road.

[@lonnarheaj]

I've never thought private planes should have a horn until now. 😮 At least the pilot nailed it despite light traffic and a very scenic curving road. 👍🏻

[@grancitodos7318]

In an emergency, I never think of sounding the horn, I am too busy with solving the problem. I amazes me, how many people ignore the problem, and go straight for the horn, as if it will solve everything.

[@Dutch3DMaster]

I think some Cessna's have something that resembles a horn. If I'm not mistaking Kelsey once made a video on it, or there's at least a video in which you can hear it.

[@syx3s]

just perfection. talk about staying focused under pressure.

[@freedomfan4272]

This happened only a couple hours away from where I live in North Carolina. I remember seeing it on the local news and I also remember seeing the pilot doing a interview with the local news station

[@comicus01]

Find the video on here and share the link!

[@jonathanrobinson6240]

Yes if I recall it was on highway 74. Not to far from me as well.

[@kesvuori]

You actually only highlighted the second set of powerlines. The first powelines are visible just after we first hear the tires hitting the road. It was actually quite a close call avoiding those.

[@philsey6913]

Yes. Thanks for spotting that. I went back and watched again.

[@KevinBarberPhoto]

I came here to mention that too!

[@kwerk2011]

0:35 Yeah, he pretty much touches down underneath them.

[@vipvip-tf9rw]

they should mark them with signs

[@mattball420]

I think thats why he decided to land so soon even tho the car was still right beside him, otherwise he probably could have glided farther and let the driver see him clearly before touching down, it was more than luck for sure

[@rollingtroll]

I am honest;ym impressed at how well the plane still corners with those little tires and literally "upforce" instead of downforce. I fully expected it to understeer into the grass. Pretty smooth landing!

[@Mark-rt6fy]

vertica rudders induce yaw, and wings induce lift, therefore drifting

[@worldpeace1822]

That pilot did a fantastic job considering the situation and well he had some luck too

[@johnpollard4158]

I worked at an airport for 20 years. Even when the tower told me I was clear to cross a runway, I just said no thanks and took the perimeter road.

[@pjcanfield8]

Let me tell ya Kelsey, someone from Springfield telling you about a Brad Pitt story about how their family member or neighbor knew him in some way is the most authentic Springfield experience right up there with Mega-Baptist church’s, Cashew Chicken, & meth lmao. Hell even a good friend of mine even told me her mom dated him for a period in high school when they were both going to Kickapoo. But also I can’t believe I didn’t heard about this near miss in the news. The few times I’ve flown at SGF have always gone really smoothly and the tower ATC is really great at handling student pilots along with everything else that happens there. It’s scary to hear about something like this hit so close to home! I’m just glad no one was hurt and everyone can learn a lesson from it! Anyways I’ve enjoyed watching your channel for years now especially the viral debriefs. You do such a great just of communicating complex topics to the general public in such a digestible way and it’s always great to see your witty personality shine through! Keep it up man!!

[@TraceUK]

The animations & editing on this video is really impressive! Wow. I could never….. I can’t even use photo shop! I can just about trim the end off a video on my iPhone and that’s it 😂 Your editor’s skills are pristine. 👍🏻

[@MohajStudio]

Thank you so much. Enjoy the videos!

[@Manu-Official]

I was going to say about the same. The editing quality was always great, still went up a few notches recently.

[@eric7591]

That sounds like the hotel van driver we had in SGF. We stayed at the University Plaza Hotel and Convention Center. He would always tell crazy stories, and some times take us by different routes to show us interesting things.

[@jimcollins8097]

The plane did coast off the road. This happened just outside Bryson City, nc. I've driven that many times, and what you can't appreciate is just after the curve is a tremendous down hill run to the side road. There is a part 2 video where the police escorted him taxing to another nearby Hiwaay (towards Fontana) to take off.

[@patriot9455]

I do that in street traffic. Situational awareness is life saving habit. I learned it in a tractor trailer rig. Cars and tractor trailers mix with a degree of violence that can easily be fatal, it seems likely a car mixed with a jet liner would be even more dramatic.

[@cloudpandarism2627]

kelsey you didnt even realize the first set of power lines at 0:38min. i saw you mentioned the second set. that was super close

[@mydigitalanalog]

My wife and I do the “clear left” “clear right” thing when pulling out onto a busy street where the angle of exiting the parking lot or whatnot makes it hard for the driver to see both right ad left in a reasonable time. After we started flying together, it naturally translated to looking out for air traffic.

