Cameron TALKS about Plane Crash With Family Onboard!

[@selwynkatz519]

Marvelous airmanship Cameron...Well done... Congratulations Brother !!!!💥💥💥

[@pappybo49]

Good job Cameron! And getting your wife involved looking for power lines and reading your checklist for you kept her involved. Smart thinking.

[@valberlin9239]

It's one thing to be in an in-flight emergency by yourself. It's another to have your precious loved ones with you, their lives are in your hands at that point, literally. Talking about added pressure and stress. Good job mate. Happy for you and the fam.

[@dryan8377]

This is one smart pilot. I'd fly with him any time!

[@irn2flying]

As an airline pilot, and flight instructor with over 25K hours, I salute you!! What a fantastic job from flight prep, to forced landing. Just a fantastic job. So cool under pressure, NOT letting the lure of a friendly/helpful ATC vector deter you from what you needed to do get 'er her down safely, using your wife as back up on checklists and power line watch, to picking your spot early and making it happen. I wish I had more words of praise. .. So glad you're all safe and sound.

[@AugustHunicke]

Great vid

[@garryduncan110]

Well done Cameron. I just want to comment on one aspect that was not discussed in the interview. "Breaking the chain of events that leads to an accident" is a concept that I have made part of my philosophy as a pilot for more than 30 years. I want to commend you for waiting two days until the weather was right for your return flight. You wanted to fly home on Sunday, but you waited two full days in order to be sure that you could safely navigate home. That, in my opinion, was life saving decision making. If you had pressed on (and I am sure there were plenty of reasons why you needed to be getting home) and tried to return Sunday or Monday in marginal weather you would have faced this engine out scenario in dramatically different circumstances and there is no telling how it might have turned out for you and your family. You broke the chain and turned what could have been a terrible situation into a survivable situation with smart weather decision making and you should be proud of that . Thank you for sharing your story.

[@altebo]

Smart: Learning from your mistakes / Wise: Learning from the mistakes of others. Kudos man! Really happy for you & your family, that all went well. Thank you so much for sharing. God speed...

[@MichaelLloyd]

What a great story. Hats off to the pilot. He was clearly trained well and is a very good pilot. Making the commitment to the road with time to line up and check for obstacles is impressive.

[@brentjohnson6654]

What a great response to an engine failure. Wow! Hats off to the pilot. Not only did he make good decisions at the time, he was willing to share the story publicly. I am a better pilot just for listening to this. God Bless!

[@rudolfabelin383]

Fantastic! Very good flying! Kudos to the Mayor and local police for their service and help!

[@TheWolfReport]

What a great and powerful interview! This is the type of stuff that should be included in ALL PPL training. Real life scenarios. Cameron, If you are reading through these comments, I just want to say, GREAT JOB PILOT! You are a role model for those of us in flight training now. I really hope to run into you at an FBO one day and shake your hand.

[@fdegeorge2000]

Good job brother! Proof a low time pilot keeping a clear head can save his flight, God Bless.

[@Baminokrat]

This is one of the best pieces of post incident debriefed I’ve ever seen! Kudos !

[@debt4717]

Absolutely FANTASTIC job of getting down safely! His wife reading the checklist made this a team effort, so to BOTH of them...Job well done!!

[@michaeltaylor520]

While giving instruction to a student pilot we had a complete engine failure. My student had about 25 hours of flight time. We were over an old WWII paved runway and about 2000 feet above the ground. For a few seconds I considered taking control but then I told my student I would act as his co pilot. As he remained above the runway we went though the checklist. Like this pilot, our engine was windmilling but there was no power being developed. He was calm and doing great. He started to set up a standard pattern but explained that we had a 6000 foot runway so there was no need to land on the approach end. We spiraled down and he set up a short final about 1/3 down the runway. We made a smooth touchdown and coasted to a stop next to a fire station. Turns out that the gear train on the back of the Continental O-200 failed and stopped both mags. I considered the incident a great learning opprotunity. Well done on your own "training incident".

[@terencecottington4273]

With what you were faced with, you did a fantastic job getting the aircraft down. The critical point which thankfully you noted earlier enough, was the realisation you were not going to make it to the airport ATC had assigned you to. This my friend saved your lives. I agree with what has been said that the fact that you have only been flying for two years showed a level of expertise you only associate with much more experienced pilots. Great job all round and thankfully your all ok and ready to face the next challenge. People reading and watching this video should NOT be put off by aviation as it is still the safest means of travel. Pilots have to undergo so much training and then check tests through their careers. If they're not safe, they don't fly.

