Crash Landing P-51 Mustang

Episode 11 P-51 Mustang gear failure belly landing. F-18 full afterburner take off. National Anthem F-16 Flyover Diamondbacks Opening Day

[@blancolirio]

Good thing you were there to troubleshoot with a great camera! We’re you using your HD camera to help troubleshoot? Or just eyeballs?

[@CHOPPERGUYHD]

Our helicopter gyro stabilized camera system. Mounted on the nose of our R44. If you notice the left gear was lower than the right as he took off. Urschel said the strut gear failed

[@MrRexquando]

That is by far the prettiest belly landing I have ever seen! Almost saved the prop completely. And those who don't know a P51 is notoriously difficult to belly land.

[@demef758]

@@CHOPPERGUYHD Yeah, you see it wobble at 1:58 as it is raised.

[@demef758]

The pilot isn't the only one crying. I hate seeing a beautiful plane like the P-51 suffer this kind of "crash." It breaks my old heart!

[@dsclavon]

Is wallet must also be crying i would believe

[@Twizter68]

@@dsclavon Jeff Pino had the $$ to spend. He was the highest paid CEO in the US when he was running Sikorsky. Helluva nice guy too.

[@terryknutson3202]

What wood happen if he had landed in the water????

[@chuckschillingvideos]

Fortunately, the P-51 is a solid plane and the damage here doesn't seem to be catastrophic. Might even be just sheet metal.

[@wkrossman]

@@chuckschillingvideos ...and probably a new prop and repaired landing gear and gear doors, of course!

[@cancian95]

That pilot did an amazing job! He saved himself, the plane and possibly a lot of extra damage...

[@jamarcus_4546]

This seems to be an old video from 2014. Jeff Pino died in a crash flying Big Beautiful Doll in 2016.

[@Biggles2498]

The Pilot managed to feather and stop the propellor before ground "shock" damage to the engine which would have cost an extra $500,000.

[@bargla]

I belive one can see one arm of the prop hit the tarmac what stopped the main shaft revolution. Wondering if with any engine damage due to this.

[@MikeM275]

@@bargla YES! Thousands of dollars damage. Which is why I don't think this was a really great belly landing. The motor now has to have an R&R...probably crankshaft replaced and who knows what else. Not a good job imo.

[@MikeM275]

@@Biggles2498 No, he didn't. He should have, but he didn't.

[@dukecraig2402]

"Don't worry, my old man is a television repairman, he's got an awesome set of tools, I can fix it" Jeff Spicoli, 1982.

[@wkrossman]

😄

[@benjaminnielsen4288]

That was a graceful belly landing. He even saved the prop for the most part. Pretty slick if you ask me. Pilot saved the aircraft... Well Done. Even with no legs and on her belly, Big Beautiful Doll is still Beautiful. Live to fly another day. Cheers.

[@falconeaterf15]

Sadly, even minor prop strikes can result in broken gear reduction units, prop pitch control mechanism, a busted crankshaft, and irreparable prop damage. Likely all of the above occurred here. Very unforgiving machines.

[@benjaminnielsen4288]

@@falconeaterf15 I agree. At least the aircraft didn't flip nose over onto its back.

[@michaelstanfield7530]

for having to set that down without gear he did a damn good job of making sure that airframe would see another flight, amazing piloting

[@easypeezy03]

The plane is on the ground and the pilots alive, successful landing!

[@declandickson2839]

Nice

[@sharrk173]

Regardless of this landing, I am so glad these people keep these warbirds in the air. I get goosebumps everytime I see them in the flying.

[@wonkothesane3482]

"Have you ever seen a grown man cry?" YES!!! I'm doing it right now!!!!

[@properorientation]

Ive recently gained a tremendous respect for air traffic control. They make critical decisions and stay cool under incredible pressure, im just a drone pilot so i wont be working with them, but its still really cool.

[@andyrocker9271]

Me flying back to base after a fight in warthunder

[@avdavey]

Jeff was a one of a kind individual. A rock star for sure! He lost his life flying in a p-51 and I sorely miss this rarest of individuals!

