Emergency Forced Landing - Baggage door comes off & wraps around wing after takeoff

[@strapazin]

Just in case you were wondering why in the end everything's upside down: they landed in Australia.

[@jacksprrow]

LOL i died

[@johncacolice9696]

...Now that's just funny right there..

[@murraysaunder9210]

Nope, it was upside down watching in Oz too.

[@klyvemurray]

@@murraysaunder9210 Murray...did you have your SOH surgically removed?? :) G'day from Perth WA

[@murraysaunder9210]

@@klyvemurray LOL. Has WA seceded yet? ;)

[@nickv4073]

Ok, if I had a girlfriend that laughed this off, I would propose to her on the spot. She is a keeper.

[@mookyo9602]

Hahaha I agree!✌

[@anthonyb4913]

Definitely agree!

[@BillChristen3]

Truth!

[@8andsk835]

I would have her give me a tuggie just in case we didn’t make it.

[@owenbock249]

Elation is a common response to surviving a dangerous situation

[@A.lvl.lvl.O]

As a guy who’s never flown a plane but did stay at a Holiday Inn Express last night, that was an outstanding landing.

[@pauljj3582]

BAHHAAAA!

[@UndoingRuin08]

loool

[@someferalkid]

👑

[@derekpaterson603]

Armando Montes hahahaha

[@NicStage]

Her ability to come up with jokes under stress is amazing. "That would have been a shitty death"? Kudos. Magnificent.

[@peterhunt135]

Not sure she understood what had just happened -- if that stabilizer had been damaged just slightly differently. Plus she was sitting next to an excellent pilot who did not panic.

[@NicStage]

@@peterhunt135 Some people joke under tension. We have no idea what she understands. Maybe she's a more experienced pilot.

[@peterhunt135]

@@NicStage True

[@rockymntdan1]

Yeah, more of a man than "he" is. What a spazz. He almost got them killed.

[@Musikur]

@@peterhunt135 Mate, the girl was using a flight planning app and programming the GPS, she's either a pilot herself, or this is far from her first rodeo, I think she probably knew that having part of the plane stuck in the stabilator is bad news.

[@geoffcarlton4047]

As an ex RAF F16 pilot with 22,000 hours on the type3. You did a sterling job old boy. (I'm shitting you, I work at Subway)

[@davidweston6653]

An honest man

[@xmarine73]

I was like, RAF F-16? Um, no... 22 THOUSAND hours? Who the hell... Type 3? Waaaait a minute... Oh subway, gotcha. Foot long spicy Italian on Italian herbs and cheese, please

[@geoffcarlton4047]

@@xmarine73 good choice

[@dngrrngr62]

Ain't gonna lie, you had me in the 1st half

[@brandonduffy3497]

underrated comment

[@runawayfortoday1542]

The negative comments are ridiculous. Dude did a fantastic job and his wife handled the emergency landing like a boss.

[@zayanshakeeb8177]

Exactly. No-one appears to have read the video description either, where the guy says he really had extreme controllability issues. Understandably so since the door was indeed wedged between the elevator horn. It's very easy to criticize when you are actually sitting in a safe spot at home. Sure some of it could have been handled better, yet what really matters at the end of the day is the successful outcome.

[@MarcelPichault]

@@zayanshakeeb8177 Controlability issue does not equal "plane cannot remain airborne", please find another argument.

[@zayanshakeeb8177]

@@MarcelPichault This looks to go further than the “controllability issue”. Let's say the baggage door shifted enough to shear off the elevator completely, suddenly your plane definitely cannot remain airborne anymore :) Besides, if you read my comment properly, you will clearly see I mentioned that some things could have been handled better.

[@Kannon_BR]

Yeah... such a fantastic job remembering to command landing gear down like 5 seconds before landing.

[@orbitflyaviation7256]

Zayan Shakeeb indeed it is very hard to controle since the elevator was wedged and if you keep that like that you will start to lose controle thank goodness there was a grass field nearby for him to land at safely

[@robot_spider]

Survives near death crash landing, immediately starts making puns. She's a keeper.

[@HauserTVOfficial]

its being the anti-feminism comment

[@Mrst3lios89]

Could you please repeat what she was saying?!

[@kkkelp7346]

@@Mrst3lios89 I believe at 7:09 she's saying "Where are we? I can't believe it there's portable loos everywhere! We would've gone into the portable loos! That would've been a shit death!" - Brilliant definitely a keeper!

[@chewy7073]

When you're scared to death, it's psychological for some people find funny things to say when you come to the realization of being safe.

[@spaceskipster4412]

What a lovely lady. She's the epitome of British cool head in a crisis. And thank goodness we still have lots of our old WW2 airfields around 🇬🇧 💗 which developers have managed to aquire. I'm glad they are both safe.

[@gateway8833]

I’m a Crash Fire Rescue Officer, I’ve seen these turn out completely differently. Sir you did a superb job.

[@justglenn1037]

Im a former CFR fire fighter and Im a pilot. This guy truly held it together despite doing his final at 120mph lol but thats ok... they are both alive.

[@manifestresults]

@@justglenn1037 To be fair though if all the information you have is that you've lost aerodynamic performance of your stabiliser and elevator, you can be forgiven for wanting to keep as much airflow as possible over what you imagine remains of it.

