I Crashed my Aircraft, Now What? SPECIAL In The Hangar with Joe Casey

(Please Subscribe!) Dan Millican (@TakingOffDan) talks with DPE Joe Casey (www.flycasey.com) about what happens after an airplane crash, should you be lucky enough to survive... what are the mental pitfalls, and how do you get past them?
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[@Rich-ey7jv]

That's some great points, and why I don't fly anymore. There are so many things I don't know, and they can kill you.

[@cf8000pro]

Sooooo gooood! Thank you for sharing. Praying you get that complete healing emotionally/mentally and continue your journey in aviation.

[@KevinSmithAviation]

Excellent episode Dan, thank you. Thank you for having Joe on again, he is always full of knowledge. I know it was hard for you to do this episode. You are a great pilot Dan. Keep up the excellent work as always. Safe skies 🇺🇸🛩️

[@ikay2102]

Thank for sharing Dan, i been in this position twice, just keep flying brother.

[@almarasco8088]

Joe Dan that was an awesome interview. I have been flying a PA-46 since 2019 and I’m always learning something new from all your great videos. God bless the both of you.

[@kevinphillips9408]

This is a wonderful incite-full video. Thank you both very much.

[@danielisbell5187]

Great Video! I had a nose gear failure in my TR182 in San Antonio last summer. Luckily, it only hurt my feelings.

[@patrickheavirland3599]

Hello from Minnesota! Great episode! Thank you!

[@ecossearthur]

More great information as always!

[@larrybell5144]

Thank you for trusting us with this story. It means a lot . Thank goodness you are ok. Thank you and Joe.

[@larryl43]

awesome talk.thank you

[@coppi60]

Dan, I love your honesty!!!!

[@TakingOff]

Thanks George.

[@stubryant9145]

Joe stands out as a if not the most helpful and positive guest contributor to this channel. Wealth of knowledge!

[@stubryant9145]

I should have added, Dan, I have no doubt you were apprehensive about doing this. I can understand why! But yes, this is a most highly valuable episode among many with great value.

[@questionmark4348]

Loved it.

[@GyroBlain]

Great topic here, and I appreciate you bringing up the gyro mishap. I watched the Blancolirio episode and later met Juan in person and actually talked about your situation with him. I'm a fixed wing and gyro rated private pilot who would love to share stories with you one day. I trained in gyroplanes/gliders in the 70's and then dabbled a bit in the 90's, but never continued until the new generation gyros emerged with improved stability. Now I feel much safer in my modern gyro than in any of the fixed-wings I've flown. I've had minor in-flight failures in aircraft and have made many mistakes, but no accidents so far. I think about it often. I'm so glad you presented this! Next time you are in Idaho, come fly rotors with me!

[@TakingOff]

Might be in Idaho soon. Msg me on FB.

[@mauriceevans6546]

I experienced a base to final stall during my third solo flight as light sport. Landed in trees and came down nose first to my death, but I hit a tree dead center and split it down the middle all the way to the ground. Trees caught the wings and I stopped 1 foot from the ground. 7/5/18 in louisburg nc. Never stopped my desire to finish my sport. 6/2020 in Winston Salem NC piedmont flight training. If we wreck a car, we don't cut up our drivers license and walk the rest of our lives. Only cut my knee and I am looking forward to buying a new plane soon. If you spend your life running from what scares you, you will be running forever .

[@TakingOff]

Thanks for sharing.

[@go5582]

Hi m6565, great comment, I agree with your comment. I'm looking at this hobby and I will make sure it's a brand new plane 2024 Kodiak 900.

[@go5582]

Hi all ,my flying tip: 1st buy a new plane.(Kodiak 100 or 900) 2 nd, read the manufacturers specifications: maintenance and weight & measures.

[@ibgarrett]

IMHO a lifetime of flying is an exercise in learning what doesn't work and taking steps to prevent it from happening again. That's the only way pilots survive. I've gotten into the habit of even mentally debriefing each of my flights to identify my weak point and try to shore those up. Fortunately for me, my off-airport incident was purely mechanical. I have mad respect for pilots (well, anyone really) who owns their mistakes, especially those that end with bent metal. Even in my case I learned areas I could improve on despite the mechanical failure. Much like the brakes, I can check the failure points a lot better during preflight. Dan - your incident is no reflection on you or your skills as a pilot. Your experience and sharing it actually may save someone else's life someday and THAT is where the value is in this conversation. Oddly enough - I wrote my story out only because it was easier than continuing to tell it each time it came up. Hit me up if you want the link.