[@TwoEyedDummy]

“Tower, my guess is this will be a full stop landing” LMAO

[@markhull1366]

Don't know about the pilot, but my eyes were watery. I've wrenched on warbirds as an A&P. Not only the sheet metal, but that's a complete engine inspection/overhaul and new prop. The bill alone brings tears to the eyes.

[@robertmiller6444]

Yeah, I noticed that too. I was thinking the whole time he was on final..shut it down...shut it down...ooff.

[@markhull1366]

@@robertmiller6444 Yep, same here. Even though the prop would've still been toast, had he shut it down, most likely only the gear reduction drive would've needed the inspection since the bending forces would've been restricted to that drive. The engine would most likely been fine. My guess was he kept it going JIC he would've had to make a last second "go around and set up for a 2nd approach. Better to have been able to walk away from a bent bird than be pulled out of one.

[@flymachine]

My heart crunched with the metal there but what a perfectly executed gear up... as bad as it is for BBD it could have been far worse, that's the right stuff right there!

[@yamkaw346]

Unfortunately Jeff suffered a fatal crash in BBD just a couple years after this video. They are both gone

[@robertlane6431]

I'm not a pilot but I have always thought that if I was to become a pilot the Mustang is the one plane I would absolutely love to have the chance to fly. It's just a beautiful plane and from what I have heard Mustang pilots say it's supposed to be amazing to fly.

[@topgunmaverick379]

Old video. Jeff died after he crashed big beautiful doll

[@CHOPPERGUYHD]

His friends know. We wanted to honor his skill.

[@erikd2256]

Just curious why he didn't try and smack the tire on the ground to see if the other one drops? Or is pulling 7g's like they said more than enough to know bumping the ground with the left gear won't help?

[@merlin51h84]

We had a very similar incident with ex RAAF P51 VH-BOB in 2008. Don’t believe they tried the bounce as well. Strangely, our plane landed on the grass rather than the runway. Came down more or less the same. Sadly it still hasn’t flown since undergoing a full restoration.

[@AutoBrawn]

That poor Mustang! In the event of a no gear landing is it better to land on the runway or the grass? I'm guessing landing in the grass could cause the plane to flip if it digs in hey?

[@CHOPPERGUYHD]

That's what I think would happen, the soft earth would grab and edges of the aircraft and flip it...right?

[@AutoBrawn]

@@CHOPPERGUYHD Yeah probably. I guess if you know it's gonna take damage, try and lessen the damage as much as possible.

[@fromaggiovagiola9128]

Terrible. I have die cast models of that P51.

[@craigs71]

At least it fared better than the P51 with the same name at Duxford a few years back.

[@joed9491]

I know I sure wanted to cry when I saw that P-51 belly land but great job in minimizing the damage to the greatest fighter of WWII!

[@mr.h.7586]

That totally sucks. $$$$$$$$$$$$ Underbelly skin Antennas Prop Governor And the icing on the cake, Sudden Engine Stoppage.

[@V13470]

Hurts to see that crash landing. At the end of the day, the pilot made it out safely that day. Unfortunately, Mr. Pino died in 2016 on the same P-51. Two years later after this beautiful crash landing.

[@demef758]

Wow! That "little detail" was left out of this video. Sad indeed.

[@Hbomb-nm2fv]

It actually makes you wonder if this was a precursor to the issue that eventually killed him 2 years later

[@V13470]

@@Hbomb-nm2fv no, it wasn't. I believe he died while doing a loop. The p51 never recovered. I believe Mr. Pino misjudged the p51 handbook indications and this was the result.

[@Williamb612]

why didn’t he land on grassy field rather than cement ?

[@Williamb612]

grass landing, and keep the single gear down with left flap up...why didn’t do this ?

[@anthonyf.9170]

I work for Sikorsky Aircraft, Jeff was at one time, President of Sikorsky Aircraft, he was to this day our most charismatic and passionate CEO, everyone loved our annual “All Hands Meeting” to go over the previous year’s accomplishments. Sadly, Jeff lost his life in a P51 Mustang accident some years after his retirement from Sikorsky. R.I.P. Jeff.

[@jeffmullett1905]

That's just a difficult thing to watch. Jeff did a fantastic job of bringing her down, but the damage is tragic. I guess when you are driving a 75 year old aircraft, you have to have a certain expectation of things that could and eventually will happen.