[@justglenn1037]

@@manifestresults You could definitely be correct.

[@BoomerKeith1]

Absolutely. I witnessed an emergency landing similar to this, however, the pilot (worried he was running out of field) tried to turn the plan to the right while still carrying a lot of speed and the result was catastrophic. He still have enough field left to bring his speed down before attempting a turn but at speed it probably didn't seem like it to him. That's another thing that makes this landing impressive.

[@justglenn1037]

@jean-luc paradis This is true in the civilian world, but not in the military. There were dozens of mishaps and crashes in my fours years as a crash, fire and rescue firefighter when in the Marines.

[@JJay-m1x]

"We would've gone into the portable loos! That would've been a shitty death" :D bahaha. she's gold

[@LBPreviews]

I laughed so hard. What an amazing woman.

[@Latabrine]

She's so great!!!😂

[@xcalabur18]

The farmer who meticulously mowed that field will be getting a Christmas card from them each year for sure.

[@archer494]

That field was actually a grass runway. He even managed to find and land on the airfield. He just way had to put the plane on the ground at a way higher speed than normal due to the baggage door sticking to the elevator assembly. That's why the landing was so bumpy and it took forever to get the plane to a standstill

[@10mrparks]

@@remysrandomcrap3267 Bruh you literally can see the windsock go by at 6:21

[@devinthierault]

@@remysrandomcrap3267 We have those in rural California. Maybe a crop duster field. Definitely not expecting him though.

[@__Paul__]

@@10mrparks "bruh"? Grow up.

[@rcdyer]

In reality he just punked his girlfriend. He set the whole thing up with the farmer a few days before.

[@mhanke1]

And he stopped directly in front of the toilets .... a genius.

[@damiengonzalez2688]

Most underrated comment! hahahaah

[@cslivestockllc138]

Good observation 😂 I was going crazy cuz the vid was upside down .... Just turn your iPad over dummy 🤔😂

[@xheralt]

Unfortunately, probably too late for his pants... [/kidding!]

[@Austin.D]

now we know what the real emergency was Lol

[@sandersondavis]

Well...his wife was with him.

[@davidebeling4711]

I’m a flight instructor. Teach in 5 different model Mooneys. You did an excellent job of handling a very scary emergency. Her reaction after it was over is priceless. Good job and thanks for sharing this. All of my students will be watching this video.

[@Mdydaf55]

I concur

[@robadams9523]

I agree completely. Given the situation with the door possibly interfering with control surfaces, he made a very quick decision to find a suitable landing spot and executed just fine, although the landing gear was nearly a major issue. They were both surprisingly collected after the incident. She was cool as a cucumber!

[@harveyweinstein8937]

What happened? Why will the plane not climb?

[@av8tore71]

Mooney's a Mooney! Some longer some shorter. I have a model, what's the difference besides some have more HP, they all stall at able the same KTS

[@phillipmckie4913]

Please be sure to teach your students that no matter the emergency they should always manage speed and the startle effect, minimize the turns in the descent, prepare the airplane for the off airport landing, try to prevent crossing fields across a road because that is the easiest way to hit something, always maintain airplane control, turns in the descent can lead to loss of control.Once on the ground, kill the engines and secure the mixture. once stopped do not taxi the airplane. Stop shut down and get away from the airplane as fast as possible. Always keep an escape route and plan in mind no matter where you fly or how short your flight may be. Happy landings guys.

[@IrishDave]

I am a pilot, I think it’s easy to watch a video and assume you’d handle it differently. You’re both alive, the plane is reusable and ultimately that’s all that matters. I’m sure this pilot will learn from this experience and the last thing we need to do is judge him.

[@johndavis9908]

Define "reusable"

[@stevenfirst8222]

Watching this video over a few times, I would say he handles everything exactly as pilots (from USA) are trained to deal with a mayday situation. He evaluated the situation, spotted a place to set down, and then adapted to the situation as needed and flew the airplane (that is the one some people forget to do). I recived a couple hours of power-on wing stall spin recovery training. The speed that you can become upside down is astonishing given the right circumstances. In this case that could have happend if the pilot would have stopped flying the airplane for even a few seconds. I give his performance a 10/10. It could serve as a traning video for how to deal with an emergency.

[@williamvasilakis9619]

Irish Dave, I am also a pilot, and I totally agree with you. This pilot handled it well, and both walked away. Good landing.

[@thatsoslender]

@@johndavis9908 I mean, did you read the reports following? He repaired the damage and flew the plane the following day.....I'm pretty sure that does indeed define "reusable"

[@johndavis9908]

@@thatsoslender "He repaired the damage..." I know I'm really picking on him a lot. As others have said, in the end he was alive and with a generally intact aircraft. For that he has my respect. Review the facts though: Entered a 45 degree steep turn within seconds after (possibly) loosing a flight control (almost) "hit the sea of loos" while landing an an airport his landing was so bad. (Was that a drainage ditch he bunny hopped on rollout?!?) Didn't put the gear down until 50ish feet off the ground on short final I count 14-15 bounces on landing (Depending on what you count). It usually takes less than three to collapse a nose gear. His priorities on landing were cussing while dismounting the GoPro while taxiing at 20 Knots. Any or all of these SHOULD have killed him. He was lucky... not good. I've personally had a birdstrike and a cabin door open in flight. I know what it's like to hear a "BANG!" and have the airplane jolted. It's not all that hard to stay calm and not kill yourself. FLY THE AIRPLANE.