[@TakingOff]

WOuld love the link.

[@lifesajourneyclub]

The problem I have with sharing an experience is, instead of people learning from your experience, they throw out these could have, should have responses judging the pilot. No, I did not have a crash, but I did catch myself making stupid mistakes that certainly had a learning/teaching moment.

[@andrescastro4836]

Thank you sirs: Minima cura si maxima vis. Cheers from nearby CAH3

[@faceoftexas3903]

Thank you.

[@clarencewiles963]

Writing it out will let you sleep that you’re not going over and over and over again. Your notes will hold your memory. It’s in a safe place to hold.

[@justflylow]

Great episode! Great information that all of us can use. I think it is great to evaluate each flight and consider everything involved. This can enhance your experience and make it enjoyable as well as find things we can improve on. I strive to be the best and safest pilot I can be. I think I can improve myself by taking a deep look into my experiences and learning from them. Thank you for sharing your story and bringing this friend on to share his story and great ideas on how to carry on after an incident!

[@susansticazsky9787]

Joe come back you make this channel worth watching!!

[@jhaedtler]

I have a couple of friends that have crashed, Yes, Talk about asap! My last boss could crash better than anyone else that I know! It happens! And I will fly with him anytime!

[@artkingofwholefoods74]

I noticed that I got SEVERALLY depressed after I fought off an intruder that broke into my home. We fought, and I got the worst end of it. Whenever we get physically damaged, that happens. I hope your doing better… 🙏

[@TakingOff]

Oh wow. Thanks for sharing. Hope you're recovered.

[@neverclevernorwitty7821]

Good stuff. I never crashed, but during PPL training I experienced a partial power loss that prompted the declaration of an emergency, I got pretty spooked by that. I ended up finishing my PPL, but I didn't fly for long, but I don't think I really fully recovered. The first "mistake" I made after PPL, I convinced myself I really wasn't a good/safe pilot. I somehow I mistook the wind direction and was landing downwind, and after 2 go-arounds, on the 3rd attempt I decided to just land it since I had a really long runway and starting to lose daylight. It's been about 12 years, I haven't flown since. Yes other life events have gotten in the way (kids, time, money), but deep down I know the main reason I called it quits. When you're confidence goes, it's really hard to get back. Here I am, "writing it out" I'd like to fly again someday, but I doubt I will try it until my kids are at least out of the house.

[@WalkerWeathers]

I’m sorry to hear that. Good on you talking it out and being honest with yourself. I highly recommend finding a friend who flies and going with them from time to time. It will help. As for confusing winds and landing downwind, I’ve been there. It does mess you up. For me, drawing pictures of the runway and wind before entering a traffic pattern really helps, so I do it every time now.

[@rickiejones6860]

I’d encourage you to get up with an instructor as well. I have my PPL and still have elements of my flying that I need to polish and work on. For the stuff that I can rent and do solo, I work on it. For the stuff that I’d like help with, I work with an instructor. Most of them are pretty open and willing to help.

[@clarencewiles963]

Thumbs up 👍

[@thomasyuhas]

Two classy pilots with humility and honesty. You both have my upmost respect.

[@JeffWinters]

What a treat. Thanks so much, Dan, for making content like this.

[@TakingOff]

You’re welcome Jeff. Thanks for watching.

[@johnfitzpatrick2469]

G,day Dan from Sydney Australia. We're all different, that's what makes us human. This is what you need, (right). Sit in a slightly windy location where birds hover and glide in their 'headwind' watch their control surfaces; wing dynamics and tail. Then go back to your plane. 🦅🛩️

[@timrodriguez1]

Honesty is necessary for improvement. We can only improve on things that we acknowledge.