[@donc9751]

I'm so glad that engine didn't decide to stop working while you were still over the mountains!!!! Awesome actions and decisions you made!!! Including keeping your beautiful wife occupied by including her as part of the solution by having her read off your emergency check list so now she too is doing something to help save your precious daughters life as well as yours and your wifes!!! Got her mind on other things rather than crying out of fear due to the various bad scenarios she was calling up in her mind! Great to know you all got home safe and with no damage to your beautiful airplane!!! At least you won't have to dump a ton of cash into body work when the engine is probably going to need to be rebuilt or replaced before you sell it. I wonder if your wife will have any trouble getting back into a small GA aircraft in the future? I'd think the experience would give her greater confidence in your ability as a pilot and to get them home safe! Might take a twin engine to make her feel comfy again but I hope she'll be OK in that regard, it's a pretty wild experience you all went through! It'll be an interesting story to tell your daughter when she's older!!!

[@baughmanaviation2450]

Great job with your decision making and flying the plane all the way to the ground!! I recently had a total engine failure at 1000 ft AGL. Thankfully I was by myself. I could not imagine going through that with my family on board.

[@caseybhargraves6208]

Wow...What a story!! Congratulations on the successful landing. Great job on keeping your head in a stressful situation. Great job!!

[@grantlarmstrong]

I appreciate your guest coming on the show to share his story. Of course, we are all glad that everything turned out well.Thanks for sharing.

[@anonymous-yg1hy]

That is sobering to know you did everything right and then the cam blows up in your "ruggedized" workhorse engine. This pilot must have a really proud wife. So glad they had a great outcome.

[@gsguy9359]

All of my family are originally from Megargel. They obviously had you vectored to Olney. Lots of flat ground there but you made a great choice and lived to fly another day. Congrats!

[@Utubin]

Happened across this video. Let me say , I enjoyed all 19:39 of it. I will b checking out your other videos as well. To your guest. Im so glad u and your family made it through and lived to tell the story. Great job and great interview.

[@TakingOff]

Thanks Corey! Glad you found us. And how did you find us?

[@Utubin]

Just You Tubing. Thanks

[@donjones1203]

Great lesson! Nothing like real life examples to learn from. Great Job Cameron!

[@mattmiller2661]

That is so funny. I fly RC airplanes as well and it might be comical to some people, but it really does teach you about aerodynamics. I sincerely believe because of my simulator and RC time, I’m quite a bit more knowledgeable than most newer pilots. Great story.

[@CC-te5zf]

Made me cry tears of joy. The training worked. What a cool headed young man! Great job!

[@nerfthecows]

You have beautiful family good job getting them back on the ground safely!

[@moosesamli4569]

Fantastic story, great decision making skills.

[@billbrisson9927]

nice job! I also started my flying with RC, and often find it makes you a better pilot. RC Pilots deal with engine failures quite often, and it teaches you to "Fly the plane" good decision to find the road, so often people try to stretch a dead-stick landing to the point of a stall. well done!

[@caputo116]

Instant subscriber. Great job sir, you’ve got more to do on this earth... make it count. God bless.

[@kevincollins8014]

Great job getting that aircraft down safely! This could have been a much different scenario over the Colorado mountains. Unfortunately you just can't 100% trust anything mechanical no matter how well it's maintained. Thank you so much for sharing this amazing story with us all!

[@AvgDude]

Total stud flying. Great job.

[@jeffrogers2349]

Thank you for bringing us this story. So glade everything worked out! Some great take aways, CRM, and giving yourself time (with altitude) to make a great decision.

[@HoundDogMech]

For my first 500 hours I'd start getting BUTTERFLYs the closer I'd get to the Airport till i'd break Ground. The in the last 300 or so Hours of 1700+- total over 26 years I be so happy to push the plane in the hanger and my name would not be appearing in the local news paper because of an airplane accident. Go Figure. Never did have an engine failure Close (carb ice) but no failure. Great interview with a good outcome.

[@FlyersDistrict]

Textbook job man. Thank you sharing this.

[@MovieMakingMan]

With such a large crowd that went to see the plane I bet ‘Wet Your Whistle’ was filled with cops and others getting drunk. I bet that bar loved the business boon! It looks like a local institution.

[@foxiedogitchypaws7141]

Glad His family and him are AOK and safe and sound.

[@PilotFun101]

Great job by the pilot. Stayed focused even with his family in the airplane. Great Job!!