[@Neilazbiker]

XTI Aircraft Vice Chairman and former Sikorsky President Jeff Pino along with Nick Tramontano were killed Feb. 5 2016 when their P-51 Mustang Pino was piloting crashed near Pinal County, Arizona. Pino, 61, headed Sikorsky from 2006 to 2012.

[@gustavoofl4879]

For those who want to fly a beautiful plane like this P-51D,and don't have a computer,i recomend plaiyng Gunship Sequel WW2,it's a really good game of WW2 Air and ground combats.

[@ukar69]

Not the first P-51 names Big Beautiful Doll to have an accident. One in the UK got clipped by another aircraft. Pilot got out but the aircraft wasn't so lucky. Other aircraft landed safely although damaged.

[@wardschuler9044]

BAD , bad wrecking a P-51and the pilot, owner doing a beautiful job of landing then has to get out & look but at least he's alive & not hurt, a reward for great flying & walking away from … ETC !

[@buffplums]

Poor guy at least he wasn’t hurt. Must be heart breaking to land your bird like that

[@rollydoucet8909]

Looks as though he shut power off at the last second to save the prop drive/crankshaft ?

[@engineerglen]

Thank You Bruce for another great video

[@CHOPPERGUYHD]

Got a good one coming this week... Sky Crane

[@jonn443]

And F-18 afterburner take off doesn't hold a candle to a full bore F-14 TOMCAT AFTERBURNERS unrestricted takeoff. That sucker made the ground shake.

[@CHOPPERGUYHD]

Wish I was there!

[@mikeday62]

My neighbor's 3 year old daughter has an afterburner on her tricycle. Kids today have it made compared to my generation.

[@CHOPPERGUYHD]

Send video!

[@simbadooo9055]

@@CHOPPERGUYHD r/wooosh

[@falconeaterf15]

What kind of engine....J79 ?

[@my31and37]

Older video...Sadly "Big beautiful doll" and Owner/Pilot Jeff Pino and friend were lost on 02/05/2016

[@azfroggiesrcandmore6727]

Another great episode Bruce! Have to admit, that made me want to cry!! lol!

[@CHOPPERGUYHD]

Go ahead, then we can say we saw a grown man cry..lol

[@pops9190]

Glider pilot response..... I have to say it. After thousands of routine, "dead stick" landings, I guarantee you I would've made pattern altitude+200' or so, on short final, and had that engine switched off and that prop still, as in not turning at all, for yet another routine, uneventful glider style "dead stick" landing, thus preventing the enormous expense of removing and completely tearing down and overhauling that perfectly good engine for no good reason whatsoever. Prop strike = full engine overhaul. Or is there more to this painful soup? Like we have so much money! who cares! This always Boggles my mind. Would love to hear or even be flamed by actual high time real world pilots who are fully capable of handling their aircraft in any and all conditions. And for all the others ..... No, that sh*t doesn't buff out.

[@FiveCentsPlease]

+ POPS Look closer at the video and you can see that the pilot cut the engine at touchdown. The prop is just windmilling with much less of a chance for shock loading the engine.

[@garymccarver5006]

These events are not as uncommon as most may think. I've been the Ops manager at our local airport (KTCL) for 32 years. We average one gear up landing every two to three years. At least a dozen in my 32 years here. Every aircraft was repairable and everyone walked away unscathed. A testament to cool heads and professional pilots. I'm always the one who gets tasked with removing them from the runway. One of the coolest jobs around, albeit under unfortunate circumstances for the Crew and passengers.

[@LordDonutz]

How about that Russian pilot who landed gear up on takeoff? hahaha!

[@davidgeorge4113]

It would appear that the landing gear could use a manual ops. Would that be possible?

[@garymccarver5006]

@@davidgeorge4113 most do have what's called an emergency gear extension. Unfortunately they also fail occasionally or the pilot is not familiar with its operation in an aircraft he doesn't typically fly.

[@stewartross1233]

Great video, God awful music!!

[@jamesallen712]

That's one expensive belly landing. Shame to see such an old plane damaged. Glad the pilot got out all OK and hope she can be repaired back to airworthiness.