[@robm8746]

This happened because she failed to turn off her electronic device.

[@amjan]

Can you explain?

[@robm8746]

@@amjan it was a joke. The passenger is using a cellphone in the beginning of the video. On commercial flights they always instruct passengers to turn off all electronic devices.

[@ev0wizard]

🤣

[@mashadow21]

@@robm8746 they tell you this for other reasons, small planes dont have such large electronics like commercial airplanes, and you dont want to get an electronic malfunction in a commercial airplane resulting in a possible death of 100's of ppl over a stupid phone signal.

[@robm8746]

@@mashadow21 it was a fuckin joke, dude.

[@LostJ]

As a senior professional aeronautical paper airplane flyer with over 30 years experience, this was an outstanding landing.

[@plodus8204]

Too fast and just lucky not to ground loop or nose over!

[@howardtreesong4860]

He was fortunate to have more than enough room to run out the landing. But, that guy gets a job as a pilot any day.

[@elmalloc]

As a video gamer primarily of Nintendo Switch and occasionally PS5 FF7 remake, this was an outstanding landing.

[@CarloVerdina]

@@elmalloc hhahahhahahah

[@bryonslatten3147]

"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." Chuck Yeager

[@Barty.Crowell]

R.I.P. Chuck

[@kinkane5566]

What an icon Yeager was. I grew up flying (as a passenger) a lot as my dad was an aircraft mechanic for an airline and we lived out of state from our relatives so I had flown so many times by the time I was an adult that it was second nature to me. At some point I started flying to Asia a lot and I developed a severe fear of flying for some reason, maybe I watched too many of those "air incident" shows. When you know too much about the principles of flight and realize how many things can go wrong, that can happen. I finally got over my fears and am back to visiting Asia regularly and I always keep what chuck said in mind, I never complain about a flight as long as I can walk away from the landing ;)

[@bilyonarelifestile2226]

The pilot should loose his licence and next time only fly Tesla planes. This plane is for executive pilots only. The landing was 3/10 would not bang. /s

[@jackhenderson9798]

My instructor told me that on my first ever landing

[@jason_v12345]

Apparently it is necessary for someone to repeat this quote every video of an emergency landing that I watch.

[@christopherfranz1547]

Some of the comments here seem to be missing some crucial information from the video. There was a baggage door that separated from the airframe and was *literally* wrapped around the horizontal stabilizer. Clearly the stabilizer was damaged as well as severely contaminated (think about how the air is supposed to flow over the tail and then think about how the air must have been flowing around the tail with a whole baggage door stuck to the leading edge, and part of the exposed leading edge bent downwards). Not being party to this whole event, I (and most of us) have no idea how the control of the aircraft was impacted by the event - it seems highly plausible to me that the pilot did not feel like the aircraft was in good flying condition or controllable in the way it should be. I was taught that you do NOT want to change the configuration of the aircraft if important surfaces are contaminated with ice (or in this case an ENTIRE baggage door) more than necessary. This means limiting flaps. I also understand why the pilot may have decided to not reduce speed too much - in addition to a bunch of other weird aerodynamics, I would have been concerned about a potential for a tail stall if I looked back and saw what he saw. I honestly have no idea what would happen if half of the horizontal stabilizer stalls, and I wouldn't want to find out the hard way. Think before you comment on these things. There are a lot of factors that could have been at play here. I am certain that there are areas that could have been improved upon, and will be valuable as learning experience, but the Monday-morning quarterbacking is a bit over the top. This was not a simple baggage door flapping in the breeze; while I will probably never know for sure, there is every possibility that there were very serious control issues that made a quick emergency landing seem like a prudent choice. Especially given that nobody was hurt, and the aircraft was successfully landed, I'm not interested in sitting back with my feet on the desk and talking about how I'd have done it better. I'm glad that Steve Le Van decided to post this; it is a great example of a very unusual type of emergency that I think a lot of us could learn from (and good motivation to make sure that that latch is on our checklist). Thank you!

[@akiko009]

I believe this is not so much about discussing how to have done it better, but picking apart how the pilot responded, what clear mistakes he made (there is *always* something), and then to try to learn from it to help decision making if something similar ever happens to oneself. I think I would've done some things differently, and made other decisions, but at the end of the day everyone walking away unhurt is the key accomplishment and he nailed that one. Extra points for landing a Mooney on an uneven surface at higher than normal speed, because of the rubber shock "absorbers" that sometimes feel more like shock multipliers.

[@astilen5647]

Id have done it better

[@theun-knownmusician5468]

Astilen bet you’re 9

[@jhtuv4048]

Mr. Asian Asianman LMAO RIGHT

[@Barceman]

He should have done better on decision making, at least not calling mayday literally 3 seconds after finding out what happens. We were trained not to call mayday before running through the DECIDE model (or FORDEC for some company) except losing both engines at low altitude. We even do it with red LAND ASAP, it took just half a minute, but usually give you way better outcome. I am glad he landed uninjured, but in my opinion, he took a risky approach in handling the situation.

[@thefreelancer1645]

That pilot did a superb job at staying calm and immediately scoping around for a safe ditch spot. 👍 What an excellent pilot. Love how the lady was laughing at the end, She knew she was in good hands the whole time.

