The shame is, DAN GRYDER talks about this kind of scenario repeatedly - don't try to keep the airplane flying (pulling back on the yoke), don't try to turn back to an airport/runway. Lower the nose. land it straight ahead. Stay alive for another days flight. RIP Mr. Canning. A lesson for us all.
@@gregdolecki8530 How about if you hydroplane on water on the road? Do you know what to do; how to recover from that? If you think you can't learn something from this then you're a fool.
Don’t give experimental/amateur built aircraft a bad name just because of pilot error. Any airplane would’ve done the same thing under those circumstances.
Agreed. A little annoying how the media and such try to drive that home. As if something wrong with the plane. Sure the engine quit, but the crash is from stalling and spinning it into the ground.
@@JohnChuprun It's no good saying - 'As if something('s) wrong with the plane' and then go on to say there WAS something wrong with the plane, in fact the engine. I mean, if there was nothing wrong with the home-made plane the guy would still be alive.
@@Derry_Aire The engine is purchased fully intact, he did not build the engine. However I reject your logic - If he would have flown the plane, he wouldn't have stalled.
One of the early principles learned when flying gliders, and we had better gliding capabilities! Under 200' (for glider), land straight ahead. I was told for small aircraft like his, 500 ft AGL is the MINIMUM at which to consider a turn back to the runway. Also, and regardless of fixed-wing aircraft, NEVER stall the aircraft.
@@kurtfrancis4621Exactly. Most of the unsuccessful turn backs are , in fact , LOC-I accidents ( Loss of control in flight ) either stall or stall/spin accidents . The successful turn backs are , of course , not recorded . Even the FAA are finally figuring this out.
@@davidwhite8633 Right. It is a matter of practicing those 2 kinds of turnbacks instead of useless S turns FAA recommend. This ignorant of turnbacks tried one too dam low. Airplane stalled next to the runway. I bet he tried to turn at around 100 agl. Ignorant. I had to do 2 from 700 agl on cherokees. But i had practice them before. Ignorance is the problem. Crop Dusters do thousands of turnbacks a week in USa. While heavy with chemicals. But they all got Turnback Training, The are not Turnback Ignorants. 1
Dan Gryder always says, “Don’t turn, just go straight ahead”. It’s an unfortunate and preventable accident. Prayers out to the friends and family of this pilot. Tune into Dan Gryder’s Probable Cause channel on Sunday nights at 9:30. He will be covering this accident this week or the next. He’s the best in the business and is going to be brutally honest with tough love all in the name of GA safety and saving lives. 🙏🏼
DG, At a pilot meeting in 2022. When the C150 he was trying to do a landing he messed up the landing and had to go around. Flaps got stuck at 40 degrees and he could not climb. Even with all Kansas great plains in front, what did DG do? He tried a turnback to reverse course. What a moron. He had said never to turn when low problem for years, of course, it was an impossible turnback. He had to land on corn and airplane flipped over. Late on he denied he tried to turnback, like if we pilots were stupid. He keeps saying to all to never turn, not even 30 degrees if low problem. He turned over 180 degrees and crashed. Hypocrite think we dont know what he did. A turback... but crashed. LOL.. Liar. No wonder he has lawsuits for bullshitting on his next day quarterbacking.
Bullshit. Me and other 4 pilots in our airport had to do turnbacks. We didnt crash. We dont count as good turnbacks FAA say. Only the bad ones count. They lie. We count too. Cowards..
I'm a former pilot and former aircraft owner. Based on the way the leading edges are creased and the position of the tail, it does look like he spun in after he gave an aileron input after engine failure and then stalled a wing. This also based on the credible eyewitness who gives details that would fit with that chain of events. From what I have seen over time, it seems that older men who get into flying later in life, or who go from flying things like ultralights into heavier and more powerful general aviation planes, end up killing themselves at much higher rates than everybody else. There are some things you can get away with in an "ultralight" that you can't in a regular plane that has a higher wing loading, and I think spending 10 years flying ultralights probably reinforces a lot of bad habits when you transition, especially at almost 80 years old, to a homebuilt experimental that looks rather sporty and like it didn't have much for tail surfaces or wing area. Just my quick take from 30K ft.
Age seems to be a factor irrespective of flying history and planes flown. Look at the monthly NTSB accident data - when the age of the pilot is reported approximately 50% are aged 60 or older. There is a reason why airlines have a mandatory retirement age.
It's Polk county. From what I understand, the entire town knows him, so it makes sense that he'd cover this story. He probably knew the guy. RIP to the pilot.
@@michaelotten6334 he really is. More famous than a lot of officials. I guess it's because he actually does his job! I'm not even anywhere near Florida I'm up here in Michigan and know who he is
@@Mike-01234 As kid flying RC planes--it was often noted that some 'pilots' spent almost all their time building their planes and their skills suffered for it. This resonates w that.
I briefly worked for Nickerson Aircraft Sales at the Mulberry Airport in 1973 but quit when I was instructed to use Bondo to hide damage incurred on a Cessna 180 that had been ground-looped. Horizontal stabilizer had been replaced but aft fuselage remained damaged with a bent bulkhead. I sent a copy of my resignation letter to the FAA but never heard further. Hope he’s out of business.