[@kmcwhq]

If you could link a 'dollar counter' to each second of the belly sliding on the tarmac.........yikes.

[@ronaldtartaglia4459]

Is there more than one big beautiful doll? I thought one crashed and the pilot was killed a few years ago.

[@CHOPPERGUYHD]

Yes it did. We wanted to honor Jeffs skill with this video but a few years later he perished in a Big Beautiful Doll crash

[@Warbird-Aviation]

I flew the P-51 Mustang aswell. It looks like a fucked up hydraulic valve??? I wonder is there a way to get ride of any hydraulic pressure to freefall the gear. There are so many gear up landing it would be good to open the hydraulic system to get any pressure away. Nice shots and very nice landing anyway

[@CHOPPERGUYHD]

The gear strut jammed in the gear well

[@Warbird-Aviation]

@@CHOPPERGUYHD Thanks for the info, well that is a challenge!

[@ronmartin3755]

Man, that is the best belly landing I have ever seen! This guy set this thing down perfectly and got the engine stopped so there wasn't a prop strike! That saved a complete teardown and overhaul of the engine! I had to belly land a Cessna 310 back in 1983. The left gear was stuck halfway down and wouldn't move and the right gear was all the way down and locked. I was lucky that the 310 had two-bladed props because I was able to shut the engines down before I hit the ground. Didn't damage the props or engines at all and there was only minor damage to the underside of the plane. The real lucky part was both engines stopped with the props at an angle that kept the props from hitting the ground.

[@CHOPPERGUYHD]

Good job! Both you and the P-51

[@rmandiou1]

I'm glad the pilot came out ok. He did an amazing job. It just hurts to watch a plane such as the P-51 come in like that though.

[@CFITOMAHAWK]

Amasing job? BS, BS. No flaps and no engine on is the only way. Unless you panic and forget to do that. Real pilots dont panic and forget.

[@marcoh.3467]

I am german and more a 109 fan but I have some love for P51's to. Great landing and the P51 came out very good with not that much damage. Also, those anthem fly overs are hiting my heart every time! So much patriotism! Try this here in germany and you would be roasted as nazi, worse than Hitler himself!

[@CHOPPERGUYHD]

Hi Marco, my mama was German and my relatives live in Dortmand

[@valeriethornblade9466]

The radicals are trying to do the same here in America.

[@marcoh.3467]

@@CHOPPERGUYHD once upon a time, the biggest part of people in America where germans. If I recall it correctly it was over 50%. So many americans have german roots without knowing it. Your ex POTUS also has german roots (not far away of my village). Oh and the United States couldn't go to the moon, without the germans, they hired in 1945 😉😅

[@fastjet714]

RIP to Geoff, he was a great guy met him a few times.

[@CHOPPERGUYHD]

Thanks, Jeff was a friend and he also had a very cool Bell 47 helicopter and after he died I got a flight in it at Oshkosh 2017

[@gladhammer]

Every show ... never disappoints!!! Awesome. Makes me smile everytime I hear your theme song. It was one of the highlights of my musical career to sing that. 👊🙂 Keep up the good work Bruce. Legend!!!!

[@CHOPPERGUYHD]

It still has a great energy!

[@randycrew]

I didn't see all the comments, but... i have a friend of mine that had a B727 that couldn't get the gear down and just before they did a belly landing they tried one more thing.... a "negative G push over" and during the negative g's they brought the gear handle up, then just before the went through zero G, they put the gear handle down... gear came down and all ended well. Regardless, nice job, but the bucks required to bring it back in service... bummer.

[@CHOPPERGUYHD]

The gear strut jammed in the well

[@buckbuchanan5849]

He did a fantastic job putting it down

[@AndySpicer]

That was a damned fine landing. That is a really difficult plane to land WITH landing gear.

[@CHOPPERGUYHD]

You can say that again!

[@davidblurton7158]

yeah respect,,,,

[@Love2FlyKAP]

So this P-51 did not have a manual emergency gravity drop for the gear? Glad no one was hurt, only pride.

[@CHOPPERGUYHD]

The strut gear failed so it was jammed in the up position. We tried for an hour troubleshooting in the air. Calling mechanics and doing high G maneuvers.