[@jameswez]

Nice landing even though a bit off the centerline😅

[@MsJubjubbird]

In Australia the Royal Flying Doctor Service will land on a main road if there is no suitable runway (most of them are dirt and it can get pretty wet in some remote places) or field to land in.

[@Johnadude3]

Congrats on 1 million

[@zachf748]

With everything going against him, that pilot handled that damn near perfectly.

[@maurice_walker]

Greetings from Germany. Cars in the left lane going slower than cars in the right lane does happen here, but you can indeed get a ticket for doing that. And it makes some people really angry. Like, road rage level angry.

[@immikeurnot]

You can get a ticket for it in the US. I actually got an "improper lane use" ticket several years ago. I was in the passing lane because the road was empty, it was night time, and I wanted some reaction time for avoiding deer. The DPS Trooper was in the middle of nowhere and needed to meet his quota.

[@immikeurnot]

And yeah, cops in the US have quotas for how many traffic citations to write. Had a cop deny that once, and he said they instead had "performance expectations" which is just the definition of quota.

[@Fragrantbeard]

@@immikeurnot the plural of anecdote isn't data, and your local area doesn't represent our huge and diverse country

[@Yosuf06]

in 2003 i work in the airport with a flight service company. i start with the crew bus. then i drive the machines that use for ( airport opreations ) i believe what it's called. using small tractors for moving the luggages containers from the aircraft to the terminal pasment. i don't remember they told us when we cross the runway to get a permission!! they told us just stop before the line and check right and left. if you see an aircraft stop and wait to pass. just that. i really miss this job. thank you for the video CAPTIN 🧑🏼‍✈

[@elsden722]

Lmao all I can think of what all those drivers were thinking when they see a plane coming down on the road

[@acars9999]

That was straight up cool hand Luke! It's amazing he had such effective rudder control with such gigantic balls!

[@MidNightRider2001]

Always yield the right of way to landing aircraft.

[@Rigel_Chiokis]

The pilot in that first clip was lucky in so many ways but he also has some wicked awesome skills! I was in light armoured reconnaissance in the Canadian Armed Forces. One of our search procedures was stop at intersections, driver calls "clear left" crew commander calls "clear right".

[@savannahbrown0222]

I looked up the near miss at SGF and the van was three employees heading to an airport barbecue 😂 in hindsight, knowing everyone is okay, that’s hilarious 😂

[@seanLeprechaun]

I've learned from watching many of these that Kelsey's "we'd be in trouble" is my "we'd all be dead"

[@mikeaudio]

Always enjoy these videos Kelsey! Thank you for all your hard work. Since daylight savings time just now started, I only had to wait 167 hours (instead of 168 hours) for my weekly dose of Kelsey, 😁👍✈️

[@AviationJeremy]

Landing on a curve is straight up badass. Dodging cars at the same time is absolutely exceptional piloting.

[@davidjdailey]

Now he can call AAA instead of FAA.

[@michaelb.8953]

AAA is much friendlier.

[@Hybris51129]

1:27 I will admit that my mind instantly went to the car chase scene from Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade when the German fighter plane flows Indy into the tunnel and proceeds to pass him before exploding.

[@PetThePeeves]

Kelsey can I just say that I find your “I’m concentrating and I am concerned” face delightful!

[@Justin-hz8bh]

This happened near my house. The pilot did NOT lose an engine but rather planned very poorly and ran out of gas.

[@catherinekilgour2563]

Ops, that is rather embarrassing.

[@knurlgnar24]

I suspect he also ran out of pilot's license. That pilot had a very bad day. Fortunately he saved not only his plane but himself.

[@vipvip-tf9rw]

@@knurlgnar24 why bad? lessons learned, nobody got hurt, he got amazing experience

[@d1oftwins]

@@vipvip-tf9rw Oh, I guess it's alright then if nobody got hurt. I guess the pilot can run out of gas anytime than, but only so long until SOMEONE gets hurt. No harm no foul, right, right, right? NO, it wasn't an amazing experience, at least not for the car drivers, it was rather an unnecessary and embarrassing risk to make and take. He shouldn't get away with this scot free and he won't, because it is not "OK" just because nothing bad happened.

