Pilot narrowly avoids crashing into Colorado mountain

A hiker in Colorado captured the moment a small plane nearly nosedived into the side of the mountain.
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[@GentlyUsedOreos]

Convinced they have more than just grass stains on that plane...

[@tominator23]

Code Brown

[@jacobbaumgardner3406]

To anyone thinking of flying the Rockies: DON’T FLY WITHOUT A TURBOCHARGER!

[@Ligmanutz]

I'm shocked he saved that stall

[@luke_skywanker7643]

You and me both, man. You and me both. There must have been angels holding that plane up, because it sure wasn't horsepower or airspeed.

[@laurie1536]

WOW! That has got to be a one in a billion last second recovery! Whew!

[@ReginaRedding]

Fr😰😬🙏

[@BMFstudiosNYC]

Literally me in GTA

[@amberbrown3253]

Lol same

[@GageTucker-of2wd]

Same😂

[@9Ballr]

Correction: The incident was almost caught on camera.

[@user-dw1ls3rp1l]

Did you not see the plane get grass stains on the prop?

[@9Ballr]

@@user-dw1ls3rp1l Between 0:05 and 0:06 I don't see the plane at all.

[@spenthezeros]

⁠@@9Ballrbut after you’re still able to see how close it was to hitting the ground

[@ColbraBull]

No damage, except for the hole the pilots ass bit in the seat 😂

[@idontlikemonkeys]

they could probably count the stains in the seats to verify the number of occupants. damn

[@zgh9012]

This guy/gal is very lucky. Even on a simulator, it is very hard to fly at 10k+ altitude mountains on Cessna. I think the plane must be complimented, as these Cessna's are one of the best and hence used for training.

[@ditch6389]

Well, hopefully there was a very good lesson learned here. Remember, there are bold pilots and there are old pilots but, there are no old bold pilots.

[@bigpicturethinking5620]

Let’s all take a minute to mention the forgotten hero doing some HEAVY lifting here…….that airframe.

[@TheSkipper51]

Stalling in an airplane is Stall of Lift not engine stalling. It will just fall with out a maneuver to regain airflow speed over the wings. Pilot did a fantastic job. Plane was under powered for that kinda terrain

[@zbubby1202]

"Pilot did a fantastic job." "Plane was under powered for that kinda terrain", pick one please

[@Vamatt99218]

That was crazy

[@jastrapper190]

You can’t get that much closer to death than that… he shook hands with him.

[@baddadjoker9570]

I think the dude was saved by ground effect tbh.

[@dustinandtarynwolfe5540]

If you get that low id say it's unquestionable.

[@PacificForage]

Kudos to the pilot.

[@user-dw1ls3rp1l]

Add fifteen feet of snowpack like there normally is up there, this would be different.

[@fredeschen3783]

Normally? Like January to April or May🤷‍♀️

[@trinasyoutube]

That was crazy!

[@Subie-Driver]

That’s why altitude is a pilots best friend. Lots of room to recover from…

[@shuttlecommander]

Well a Cessna 150/152 is a two-seat airplane. Not sure if pilot had one passenger in there with him.

[@nickwinn]

I will never _ever_ fly again in a Cessna 152... way too small and under powered.

[@user-nk4td9bg6w]

@nickwinn You are totally wrong sir! This is 100% pilot error Mountain flying (this) requires a whole other level of planning and precision compared to your regular guy flying above flat farmland! Cessna 152 up in the mountains is not the best choice though

[@nickwinn]

@@user-nk4td9bg6w What specifically in my statement is wrong? I will _never_ fly in a 152 again. My very first flight hour was logged in a 152, kept bumping elbows and shoulders with the instructor, it's way too small and in my experience, under powered compared to the 172R. I never said anything about fault but do agree it was pilot error.

[@Dan007UT]

@@nickwinn agreed. 152's are probably best with only 1 pilot at sea level lol

[@Trail_Trash]

@@Dan007UT I trained at Truckee Tahoe airport and they did not have any 152's on the line, 172 was the minimum trainer

[@user-nk4td9bg6w]

you all must be pretty accomplished pilots if a 152 is not up to your standards 😅 I'll take a 152 any day, especially an aerobat bouncing off the guy next to you is just the way she goes with affordable planes lol

[@northerniltree]

Although it was a Colorado mountain, the pilot thought he was still in New Jersey.

[@tanzderritter2201]

Nicht so tief, Rüdiger! Nicht so tief!!!!!! Nicht so tief Rüdiger!😂 Keine Kapriolen, bitte!

[@toecutter8002]

It actually looks like a rc plane

[@PrincessCashmonie]

I thought that they were a goner for sure. Who was the pilot? He’s a professional.

[@bryanbutterfield2221]

whoever that fucking pilot is did a hell of a job inverted just in the nick of time to basically save his or her life has to be military training in specialized jets

[@randalbloomquist7812]

That pilot was sucking up seat cushion.

[@Kejsh22]

That was nuts!

[@larryd9068]

"I missed by that much 99"

[@bohemethmonkey]

Woah

[@qball6520]

Had to have hit the bushes before pulling up!!!!!

[@VideoManDan]

I do this all the time in Just Cause 2 😎

[@Full_Throttle_]

Talk about having luck on your side

[@hoonhwang4778]

I do believe 2nd life now.😮

[@johndoe5816]

Talk about tucking tail! HFS

[@Starfish2145]

Oops! 🙊

[@marykennedy1537]

Good job, professional.

[@MoneyMan28]

Ban that pilot

[@Chad-gr3rz]

and he tried again on down the range...what-a num nuts!

[@TheSkipper51]

Looks like he was trying to make it over the mountain and made a quick maneuver because he didn't have enough altitude. Recovery Well done.

[@anthonytimpson4975]

dipshit was lucky, stupid and fucking lucky

[@Junior-ck3jq]

Get that person out of the cockpit permanently.

[@KentHaughton]

He didn't pull back on the yoke when that stall occurred!

[@UncleFjester]

No Privacy anywhere! Even in remote locations you are being recorded!

[@Torrque]

Bro did what Steve Fosset couldn’t.

[@bigthunder7002]

I saw the ants on the ground helping to push him back up

[@cathysmith2326]

Jesus Christ was with them 😮

[@cptbaker]

@@cathysmith2326 stfu you homophobic, hate filled monger. You don't get the praise Jesus in one video while saying how much you hate gays in the next. You'll be going to hell 👋👋🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@Temporal_Assassin]

James Bond was the pilot.

[@daynamarie54]

I bet that pilot had to change his shorts after that !

[@alienaudaxer9827]

Amazingly this muppet had another go at attempting a crossing further down the range.

[@you2angel1]

Wow! Yeah it'd be dangerous up here in the Rockies. In Wyoming we have had planes crash into the side of the mountains and not been able to find the wreckage. They're very fortunate °~•.☆.•~° Praise God

[@M4tTh3w909]

Eh whatever

[@mattp4079]

DEI will end us.

[@UncleFjester]

AI will end DEI

[@westhighlands522]

Beware the shrews.