[@archer494]

She probably had a healthy overdose of adrenalin in her system. :-)

[@davids.6465]

She was laughing nervious.

[@LordBaldur]

She was clearly nervous, but she was also very composed for any person who ends up in that situation.

[@aviator_thomas]

I don't agree fully. He was waaay too fast when landing. If there had been a normal gras strip, he would have overshot the end by far. As my teacher always said: End every flight with a spot landing/ engine failure training - if possible. It’s so important to reduce the energy/speed enough before touching down for various reasons (length of the field, energy when colliding with obsticals, reduce the risk of bouncing (!)). But yes: I don't know if I‘d done better. ;)

[@patolt1628]

@@aviator_thomas Agreed. There was no reason to not manage the speed. I think he was focused on the place he had spotted to land and he was anxious to land there (which is understandable) as fast as possible disgarding the rest. In other words he preferred a chosen target to a stabilized landing in open country. Somehow he was also lucky but he didn't panic and that's very good ... Anyway I was not in his shoes and fortunately everybody was safe, so great job.

[@LordJasonKing]

What a legend. I bet he eats 10 steaks, chops a tree down with his bare hands and has a fight before he get up.

[@TechTacticalReviews]

I didn't know Salt Bae was a pilot.

[@hifivin79]

I was waiting for him to sprinkle some salt over the damage at the end!

[@SoloPilot6]

Job One: Fly the plane. Job Two: Land the plane. Job Three: Land the plane in a condition which lets you fly it again sometime. WELL DONE!

[@ianameline1]

He flew the aircraft, even when its control system was damaged. And it's usable again afterwards. That's a win. Did he miss some things in the emergency landing checklist? Yes. Did they mater this time? No.

[@Kannon_BR]

He almost missed the landing gear itself entirelly, mate... he commanded it down like 5 seconds before touch down

[@Matt-zt7rd]

A steep turn before he's even checked controllability, extending flaps over max flap speed, approaching 30 knots too fast (a buffer was a good idea, but not that much), turning final @ 100' AGL, very nearly a gear-up landing and then putting his head in the cockpit in the flare. For a lot of the time, he really wasn't in control of the situation and really got quite lucky. Great that he got it down and both walked away and he's to be congratulated for that, but the rule is "aviate, navigate and communicate" and he put them in the wrong order. I'm sure he'll learn from it and hopefully other pilots will also.

[@st-rochguy4909]

He almost forgot the landing girl mate, steep turns, he didn t check his prop. There was no hurry to call mayday and to land, he almost hit the trees. He landed the plane yes, but that s why we have checklists. He did well, the plane is on the ground but he almost lost it

[@annsanimationaddiction8024]

@@Kannon_BR Though to be fair when landing in grass, you'd want land on the belly, no? I suppose in this instance they chose the airport

[@thatsoslender]

@@st-rochguy4909 Are you kidding? He clearly did not have time to verify and go through emergency-checklists while the door literally ripped off the plane and struck a control surface. He also has a pax with no flight training to aid him - You are wrong. He did just fine

[@chupacabrapr]

3:48 is the part you want to look at

[@Windrider6]

Thank you. I wish that the poster had mentioned this.

[@Starplaya]

ty bro

[@MrMustnot]

ta

[@taylankocak2974]

i literaly searched for this comment

[@johnspooner4128]

@@Windrider6 He did, read the description

[@speedspeed121]

As an internet expert who's flown over 20,000 hours of cheap video game simulators, you did a great job!

[@tomperock1615]

I’ve been Flying 22 years on Flight Sim 1998, 2002, 2004 and 2006

[@speedspeed121]

@@tomperock1615 LMAO

[@Foreignvybz]

His reaction and the way he stayed calm throughout this whole thing was priceless. Amazing pilot.

[@sly2392]

he did not panic. saved both of their lives. well done mate.

[@Tom-js3iz]

uhhhhhh he did panic lmao

[@Cocosh091]

in fact its just a door XD not a real problem ^^

[@Tom-js3iz]

@@Cocosh091 still perfectly flyable without a door

[@Tom-js3iz]

@@BravoTangoAviation I agree apart from the crashed part. I wouldn’t say he crashed

[@1450JackCade]

@@Tom-js3iz your take is garbage.

[@otiselevator7738]

Seventy-three years old, flying for sixty years. Thirteen hundred hours in seventy- year old airplanes… this guy did a magnificent job getting that airplane down. Only negative comments come from the usual crowd of KZbin haters.

[@TonVerkleijT3]

Every emergeny landing you walk away from unharmed is a good landing, never mind if the plane is wrecked as long you are safe.

[@martinkeatings7126]

Seriously, hats off to you mate. Calm and collected and remembered the first rule in an emergency - Fly the plane! Anyone on this thread that criticises this landing doesn't understand how well you handled this and certainly has never flown an aircraft. Like@@TonVerkleijT3 says, any emergency landing that you walk away from is a good landing, period.

[@martinkeatings7126]

On another note. If you ever go commercial and you're at an interview and they ask how you are at dealing with a stressful situation, show them this.

[@xyzaero]

This guy almost killed himself and his passenger because he freaked out for no reason.

[@xyzaero]

@@martinkeatings7126 If he shows this video, nobody will take him. he totally freaked and almost totaled the plane because of a minor issue.