[@philguzaif]

Good judgement from an awesome PIC The dad and mom of the year

[@Outdoor_Floridian]

Insane to think this could happen to someone you know, let alone to you at all. Glad you and your family are safe bud and glad your story is out there for others to learn!

[@EricSimoneau]

So happy for you and family. Nice job.

[@DownsouthMan]

Thanks for sharing. I’ve had 4 engine outs. 3 in a Cessna 172m bettered glide ratio. Good you didn’t have another pilot on board because the other pilot tries to help causing mass confusion. I made my airport from 8 miles at 3000. Got lucky.

[@TakingOff]

Read you second sentence and thought you were flying a B-17 or something with four engines. 🤪 glad you’re okay!

[@DownsouthMan]

I have had 4 engine outs. 3 in the same plane. Cessna 172 M . One was on take off in a MX ultralight no big deal with that one.

[@jasonburns6411]

Well done man, and beautiful family.

[@texasl-19birddogjimmiles34]

Great educational video. Pilot did a great job. Very cool pilot!!!

[@tombarton1]

Rc experience is truly invaluable. Great story

[@ik04]

Awesome job! Staying attentive despite all the distractions with his family in the back seat was probably just as difficult as planning the landing!

[@jacksutherland846]

Glad you are all ok! And I'm really glad she didn't quit till you cleared the mountains. I hear those are a bit tough to set down on. Whewww!

[@fizzysh4rk]

i’ve never had an interest in flying, but the trevor jacob fiasco brought me to your channel through your video on it. after that, i came here. and boy is it refreshing to see what a mature pilot does in that situation! i gotta say, during the course of this video, i’ve found myself wanting to fly for the first time. so thanks for that! maybe it’ll bud into something more. either way, i’ve subscribed :)

[@TakingOff]

Thanks Marcus! Welcome to the channel!!

[@johnb7490]

Great job young man.

[@kilojeromesmith4488]

I’m happy for y’all. Great job of flying. Mother always told me when it’s you time there is nothing you can do to stop it. Sorry mother but this is proof that with a little luck you can get a little extra time out of life. ❤️🤗🍀

[@Bill3558]

Nice job. You kept your cool. I can only hope I do as well as you if I ever find myself in that situation. Congratulations.

[@johndesimone909]

What a great story.....The best decision on a landing is to aquaint yourself with where your altitude can take you at a best glide speed....God has blessed U with this equation early...Brandon. Thank you for sharing this story.....I would practice the same senario in all my aircraft before it happens.....I will pray that your wife will travel with you soon....and after you "practice

[@terryrutherford2114]

So glad an emergency was declared early. Sorry your cam broke. We all think it's our fault but some times it's mechanical. Glad you figured it out. Thanks for this video!

[@ryanmcfarland6086]

Well done, pilot!

[@rustyclam238]

Great interview!

[@erniewalker5050]

you did everything get your family on the ground!! big ups!!!!

[@tombackman8817]

Only seeing this now but great job! Best landings are the ones you walk away from.

[@VV-dw2qy]

Oh heck, This is on 114 I live in Olney Tx. Megargle is only a few miles from my house. AND Megargle is the only liquor store around here for miles. Thank you, Cara, (My wife)! for sharing This And having the family landed Safe. (A Keeper) Oh and Cameron, Drop in again sometime. Just kidding, Well done Buddy.

[@gone4winter]

Little elm! That’s literally where I’m from

[@mcdowelltw]

Awesome airmanship.

[@xheralt]

People pull up to the liquor store, see plane in parking lot. _"Okay, I'm seeing things already, no booze for me tonight!"_

[@drgruber57]

Ha ha ha ha HA! RIGHT?

[@gorgly123]

Great story, great outcome.

[@chuckmartin5773]

Well done!! Well done!

[@kerrylloyd4215]

He did a great job. I don't know how he figured that all out being a two-year pilot.

[@rob737700]

Great job (piloting and judgement).

[@visarma9673]

Your Instrument rating will change your life.. for the better... fly high and fast if SEL... MEL allows a little more room.. great Job...

[@mountainmandale1587]

Good save, my brother!

[@ripper8771]

Great job! I just discovered this channel.

[@TakingOff]

Glad you did!

[@Ontheflywithben]

Awesome job by the PIC! Thanks for sharing!

[@coppi60]

Great video!!! Keep them coming.

