Plane nearly crashes near Continental Divide

A Cessna plane in flight on the Fourth of July in Colorado seemed to come inches from tragedy near the Continental Divide. FOX31's Talya Cunningham shows the video captured by nearby hikers.
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[@Themilkmanskid.]

Is there a Devil's Thumb on every mountain range? Anyway, I think the plane did stall. It did what is called a stall turn I think, except one that was much luckier than normal.

[@Themilkmanskid.]

@@Beechnut985 stall turn is half spin.

[@RkyMtnWay1]

More than once I have been in the high country and witnessed some Gomer stalled out over the Divide in a Cessna trying to cross without enough power. There are crashed planes above tree line many places in CO.

[@mothernature8893]

Yikes!

[@cutedogsgettingcuddles9862]

There are old pilots, and there are bold pilots, but there are very VERY few old bold pilots. This bold pilot trimmed a tall bush with his wheels then decided to try crossing the mountain again. Fun fact, the reason the Air Force Academy is here is because CO has some of the most difficult wind conditions in the country.

[@Junior-ck3jq]

The pilot wasn't "bold". Stop glorifying incompetence.

[@cutedogsgettingcuddles9862]

@@Junior-ck3jq Not only did you willfully miss the point of the phrase, but you also have a fundamental misunderstanding on the dictionary definition of 'bold.' Crossing the Rockies in a Cessna 152 is absolutely a daring endeavor.

[@Junior-ck3jq]

@@cutedogsgettingcuddles9862 Pedantics is your strong suit. Knowledge of flight, not so much.

[@cutedogsgettingcuddles9862]

@@Junior-ck3jq You were the one to take issue with classifying the action as bold or not-bold. For reference, Oxford defines bold as (of a person, action, or idea) showing an ability to take risks; confident and courageous. You may prefer to identify 'bold' activities as 'foolish,' but that's you playing with words instead of me. As someone who's solo'd a 152, I can't believe another pilot is refusing to acknowledge the entry-level expression about old and bold pilots. Huge red flag.

[@emergencylowmaneuvering7350]

@@cutedogsgettingcuddles9862 An ability to take risk, like cops and firemen do, comes from planning to insure it will be a success. If you are not sure, then you are a fool. This guy is a fool..

[@huh4233]

Mountain flying novice. Somebody gonna need a fresh diaper.

[@waynetannehill4767]

almost

[@ErikStenbakken]

I heard this was in Grand County, Colorado. There is a devil‘s thumb not far from Fraser, Colo. This might be the area.

[@VictoryAviation]

This is up next to rollins pass

[@dirtdiggity1714]

It almost seems like this 'news' show doesn't have any first hand information, or any qualifications in journalism...🤔

[@SteveJohnson-fy7qr]

This report sucks really hard. Learn some words and learn how to use them.

[@57Jimmy]

Bloncolirio! Hoover! Guys! GET ON IT!😮

[@shirlthegirl631]

Juan Brown of Blancolirio posted about this on July 11th.

[@TheMW2informer]

“Sheep needs his owner!”

[@justsaying653]

Three script-reading repeaters excitedly over-acting to say nothing new about nothing of importance. Don't they feel embarrassed? The word 'proper' and 'job' come to mind.

[@jimforbes9119]

It't an Emmelmman manœuvre. Used to get out of a box canyon. Do a loop. While upside down, roll out to right side up. Then pull up hopefully before hitting the ground. I've never done that for real. But I have done it at least a half a dozen times in practice.

[@emergencylowmaneuvering7350]

You are full of it. You cannot hold altitude at all high up there due thin air, much less "Do a loop" like you posted. .. And yes, i was an Aerobatics CFI.

[@VictoryAviation]

@@emergencylowmaneuvering7350The pilot pulled a code brown split S… on accident.

[@VictoryAviation]

@@emergencylowmaneuvering7350Also… just curious what the screen name is in reference to.