[@vipvip-tf9rw]

@@d1oftwins I didn't say that he will get scot free, but he will look at his fuel more carefully and he has a story tell

[@jeromethiel4323]

My dad had a single engine plane, and he was landing at a large airport (can't remember which one), and he mistakenly turned onto an active runway instead of the taxi way. ATC yelled at him, because a jet had already started it's takeoff roll on that runway, headed straight at my dad. So my dad did two things. First you say it, then you do it. And then he just ran his plane off into the grass. No damage was done, and the jet took off safely. But BOY oh BOY did my dad get yelled at. He actually stated he was surprised they didn't pull his license.

[@motivationindrive8514]

They actually also took off from that same highway a few days later after the problem with the engine got fixed… of course highway patrol was nice enough to block traffic when that happened 😂.

[@oscarmike47]

Kelsey i just wanted to say your an inspiration. i have recently found your channel and have binge watched all of your viral debrief and ATC vs Pilot vids. the amount of knowledge you have and your approach to situations is educational and fun and full of wisdom. i have always had a love for aviation but have always been scared of trying it out for myself. both my uncle and cousin were bush pilots in indonesia and both lost their lives doing what they love. but your videos have made me want to fly again. i dont know if i will ever get the courage to learn to fly myself, who knows maybe i will maybe not. but you are an inspiration and a role model. thank you for doing what you do.

[@suegardner]

One of the signs that Spring is here, Kelsey lands an hour early. 🙂

[@mp-xt2rg]

Realistically differential braking is the most effective way to turn a small plant. The nose steering is minimally useful.

[@cloudpandarism2627]

fantastic pilot!

[@aa-ze5cz]

Really appreciate the explanation on the clear left/clear right thing. I never understood why my Dad asked me (he was a Captain for years in military and commercial) and even when I said, "Yah you're clear/good" he would still look. Sometimes as a kid I got annoyed why he'd ask if he was driving. This video and your explanation now really hits home. My Dad never explained this to me, I think it was just how he operated and everyone else was supposed to pick up on it (in his mind lol). OR he did but as a kid you're dumb and think you know everything and don't listen lol.

[@margotrosendorn6371]

I continue to be blown away by the editing and animation! Buy your editor a drink for me.

[@duncanmagee]

you can join the channel if you want to support them directly. theres a button just below the video...

[@MohajStudio]

Thank you so much, Margot. Enjoy the videos!

[@vipvip-tf9rw]

@@MohajStudio have done them, or are they free to use?

[@gazorpazorp9798]

The cars that were passing missed out on a golden opportunity to shout at the plane as it went by, “YOU CANT PARK HERE!”

[@paulsmodels]

Amazing landing. The thing that caught my eye was the amount of debris that was on the road. Looked like bits of tires, trash, car parts?

[@spagamoto]

Bits of the previous airplane :P

[@jillcordsen]

We grew up with our parents using "Clear right and clear left" while driving. Dad was a pilot for TWA.

[@KennethDavis]

5:14 “10 out of 10 I can recommend hitting power lines…” a (slightly out of context) quote from pilot Kelsey 🤣✈️😋

[@stephenward7544]

If you look close just after he touches down, there's a smaller set of wires that he passes under before the larger set that Kelsey calls out a few seconds later as he's rolling out.

[@PassportBrosBusinessClass]

Must be one of those new FLYING CARS???

[@xtender5]

Vince got seriously lucky. And the fact that there was no more oncoming traffic was a huge factor as well, because that looked like a curve with a pretty limited view. But as Chuck Yeager said, rather be lucky than good.

[@airbrushken5339]

During 1971 I was station at the now closed (oldest air force base in Michigan); Selfridge AF Base with 5th Army Forward area support....the Army ran base housing and we had "Wives in waiting" apartments for women and children who's military partners were over seas (Mostly Vietnam) and most know nothing about military operations! On the main big runway they had these massive gates at the interior base road side where the trucks could open to clear snow or clean...what ever.... one day an older woman who was a military dependent got confused and turned from the run right onto the runway in her car and just kept driving. As I said in the past; my office was within eye site of the main runway. The tower saw her and had to shut the runways down, while the MP's had two cars chasing after her.... it was the talk of the base for days...thank goodness I wasn't his Sargent...LOL ... I have flown with my Dad for years and he was always so professional in his little "piper cub"... I don't think he never lost an engine though.