[@teejayevans]

I love the attitude of your copilot....you might want keep her.

[@c41pt41n]

Yeah she seems like a sturdy plane

[@6jonline]

6:13 The way she grabs the oh shit handle like a pro and just accepts her fate from that point lool

[@TWX1138]

@@6jonline I was thinking her assessment of the nature of the death if they'd crashlanded into the portapotties...

[@Mrst3lios89]

It’s trust man... she must have complete faith that he knows what he’s doing...

[@MoonLight-zu6zc]

Thats his wife

[@cmezzy586]

This woman’s sense of calm is remarkable!

[@YoungST23]

That's a man pilot

[@jaydenp4975]

They were so calm and laughing. Most people would have been screaming.

[@richardmcnally2056]

“Crisis reveals character.” Well done!

[@Johnny747CB]

Hell of a job by the pilot and his wife handled the situation like a professional,much respect for both individuals.

[@ivanroux435]

Calm, cool and in total control, mate. You saved yourselves, your equipment (plane) and didn't harm anyone else or destroy anything around you in the process. Well done.

[@andrewp3456]

It's amazing to see how some react under pressure, and this chap handled it perfectly. Hat of to you sir, you saved two lives!

[@cjsawinski]

The description answered all of my questions.. old uncontrolled airfield (for the emergency landing)... love mooneys and bonanza A-36’s btw as my dad had various versions of both those over the years... I don’t know how many hours I have flying right seat with him and even taking control of the plane even though I never went through any flight school lol. We had a couple of close calls over the years but luckily nothing like this!!! Great flying there by the pilot! Kept his calm, didn’t panic when making his decisions and sticking with said decisions. Dad passed almost two years ago so my right seat days are over until I bite the bullet on flight school myself some day.

[@MrWeddingPhotography]

An aviator would understand but I was amazed at the speed and distance travelled after touch down 😳

[@eddieskelton4871]

High speed landing. With a shorter field it would have turned out different. It's hard to say what might have happened if he flew a slower approach speed. That door on the stabilizer could have effected the controllability. Bottom line. He did good.

[@MrWeddingPhotography]

@@eddieskelton4871 I suppose being so close to the hedgerows on the side put perspective on speed as the view of a normal runway landing is void of that.

[@ChrisJohnson-hk6es]

I agree! That was a long rollout. I have not landed on grass, so I can't even begin to wonder how hard it is to brake. Thank God it ended with them being alive and unhurt!

[@phillipmckie4913]

Even though they walked away from that one, the emergency landing was mismanaged in many ways. Speed management, they pilot had power so he could have reduced speed and pitch for his best glide speed and bring that puppy down smoother. He had enough distance to stop in the field he chose. His high speed made him overshoot field and land long with multiple bounces and the list goes on. In that airplane he bounced 15 times that is a clear indication of airspeed mismanagement. He did not have the head to do his emergency checklist because he was not mentally prepared for an emergency. He dropped the landing gear late and he did it at around 80kts.

[@flipadavis]

@@phillipmckie4913 He had a plan. From his description above. "With the debris on the wing, it felt like it was trying to stall the tail, having heard other pilot stories I was more concerned after falling out the sky rather than running out of field, if we got there. POH states 96Kt with the door open, I can't imagine an improvised airbrake on the tail improved the performance, coming in hot, 100kts was my target over the threshold." "With direct line of sight of the damage from the P1 seat and the old RAF grass strip at Membury visual I did not hesitate to declare a Mayday with Brize Radar and proceeded to line up for R13." So he knew this was an old airfield with lots of room and knew that his control surfaces were compromised so he chose the extra speed intentionally.

[@Republic3D]

The pilot got the right instincts. Immediate reaction, looking for a place to land while communicating, and then just flying the plane. The girl also, she didn't freak out, both seemed fairly calm and collected considering the circumstances. Nice job!

[@jordanalison9461]

I’m no pilot and have never been in a situation like this but.... nice work. Nice work indeed. Under extreme stress and threat of death You flew the plane, found a place to land and put it down and literally saved the plane and the lives in it. Bravo!

[@FunkykeysSR]

Wow... AMAZING job feathering that glide over all of those bumps at what was probably 30 knots over normal landing airspeed. My only question is why didn't you use the ACME Airfoil Cleaning Pole? You had plenty of opening to get at it. ;) ;) ;) ;)

[@didiermunier1239]

Je ne suis pas pilote, mais je suis français, et donc, en tant que Français, j’ai un avis éclairé en tout( et cela fait autorité, dans le monde entier!)et donc, je considère, que votre atterrissage, toujours en tant que Français, n’était pas trop mal, pour un étranger à la France! Didier🇫🇷( je me rappelle plus si je vous ai dit que j’étais français ?)

[@FBCStuttgart]

From one pilot to another, you handled that great. You knew where the grass strip was and kept flying the airplane all the way to the ground. The AOPA does a pod cast called, "and there I was" (you've probably already heard of it) but you need to contact them and tell them your story. There is a lot for all of us to learn from this. There are probably things that you could've done differently but you did great, especially considering how high your adrenaline must have been! I'd fly with you! Also, is the plane fixed yet and what all ended up having to be replaced?

[@blademansw]

Best comment here.