[@dllmpb06]

Sadly Jeff died several months later in the crash of this very mustang along with a passenger.

[@dukecraig2402]

@@CHOPPERGUYHD Didn't some of our WW2 fighters have some kind of bottled CO² system that would blow down the landing gear in the event that the hydraulics were shot out?

Pull 9 G:s and gear will come down? It was a very good landing and the pilot walked away.The aircraft can be repaired...

[@CHOPPERGUYHD]

He pulled 7

[@chrisbailey5055]

Would be nice to mention that Jeff died in that airplane in 2016.

[@CHOPPERGUYHD]

His friends know. We just wanted to honor his skill

[@jeroendesterke9739]

Bloody great, Bruce. A wicked shame for the Mustang pilot but a textbook landing. I am reminded of a cabrio Porsche (?) following a landing gear-problemed small aircraft, only for the passenger to jump up and yank on the effected landing gear, which dropped out as designed, allowing a perfect landing.

[@CHOPPERGUYHD]

That’s quite a story!

[@bbaz6729]

The P51 gear up was at IWA in 2014. Why is this on the net now?

[@CHOPPERGUYHD]

Jeff did a great job and we wanted to share the video. It’s obvious folks want to see what happened

[@bbaz6729]

@@CHOPPERGUYHD What was the repair bill for the P51? Sheet metal, new prop and engine tear down?

[@tahotoy]

I'm yelling "Grass, GRASS !!"

[@CHOPPERGUYHD]

It would have flipped and cartwheeled

[@tahotoy]

@@CHOPPERGUYHD would, or could? "P-51 Mustang Crash 05/04/08"

[@possel4747]

You do less damage by sliding along the hard runway as the rate of absorption of the energy is less - if you land on grass it comes to a stop very quickly and so causes more damage. The only downside to the runway is the increased possibility of fire, according to aircraft type.

[@hedonzx822]

@@possel4747 yep avoid grass because the chance of flipping over is a very realistic scenario 🥶 and Bruce, please do not wear those baseball caps in a cockpit 🙄 it becomes a lookout limiting device

[@elliotweaver5805]

Oh I definitely would have cried!! What a beautiful aircraft! I hope he was able to repair it

[@EliCohenMisterMedia]

WOW That's a BINGO! for the F16's! and so sad for the P51

[@gunnerbenavente5075]

Great video but you can put that guitar music where the sun don't shine......

[@CMAenergy]

What I cannot understand is why he did not do a snap roll and dive and pull out to see if he could get the gear down ! A snap roll will throw the gear in different positions either right or left. Better than a dive, And why do you use shitty music on any video is beyond me ! Sick !

[@CHOPPERGUYHD]

Yep, criticism accepted

[@slatey2609]

Even if i was well off i would be grateful that the aircraft wasn't that badly dammaged then i would be pulling my cleanex out of my pocket and crying my heart out.im british and love the Spitfire and Hurricane but this beauty gives me shivers.i have seen this aircraft on KZbin gun camera videos and it was pure death for the target👍

[@MikeM275]

Thought I would see the prop stop spinning a few seconds sooner than it did. Prop strike probably added $25K+ to the repair cost. Nice and smooth though...

[@willgeo2215]

I would have stayed off the cement when emergency landing.

[@planetrob555]

The first showing of the landing...terrible foley.

[@themanironmask]

Hate to see it but it can be fixed, wasn't all that bad thankfully.

[@mvincent3035]

7Gs and they still don't come down? wow! So i guess a guy in a pickup truck pulling on it wouldn't have worked.

[@mantan9400]

That is one tough airplane. I believe airplane is repairable.

[@rickmueller7082]

what a shame oh what a shame But any landing you walk away from is a good one

[@williamampuero2841]

Mr. Haffner, Used to watch a lot of you stellar work in PHX when I was a kid, grew up with you in the sky. Been along time since those days and I hope you stay well sir.

[@andrewjamez]

i though they could dump the hydraulic pressure in the gear so they can both drop down and they "rock to drop" so to speak? but i guess theres no going back from that ...