[@chaneleyes6946]

Driving slow in the left lane is VERY common and EXTREMELY annoying in Washington State. Don't know if this happened in Washington, but I wouldn't have been surprised if it did. The pilot was amazing. 😊

[@mr.hughes5808]

Nah this isn’t a crash landing.. this is an emergency landing! Beautiful

[@kwasisb5390]

Hey Kelsey. Can you explain how pilots brace for impact in an emergency? I've always wondered.

[@johns4655]

If given clearance to cross a runway, I ALWAYS looked down the approach end for any oncoming traffic, as I know the ATC folks are human too as are pilots..

[@bc-guy852]

You always impress with high quality aviation facts and lessons Kelsey and this episode is no exception - lots of good lessons here. Looks like there was a heaping helping of 'luck' in these examples and that never hurts! Your graphics and annotations on this one are great - - well done! Slava Ukraini. Heroyam Slava!

[@daschluz7330]

It llooks like there are powerlines located in the curve as well. You can see them around 0:37 shortly after touchdown. They are just visible for the fraction of a second, but those were way closer than the ones mentioned later.

[@RaindropsBleeding]

Military does the "clear right" as well. in fact I still do it in passenger cars. the driver usually appreciates it.

[@stephenhayston4314]

I’d fly anytime with this pilot amazing skills

[@Kjtravels40]

Great video Kelsey!!

[@TheDroneDad]

You pointed out the power lines once he was on the ground, but there was another set even before that, where he was either a few feet off the ground or maybe as he was just tapping the road. Crazy luck!

[@vincefraser9829]

Yeah I remember 3 in total 🤯

[@keirra5096]

He did a great job landing on the curve.😊

[@krakoosh1]

I was in my semi sitting in the drivers seat. When he started going to the left towards the pickup I realized I was turning my steering wheel to the right 😂😂😂

[@dapje2002]

Very cool video, as usual! Maybe a silly question, but Could you elaborate on why aerodynamic braking is not a good idea? Keep up the great work!

[@lovelandtales527]

I think it's because it makes it more difficult to control the plane's direction since your nose gear is up in the air so you can't use it to stir the plane. But don't take my word for it, I'm just a viewer 😅

[@canadave]

@@lovelandtales527 That is indeed the correct answer. Also, aerodynamic braking is harder to control in terms of how far you go down the runway than simply pressing on the brakes with all wheels down.

[@The_Modeling_Underdog]

These are called runway intrusions here in Argentina. Plenty of them every year. In one famous intrusion the lieutenant crossing the runway - cause civil aviation here is still militarized, despite what people think - threatened the control operator with military prison for calling him out. Surreal, to say the least.

[@egroegartfart]

Kelsey's look on his face at 6:50 was just pure shock. Was the the first time you saw it or was that just for the video? That's the reaction I had.

[@Zoom_1012]

When I was an F/A at American Airlines we were always taught to cross-check the other flight attendant’s exit to verify (double check) that they armed or disarmed their responsible door. 🌴☀️🌴

[@TheGreatAtario]

It's times like these you wish planes came with horns

[@GraveUypo]

this video sent me into a 2 hour flight in VR flight simulator. it's just so relaxing. except for the part i died when i was about to land and couldn't grab the damn throttle thingy in my cesna for some reason and that led to a series of failings that ultimately made me stop upside down

[@RickSjoerds]

Haha! “Maybe he’s intimidated by my KZbin channel” 😂 Good one, Kelsey! Loved the video!

[@mtkoslowski]

Was anyone other than me pressing as hard as possible on the right rudder pedal?😅

[@GaryLaaks1]

This guy landed without an engine on a busy road whilst texting and sipping an energy drink. He has the right stuff.

[@funkyalfonso]

Kelsey, regarding cars and planes, as a young kid in the early 60's my father took us from England to Holland on a Aviation Traders ATL-98 Carvairs which could carry 5 cars! They replaced Bristols which could only carry 2 cars. He did it so we could have some fun but was annoyed they wouldn't let him drive it off the plane. A commercial pilot I knew had never heard of such a flight service.

[@MarijaEnchantix]

What is the possibility of him having hit any of the cars with his wings?

[@mwbgaming28]

Dodged cars, landed on a curve, and went under the power lines That's some damn fine piloting right there

[@Hawqer]

Imagine just driving and seeing a plane try to land next to your other lane

[@kat.nicolette]

I remember working at a large international airport here on the East Coast and he’s not kidding when he says you need clearance for EVERYTHING in the airport. It becomes force of habit but it’s terrifying.