[@jockob1671]

As a Private Pilot myself, all I can say is..OUTSTANDING DUDE. You saved your and your wife's life. I'm sure you'd agree that she didn't understand just how dire the situation was. Good job fellow pilot.

[@RealSiViX]

Well done, sir. I was terrified you were going to stall-spin as you were banking towards that field for landing, (glad you stayed off the rudder) and then I was terrified again that one of your wheels was going to hit an uneven surface as you were hopping through that landing, really glad you both made it out alive and with what looks like minimal damage to your airplane and the landing site. Couldn't have asked for a better outcome at the end of the day. I salute you, sir. o7

[@muser01]

That was intense. Unedited and real. Dude did an incredible job landing the plane under emergency circumstances.

[@TiJayFLY]

Probably one of the most heart in mouth videos I’ve ever seen. Incredible job saving the situation right there.

[@robertwalls5794]

I don't know shit about piloting an aircraft but I'm impressed with the way this guy handled the situation.

[@TrailTrackers]

I was thinking the same thing. As a matter of fact, if I were ever in a plane that got into trouble, I hope this guy is at the controls. He's proven he can stay in control and actually get the fucking thing down in one piece if shit goes sideways.

[@bilyonarelifestile2226]

He did a 3 out of 10 job. he should have had her book an Uber so it would be waiting for them and doordash some FushNChups

[@phillipmckie4913]

He got the airplane on the ground which is the most important thing but he made a lot of mistakes.

[@Tom-tk3du]

@@bilyonarelifestile2226 That's what I was thinking as well.

[@ronwells5935]

@@TrailTrackers Amen! What a job..

[@joerex6932]

Amazing. Pilot suddenly thrust into the role of test pilot. I doubt Mooney ever flew the plane with the baggage door impaled on the horizontal stab. Great job! Your FO did a great job too!

[@lucaas]

Hey man, what a save! I would like to include parts of this video in an episode of my series Weekly Dose of Aviation, would that be okay with you? You will be fully credited in both the video and in the description. Thanks!

[@DPVT]

the one and only, lucaas

[@ryanair4713]

You were in the vid btw

[@DPVT]

@@ryanair4713 I thought you meant me for a second and I was wondering why lmao

[@ryanair4713]

@@DPVT no I meant @lucaas lol

[@AureliusR]

Did you get permission? I don't see a response to this comment.

[@deanagewasteland6658]

Incredible! You were both so calm! Great flying!

[@mkdy218]

That was an impressive piece of piloting. Nicely done mate!

[@Rootwally]

That was some bad ass flying right there

[@ahmada7333]

Not like they were in an emergency 🙄

[@TranceForLife1996]

ASN page of this accident: Date: 30-MAY-2020 Time: 12:55 UTC Type: Mooney M20K Owner/operator: LTV Express Ltd/Blackbushe Flying Group Registration: G-OSUS C/n / msn: 25-0429 Fatalities: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 Other fatalities: 0 Aircraft damage: Minor Category: Serious incident Location: near Membury, Berkshire - United Kingdom Phase: En route Nature: Private Departure airport: Charlton Park Airfield, Malmsbury, Wiltshire Destination airport: Fairoaks Airport (EGTF) Investigating agency: AAIB Narrative: The aircraft was in level flight and had been flying for approximately 15 minutes when the baggage door opened and detached. It struck the right tail plane and remained wrapped round its leading edge near its tip. This caused the pilot control difficulties and increased drag. The pilot declared a MAYDAY and made a successful emergency landing at Membury Airfield. The investigation found the safety clip for the internal emergency operating handle of the baggage door was not correctly installed, so instead of holding the handle closed it held it in a slightly open position. During the flight, it seems most likely that this handle moved sufficiently towards the open position to disengage the shoot bolts from the door frame allowing the door to open. It could not be determined when the safety clip was incorrectly installed or why it had not been noticed. Damage sustained to airframe: Per the above AAIB report "Damage to baggage door, rear fuselage and tail plane" Link to this page: aviation-safety.net/wikibase/236730

[@jayrjrjayrjr822]

This is my idea of an excellent comment. This is THEE example. Wow do I live details

[@yangkeeaviation3887]

Great job. You both lived. I think the situation was handled masterfully given the damage to the horizontal stabilizer. Look at the stab pictures on mooneyspace before you judge (1 cm separation from empennage and twisted airframe!). Control must have been intense

[@gtm624]

Incredible. Only pilots watching will truly be able to understand how easy you made that look as if it were like driving a truck across the field. Wow. Kudos to you man for not flipping that plane. Excellent job!

[@probablyaparent]

I don't know why this popped up in my recommended but I am elated this ended happy instead of sad. You absolute legend.

[@chuckg4229]

Great pilot. He never lost his cool and stayed focused on the task at hand. Landing a broken plane in a field without freaking out. Great job.

[@aurelienkempiak2011]

Amazing, this landing was so scary with those damn bounces, oh my god. Well done dude.

[@blaquentgruppe6547]

Mirror view,not so good

[@Tabloid1967]

Yes I was worried that the gear wouldn't hold up. Well done indeed!