[@marcoeland3405]

There is a handle in the cockpit in front of the stick where you can release all hydraulic pressure. But this also means that the flaps are not pressurized anymore so what you can do is pull that handle and release the pressure, then release the emergency gear lock (or simply the normal gear lever, not sure atm) so the landing gear falls down by gravity. Rocking can help indeed. Then you could basically push that handle back in and pressurize the system to drive the flaps. But I have no idea if you could then raise the gear again if that didn't work out. But when the gear is stuck completely it won't fall down either, I assume the pilot tried that too. I don't know the background of this story here though,

[@cudathehawgjetfixer7520]

I cried when Big Beautiful Doll bellied in, that it's the most gorgeous P-51D around in my opinion and to have that happen, does make grown men cry. Well at least she can be restored unlike some that crash and make a big boom, flash, and fire. I feel sorry for the owners pocket book and bank account!

[@butchyshoe]

If you own a P51 you don't have to feel sorry about his pocket book. I'm sure he had it well insured. The sad part is that there is one less on this planet. The 51 did EXCEPTIONAL things during WW2 !! After the war u could buy a 51 PLUS a spare brand new engine for $8,000 . Today, you would have to pay $200,000 to rebuild one of those engines !!

[@cudathehawgjetfixer7520]

@@butchyshoe As an Airframe & Power Plant Mechanic, I've help restore old war birds and they cost about twice as much as owning a Corporate Jet, reason being is that most of the parts to restore them are getting far and few in between to locate them, one time it took over a year and a half just to get a simple part for a Douglas A-26, when we could of hand fabricated it from scratch, but the owner wanted original parts for his plane, then came unglued when they found out how much it costed him compaired to us fabricating it. Just like those folks whom own an all original 1963 Chevy Corvette with a split window, it's got to have all original GM/Delco parts, because it'll loose points at the next car show! But then again to loose such a valuable treasure to something so simple like a few hundred dollar gear actuator because it failed during a photo op flight can and does make grown men cry.

[@ianchandley]

Sadly BBD is no longer. She flew into the ground in 2016 killing the owner and a passenger..... apparently they were doing aerobatic maneuvers at a low level and lost control of the plane too close to the ground to recover.

[@cudathehawgjetfixer7520]

@@ianchandley There was another BBD in Europe that had an incident with an AD-6 and crashed but the pilot got out. So there are more than 1 BBD's out there, maybe this on can stay in the air longer than the others!

[@CFITOMAHAWK]

This pilot made many pilot errors on this landing. Then 2 years later, Mr Pino killed a passenger and crashed on houses by trying VERY ILLEGAL low level aerobatics over houses. Yes, on this same Mustang after insurance paid for these mistakes of landing with flaps on and engine on with no gear which was from been scared stupid. Insurance have to stop paying for big pilot errors. They will make worst errors later on and kill. He killed a mustang, a passenger ,a garage and more damages later on. Arrogant and irresponcible clod Mr Pino was, WAS...

[@FiveCentsPlease]

+ CFITOMAHAWK I don't think Pino's fatal crash affected any houses. The crash was in Chandler, AZ and it went down in a desert area between a two-lane road and some power lines. There was nothing left but the wingtips, the tail and a smoking hole. The engine and prop looked to be buried at least a meter into the hard ground. According to the report, all aircraft components were still within the impact crater except for a few canopy sections that were approximately 150 feet from the impact. The wreckage was purchased by a CA businessman to be rebuilt into a new P-51. I think Pino might have been a low-time P-51 owner. He was doing aerobatics and the plane got away from him--something easy to do in a Mustang.

[@CFITOMAHAWK]

@@FiveCentsPlease Mediocre pilot buys a P51 and crashes it twice. Federals should try to get them away from mediocre pilots. Too many destroyed already.

[@TopSecretVid]

lol...someone reversed some hydraulic hoses...need a way to dump the valve to force the landing gear down..

[@CHOPPERGUYHD]

The strut gear failed is what we heard

[@turkey0165]

Give me a box car load of Kleenex’s, God I hated seeing Doll land that way! 😭

[@Juno58]

Seems that BBD paint scheme gives no luck to a Mustang... the European BBD crashed after a midair with a Skyraider at Duxford too.