[@janis.T]

OMG Cameron! I used to fly with my father. One of my mother's greatest fears was exactly what happened to you. So she made my dad stop flying. I heard your epic drama from your mom when it happened. Thank God you had daylight and the expanse of West Texas and skill.

[@topguncg47]

Great interview great story. Thanks for sharing.

[@travisgunnells4968]

Thank you for sharing!

[@ozziepilot2899]

Wow, you're a hero mate, well done all safe great stuff :)

[@satguy]

What a great story.

[@ridesar]

Well done sir!

[@ilyasYanik93]

Amazing content, thanks for the great work.

[@wylieecoyote]

Another instance of a plane having a failure just after service. Is something during service over-stressing the engine or is there something that is being missed? It is great to hear calm rational decision making. The only thing not mentioned is that the prop should be feathered to eliminate drag if at all possible. Great job!

[@jerrymarshall2095]

I bet the baby wasnt the only one needing a changing when you all got on the ground.ha ha.God bless what a tale.

[@TheWrenchist]

Great pilot!

[@michaelgarrow3239]

Gunnison is in the mountains. Pretty flying in.

[@carlwilliams6977]

Cameron seems mature, beyond his hours. An excellent airman and real gentleman. That's probably why he has a hot wife!🤣 Dan's empathy was palpable!

[@seanpm75]

Cool as a cuke! Nice job bro!

[@ptdave123]

Once again this is where constant training come in play, he was trained fly the airplane, then start checking everything and following the check list then rechecking to see if it would restart. All the time maintain flying the airplane and get help from controllers. As you could hear his wife was upset but he gave her the list and told here to read it loud, this gave her something else to think about while helping him. Always practice this process whenever you take flying lessons, as your fly always keep in mind where would I land if needed, where is the checklist when I need it

[@thegeek3348]

thanks for sharing.

[@navynuc1]

Well done captain. You and I are have about the same flying resume and I only hope I could perform as well as you did! I will not share this with my wife.

[@cameronmorrison5518]

HAHAHA! Good call!

[@lincreed-nickerson7949]

Nice job, at about the same time in my flying career I had a total loss of power in a Cessna 210, cylinder separated at the base. 9500 ft, about 8 miles north of Doylestown, PA, successful on airport landing. Biggest issue, losing altitude when I got to the airport, and oil on the windscreen. Flew the plane home a few weeks later with a new engine, only 532 hours on the engine that failed, manufacture defect. 1969.

[@TakingOff]

Wow! Glad you made it down safely. I had my cylinders replaced a year ago on my 210.

[@lincreed-nickerson7949]

@@TakingOff I flew a 310 for 30 years, through several factory remanufactured engines, never a problem. My incident influenced my decision to buy a twin, equip it with redundant everything! The failed engine was a Mattituck overhaul, examination revealed a defect in a new Continental cylinder. The shop had done everything right.

[@Retirkcal]

Man I wished my plane could go to the liquor store

[@samaipata4756]

Great job, great airplane! Great story! I would never trade a Comanche against anything, particular not a Cirrus! I have flown around 50 different airplanes during 44 years of flying and I consider the Comanche’s the finest single engine plane to fly. The Comanche has only one draw back which is the restricted visibility due to the small windows, but other then that it is a heck of a good plane considering payload, speed, endurance and handling plus fairly inexpensive to maintain.

[@ibgarrett]

Welcome to the club. :)

[@neverclevernorwitty7821]

Would really like to see a followup on this, I've read camshaft failures are ticking up in frequency. Would REALLY like to see airplanes logbooks and exactly what was done at that last OH.

[@RALPHD57]

Great job and cool head!! Your were BLESSED!!

[@paulsecondi2053]

Well done Sir!

[@Mjr._Kong]

Great job to the PIC and excellent presentation all around. But, don't knock r/c flying as a helpful adjunct to the real thing! Building and flying them reinforces and informs our understanding of the complex relationships between aircraft, pilot, and operational environment. Plus, I can't do an Immelman in my Bonanza!

[@eaboatnuts76]

You da man. PIC...keep your mind.fly the plane.until it stops

[@scottmoseley5122]

Awesome. Great you were in west Texas and it was Day time. Would PIC ever consider flying with family in the Dark?

[@TakingOff]

I think he does fly family in the night.

[@mickboyce386]

Great outcome for a person that did not panic

[@MovieMakingMan]

How old was the plane and how often does a camshaft break?

[@johnmann8253]

Makes you think twice about flying night or IFR in single engine aircraft. I fly a Cirrus SR 22, the parachute is reassuring to say the least.