[@kd3316]

I was waiting to get to the end and find out it was staged. When I realized this was real I nearly pissed my pants. Good job staying alive

[@emeryjones3988]

No it was staged

[@gendaminoru3195]

well,....... stay tuned. People have done wackier things for notoriety. This almost reminds me of a few of the sailing "distress: videos on here. There was nothing near death about this. The airplane did not lose any measure of controlability during all of this. But what makes my antennas go up was their looking back there before anything happened and the lack of running an emergency checklist and a few other things like not using better landing locations, and finally, would you care at all about the camera during a real emergency like this? That would not make the list of concerns. Just puts the antennas up as the MO and technique are similar.

[@Goseph_Joebbels]

Wow that’s gotta be one of the most impressive emergency landings I seen in a while. Good flying!!

[@michaelculpepper3845]

Nice flying brother, doesn’t get any better than that. Excellent catch kicking the gear handle down too, didn’t let your mind fixate, as well as keeping that nose up in the rollout. Too often do pilots fixate on the “crash” instead of flying the airplane. One of my old instructors was an old school cropduster, he’d constantly say “Fly whatever you have left, and never stop flying”, he’d been through several forced landings, but the one he referenced the most was a low crop dusting pass, lost the engine in the pullout over the tree line, had to ride it in to the trees..sheared both wings off, then sheared the gear off, belly sliding through the trees, then he saw a very large tree trunk that he was heading directly for, said he stomped on the rudder with all he had and still had just enough rudder authority left to ease the nose to one side and slide past it. Finally came to a stop, egressed, saw the vertical stab/rudder was the only thing undamaged, kept him from eating the trunk face first. He’d be proud of ya! Cheers

[@guardpolice3913]

Welcome on board Air Wagner Express, today we appreciate your company on board in the filming of Top Gun: Wagner - The Sequel

[@biffbifford402]

They conveniently “landed” by port-o-potties so they can empty out their drawers.

[@BlackChad792]

The glorious age of affordable video cameras. Nowadays the wildest things get recorded - stuff that you once only read in the news or heard from someone and could only imagine what went down. Definitely really interesting, especially from that perspective. Thought the moment I saw that big empty airstrip that it would be an easy landing, but the machine still seemed to have a hefty kick in it and very well could have slammed full speed into an obstacle and killed / injured you. So for a pretty long while you weren't even safe on the ground

[@edcrabb]

I am not an aviator, but I'll tell you, man that was one damn fine save! Excellent airmanship!

[@freqeist]

small talk stops @3:49 and 7:09 talking like its nomal not realising she is VERY lucky to have such a competent pilot AND being alive.

[@eddiebear60]

"That would have been a shitty death." LOL.

[@cB-my5db]

🤣

[@TrehanCreekOutdoors]

Perfection with the landing sequence isn't a requirement in an emergency landing. Getting the plane and occupants on the ground safely is the ONLY mission that counts. I'm confident this pilot knew his plane's flight characteristics better than any of the armchair pilots advising him to come in slower, let the landing gear down earlier, cut the flaps, or whatever other tips are being offered. He was also the only one with his hands on the controls who could feel what the plane was doing. As far as I can see, he didn't miss doing a single thing that ultimately mattered at all. Applause should be what we are hearing in these posts, not criticism. Some of these critics probably also posted negative reviews on Sullenberger's Hudson River landing too! Steve, I'd fly with you any day and be glad you were the pilot! Stay safe, Sir, and happy flying!

[@jackwilcox5811]

Fair play dude, I loose my shit when i get a warning light in my car

[@yussefedwards]

Ok, that was funny... full on belly laugh

[@pipleo6313]

Do you drive a mk4 golf estate? As this lights and mayday reaction is standard

[@jackwilcox5811]

@@pipleo6313 close 14 year old bmw.....😂😂😂🤣

[@jackwilcox5811]

@@pipleo6313 my problems usually end with shouting at it in German and threatening to get the furher out

[@TheDriveInGuys]

@Jack Wilcox Ummm, *lose. 😉

[@chriskinsley4922]

Well played Keeping calm in an emergency makes all the difference Excellent job of Landing Your a real superstar

[@pedrodasilva8382]

From a Pilot to another Pilot, well done mate, handled well. Losing a control surface and seeing your aircraft rear door impacting the rear elevator, only way to handle it is forced landing somewhere safe. You both got out safe and the aircraft looks like it will be repairable. Nicely done.

[@jamesharkness1058]

I have never seen or even heard of this happening. Great job getting on the ground safely!

[@09beegee]

Look at who was the Ace of the Base!!!. Great job you two. And right near some porta- potties too.

[@DooheeTV]

Despite the emergency, the pilot landed very calmly and safely.

[@jackoneil3933]

"calmly and safely' LOL! Good one!

[@droge192]

Thanks for narrating the video in 10 words. I'd have been lost without that summary.

[@xpgx1]

Nice one! You remained level headed, made the right call and only juuuuust strafed a small bush line =) Like the report said, successfull emergency landing! Good work man =)

[@Siouxperman]

A valuable key point in this type of predicament is trying to remain calm. You done a well job under pressure. My hats off to you.

[@challenger5748]

Sick job. Cooler heads prevail... Also I love how you both were able to giggle and laugh afterwards.

[@phillipmckie4913]

That was due to their nervousness.

[@sookysmashaus]

Mostly nervous laughter seems to be the preferred coping mechanism for life threatening situations for both of these two! Excellent landing

[@bigzoop3890]

let it be known im watching this five times to make up for the amount of people that have stolen your video.