[@warrenchambers4819]

Where's that speedy guy in the beamer convertible when ya need him? He could've reached up and pulled'er leg down.

[@stejer211]

That was an Audi.

[@slatey2609]

One of the most gorgeous aircraft i have ever seen.

[@butchyshoe]

The Brits think the Spitfire was the greatest. But it had no range to make it to Germany. The P51 was able to escort the B-17 bombers all the way to Berlin and then the Mustangs went hunting for targets of opportunity like airfields, trains, or factories. When Field Marshal Goering saw the 51s over Berlin, he said "The game is up" this was the beginning of the end !!

[@butchyshoe]

correction !! when Goering saw the 51s over Berlin he said " The JIG is Up" For u younger folks that means were F#*ked "

[@adyhayward]

@@butchyshoe The P51 was created in response to a British requirement for an aircraft to do long range escort and take on the FW190. The Spitfire was a late 1930's design for defensive duties so long range was not the prime function.

[@apostlestumpy]

Pity about the stupid music!

[@bobkohl6779]

2 million? Try 3 to 4 million for a primo P-51D

[@TheBks573]

When was the fatal p-51 that crashed at Steller?

[@CHOPPERGUYHD]

Nazy’s crash?

[@ACAGT]

Great landing, ⚡👊⚡ from Serbia 🇷🇸

[@Imnotyourdoormat]

Sequencing Valve outta whack........

[@HoundDogMech]

Man it gives you chills ... just say'en. Both the Gear UP but mostly the Anthem Pass.

[@murphsmodels8853]

My favorite thing when I worked at Sky Harbor was when the Marine F-18s would show off. Full afterburner on takeoff, then straight vertical at the end of the runway.

[@CHOPPERGUYHD]

Always a joy to hear and see all that power and speed and talent.

[@gary19222]

Damn he must have cringed when touching down on that belly!!

[@kl0wnkiller912]

Didn't look too bad. Looked like he saved the engine from major damage and probably just some sheet metal damage. Could have been far worse.

[@AeroworksProductions]

I’m assuming he tried the high G maneuvers like bob hoover recommended in another similar incident?

[@CHOPPERGUYHD]

Yes, we flew as his wingman in our Newschopper as he tried up to 7 G's with no luck. We used our video camera to try and help.

[@AeroworksProductions]

@@CHOPPERGUYHD Yeah I actually heard that later in the video. Thanks and nice work filming and on the landing.

[@kinocorner976]

Hey, I know it crashed. We get to see what it was like for pilots to belly land. I guess he brought some history too it,

[@markusanderson1517]

certainly not the landing he wanted, but a true "greaser"

[@BrianWMay]

The wheels-up landing was immaculate. The pilot's skill was outstanding.

[@CFITOMAHAWK]

Bullshit. Stupid to use full flaps and bend them. Also the idiot left the engine on to wreck it. Im CFI for decades.. Single and multi.

[@thornie123]

It could have been a lot worse damage wise. Thankfully it can be fixed

[@johnkeith2450]

Bob Hoover had the same. Had them foam one side of the runway, put the down main in the grass, gear up side on slick foam. Prop stooped before impact...Little damage.

[@ozgurkaratas6450]

So sad to watch a lovely bird get hurt like that...thankfully nobody is harmed.

[@mantan9400]

I hope he has funds or get the funds to repair beautiful aircraft.

[@FiveCentsPlease]

+ man tan It was repaired and flew again. It was destroyed in 2016 when the same pilot lost control while performing aerobatics, two killed. The wreckage was sold to a new owner to build a new P-51.

[@Twizter68]

The pilot of Big Beautiful Doll, Jeff Pino, was our old boss at Sikorsky. Nice guy. He died in the crash of BBD in 2016.

[@maryrafuse3851]

That landing of the P-51 D Mustang was skillful but sad. Every time I see one I think of the hero's who flew them. US, Canadian and British. Thank God Britain placed the order and US industry responded. Thank him again that it was Packard Merlin powered. Truly the American Spitfire.

[@tmmyholm9]

Dress for the slide, not the ride

[@Blueesteel_]

Great emergency landing

[@exploringgodscountry]

Ah it'll buff out!