[@CuratedPile]

‘Tis distance lends enchantment to the view, And robes the mountain in its azure hue. This is a quotation from The Pleasures of Hope by the Scottish poet, Thomas Campbell

[@andrewzimmerman2115]

Question: How would you check the brakes "prior to landing"? Around 6 minutes, he talks about checking brakes before landing, and if they're not working go missed and land on a long runway. How is that possible? How can you check the brakes in midflight?

[@TakingOff]

You pump them. If you don’t feel resistance, somethings wrong.

[@josephsener420]

Just modified my ForeFlight check list

[@gtr1952]

Dan, You know what they say, any landing you can walk, crawl or move under your own power away from is a good landing!! The power of positive thinking is a good thing! A little humor can also ease some pain. We're all very glad your here telling your story!! That's a brave thing you did putting it out there! Fast flights and soft landings brother... 8) --gary

[@MikeSparamotor]

I fly paramotors. I don’t know may people who I fly with who haven’t had some kind of crash. It’s embarrassing but we are humans doing things that most humans can’t do. Mistakes happen. Give yourself a break Dan! Hope sharing your story helps

[@peteranderson037]

"What you need in a time like that are true friends." Yeah, friends that will actually have your back instead of using third-hand rumors and twisted statements to boost their own fame.

[@jasonbell2761]

My wife survived a crash with her father. She flew after that and years later her very first flight with me was a night flight around DFW for a Christmas light flight around the metroplex. It's all about faith in pilot and process and less about the wildcard of the machine.

[@BraapZ]

❤️👍

[@ForTheLoveOfRightRudder]

Joe Casey is a fantastic human being.

[@therealxunil2]

If you’re Dan Gryder you go off to play with your band and let the airplane owner deal with it.

[@glennwatson]

In some cases you don't, I don't fly in the type of aircraft I had my accident in. I was considering moving on anyway due to the high cost involved but was listening to the "sucken cost fallacy"

[@timrodriguez1]

🤠👍

[@markr.1984]

A crash shouldn't necessarily be looked at as negative. Maybe it was the planes fault (mechanical) and then you skillfully avoided getting you or others killed. Maybe by finding the nicest place to crash and getting her crashed more softly than otherwise might have happened if you were lousy pilot. Before any prospective employer (or anyone else) dings you they should find out all the facts.

[@scenicbearviewing]

This guy just wanted to blame his accident on a mechanical failure, instead of pilot error. For one the landing gear does not retract into a pressurized wheel well. It’s also called a brake cylinder not a wheel cylinder. If he had air in his brake lines that’s from a hydraulic leak or just not properly bled brakes. He probably came in too fast, and landed halfway down the runway, because he was behind the aircraft. He defaulted to a CFI because he now had an accident on his record.

[@TakingOff]

I appreciate the comment, but you’re pretty much wrong on every single point you make. Joe, took what I thought was mechanical failure, and made it clear that it was a pilot error, his error. He didn’t default to anything after that. And as a matter fact, became a DPE.

[@scenicbearviewing]

@@TakingOff That’s not a good DPE if he thinks his brakes didn’t work because the pressurization system leaked air into his brake system. Path of least resistance, total bs. Ya he said it was his fault because he didn’t know that and he should have. It’s simply not possible.

[@bishwatntl]

A good episode, but, in light of the content, it would have been even better without the rock music at the end. It came in too soon and jarred the atmosphere of reflection created by the video content and style.

[@TakingOff]

Your comment tells me two things. First I agree, I needed to maybe have not used the standard closing music in light of the subject. Secondly, you watched to the end. I am glad for that. Thanks for your comment. Will consider for next time we have a heavier topic.

[@jimlove4541]

Gyro have changed so much .Not really. Let's see a engine mounted to a frame . check, number two a free rotating rotor blade overhead mounted at the proper angle of attack . check, and a rudder and maybe a vertical fin. check. Oh you can cancel the engine if you want to tow it by submarine like the Germans did . Actually they are almost foolproof until a Fool is at the controls.

[@dustinalexander4620]

Now if Dan Grider could ingest a bit of class, like you both have demonstrated, and lose the crass in his "reporting".

[@christophergagliano2051]

Brakes are used to stop an airplane they're never be used on the runway That's what the runners for that's what nose gear steering is for again brakes are for stopping the airplane on the ramp.