[@mediamagikgroup]

From one pilot to another...excellent job brother!

[@FuturePilotNinerOne]

"We would have gone into the portable loos!"... Best quote!😄 Thank God you were in a position to laugh about that and great skills by the pilot!

[@Talent2G]

This got my heart racing. You handled this like an absolute pro. You were calm and you took control. I'm so happy you both made it out of this horrid situation in one piece!

[@CFITOMAHAWK]

Good Short Approach, and also good touch down. But if too fast in the flare, cut the mixture.. Then also cut the flaps to cut the roll out. Cut, Cut to Cut the roll out. Lucky there was no fence at end of that field. I was a Bush Pilot CFI. Retired now..

[@outwiththem]

Hi Charlie. Keep safe in Florida. If there i will go out looking like a WW2 fighter Pilot with oxygen mask and all. Will call you tonight for some news..

[@jgreenberg]

Lots of armchair pilots here who have all the answers as usual I see.

[@PilotManForever]

But some real ones too..... 22 years of flying here. His brain short-circuited. He's Human. That's really the only explanation. Just had a friend die with 40 plus year under his belt too.... Even guys with that much experience get into trouble. Glad he's OK

[@blackhawks81H]

@@PilotManForever You are correct. This guy got her on the ground, and nobody was hurt, a good landing... But even during good emergency landings, things are often done incorrectly. By only praising the guy, and saying he did EVERYTHING right, we as pilots learn nothing from his experience. We study and even occasionally criticize even the good emergency landings, because only then can we learn, and work towards PERFECT emergency landings.

[@adibonts]

Saw this in the lucaas vid. Glad you guys are safe and sound! good job pilot

[@IslandSimPilot]

Did just fine. You both walked away. At first I thought coming in so fast was a mistake, but then I remembered - you're always better off going off the end of a runway slowing down than coming up short of it. Good job.

[@revbarcus]

Great save and keeping your cool. Saw a wind sock on the landing so looks to have been an airport in the area and why the area was all clear. Glad you both could walk away. Could see and hear the relief!

[@Glofilter]

You got yourself a hell of a woman there. My wife would have been screaming all the way down, and then swear off flying for the rest of my life...

[@thebeasters]

And then you have to swear her off if you survived. that would be a nightmare and help the situation negative a hundred percent

[@donethat8761]

"Awesome Landing!" Very professional at handling the plane. Great timing and observational skills.

[@RogerDiotte]

You know NOTHING!

[@phillipmckie4913]

@@RogerDiotte Definitely he has no idea.

[@rommelrivera1186]

i wish my 4Runner could drive so smoothly at that speed on a field like that. i really need the same suspension that's on that plane!

[@basedhumanofficial]

i watched right from beginning...laughed so much with the girl "look at the sea of portable loos" 🤣 from relief. that was amazing! cheers for sharing 🙏

[@christina5kids16grands]

This is unbelievable. And the laughing at the end!! I suppose if you weren’t laughing, you’d be crying! Amazing job!

[@JRWhitbey]

Don't know why this appeared in my feed, but damn that's a great landing, man. Well done.

[@lawrenceredfern8939]

You sir deserve a medal. You handled the situation in a stunning display of self control and rational thinking. You stayed calm and brought her to the ground in a safe location.

[@blackbeardgamer5909]

Great job man. Any landing you can walk away from is a good one. And man, I'm glad that horizontal stabilizer held on. Could have been real bad. Glad y'all are both safe man

[@sblack48]

Stabilizer is very strong. It would take a lot more than that. The hazard would be the door jamming the elevator. I would have tried to slip to get the thing to come off (door, not stabilizer). But any landjng you can walk away from is a good one. Any landing where you can re-use the airplane is a great one! Thumbs up to the guy.

[@sblack48]

Oh, and I once took off without my cowling properly closed and it popped open so I won’t flame the guy for that!

[@blackbeardgamer5909]

@@sblack48 True that. I fly Cessna's myself and know they are built quite strong. Just a scary though to have something hit the stabilizer while in-flight. And yeah man, this guy did a great job!

[@MrHereWeGoYo]

It's awesome to watch people keep their cool even under the worst circumstances. Bravo!

[@ThomasGrillo]

Very glad you two weren't hurt in this incident. Very masterfully handled.

[@chewy7073]

I was so worried the wheels would hit a bump and the nose hits the ground. Awesome landing and happy for both of you.

[@thermalbug]

You did everything perfect. I am so happy for you, I almost cried as you safely rolled to a stop!

[@user-ev7qw8oi7e]

3:47 This is when the door rips off. You are welcome!

[@davewatson2124]

IT WAS A WINDOW.||||||||||||||||||||||

[@user-ev7qw8oi7e]

@@davewatson2124 6:58 It is a cargo bay door.

[@davewatson2124]

@@user-ev7qw8oi7e OK Thanks Tim Cheers

[@MifuneYoutube]

It’s ok I have the patience to watch more than 3 minutes without getting bored

[@jonathanbethards3689]

You da real MVP

[@Brandonee916]

I'm SO glad you guys made it safely.... FANTASTIC job keeping control of the aircraft.... cheers!

[@FK-zr9fn]

Well done mate i take my hat off to you.Very impressed how calm your passenger stayed so calm.My wife panics when the car goes into start/stop mode at the traffic lights !!!