I knew a B727 captain that crashed his Bonanza on takeoff. It was reported that his a/c stalled at some height above a stand of hardwood trees. It was a night flight, so its doubtful that he could see what he was about to hit. The desire to extend your glide for a few more seconds in the last hope that the engine might recover and save the day, is a profound force in those final few seconds. I wouldnt be so quick to blame this ultra lite pilot for not responding well to this instantly critical situation. He had to INSTANTLY decide to shove the nose over hard to keep enough speed for any kind of flare. My captain friend had 12k plus TT and he couldnt do it. So lets relax the tougues a bit and show the man some respect for building his own plane and dying doing he loved.
experience means little... nobody talks about how experienced a car driver was if theyve been driving ten years... you can be a lousy driver with 50 years experience...
Yep.. they're all over the place, in fact. For example I observe people pulling INTO perpendicular parking spaces instead of BACKING IN (which is a LOT safer). My driving instructor in high school taught us that in 1959 and THAT'S what I've been doing ever since. Result? I don't run over ANYTHING when pulling OUT!
I would always ask a pilot friend of mine if I should ride with others before going up with them. He told me one day I should take a car ride with this one individual and I’d understand why he didn’t recommend I fly with him. As he said; If they can’t drive a car well they sure can’t fly a plane well !!!
Every pilot I follow has said repeatedly DON"T try that, and many many crashes have killed people trying it anyway. Sad to hear about more people dying to this.
Planes don't perform well when the engine stops running. Nose down, Land straight. Damaging the aircraft is incidental to living. Stay alive. "When you lose the engine, your love affair with the plane is over." quote from another pilot. R.I.P. to the pilot.
Unlike many of the hotshots commenting, I have complete empathy for him. I've been in the same situation. We don't know that he was doing "the impossible turn". In my case I was at an intersection of three runways and tried to veer to one where I thought I'd have more runway. When I got licensed, emergency simulation was at altitude. Heck, I first learned to fly in a sailplane, Schweizer TG-2. Every landing was an emergency landing, you could say. But when that engine quits halfway down a short runway, do you KNOW how you would react?
Aviate Navigate Communicate Aint those the three "laws"? You actually hit the nail on the head with your last sentence though... One question one must ask oneself prior to take off is... IF I have engine failure at any point of this, what are my options? At X mph how much runway do I need to stop? What's at the END of the runway SHOULD I overshoot for some reason (no flight take off, engine failure, etc) and what options do I have WHEN I plow into whatever it is down there... By the way, ALL planes need a motor/engine to take off with... be it under their own power, or towed by a vehicle... If the engine quits, you ARE going to land.... Take off is optional, landing is mandatory
The aircraft was a Merlin Lite. A single-seat airplane. If I’m not mistaken, they use the 2 stroke Rotax 582 engine, which tend to be less reliable than 4 stroke (like the Rotax 100). If this isn’t the engine this particular Merlin was equipped with, please correct me.
MERLIN LITE FINISHED AND READY TO FLY - INCLUDES TRICYCLE GEAR. POLINI 303DS ENGINE, CARBON PROPELLER, TUNDRA TIRES, AIR SPEED INDICATOR, ELECTRIC TRIM, HYDRAULIC BRAKES, 12V POWER SUPPLY, ENGINE INSTRUMENTS, FUEL GAUGE, AIR VENTS, ELECTRIC START, EARTHX BATTERY, 4.15 GALLON WING TANK
I think it was the Merlin PSA experimental not the Merlin light ultralight if it had the 582. And N numbers the ultralight doesn't need to be registered. If it was the ultralight then it would have the polini 303 and it would have been registered as an experimental motor glider if It had the N numbers. And it has the short wings not the long glider wings.
Excellent coverage and excellent camera work... the other news channels are lacking in comparison. Your photog came prepared and did an excellent job. Give him a raise, he smoked the competition. Look around RUclips, see for yourselves. Nice work, and RIP to the pilot.
I don't think he tried to make a turn. I believe he stalled the plane very soon after the engine quit and it made a left or right turn bank angle from the stall. I asked my instructor as we took off one day "What would happen if the plane lost the engine?" His reply? He reached over and pulled the power back to idle. We both imediately pushed forward on the yolk and he looked at me and said, "That's what happens." I never forgot it and have landed safely 3 times from engine out situations since---once on takeoff, twice in the air with time to choose. If you have to go weightless to get the nose down, DO IT. Let gravity be your engine. See ya and keep the dirty side down.
There's no tragedy here. Died doing what he wanted to do. Became a pilot. Had enough disposable income to build an aircraft. He had a great life. Rest.
I live 5 miles from Lakeland Linder, very busy airport and Sun N Fun air show coming soon. My work is even closer to the airport and on a busy day you can smell the jet fuel. But I can’t remember of any major accidents. Hopefully it stays that way
Sure, I'll take a crack at it since nobody asked. The probable cause will be loss of thrust at a critical phase of flight. Contributing factors will be the pilot's inability to maintain airspeed, poor ADM in attempting to turn back to the runway with insufficient altitude or airspeed, thus allowing a stall spin to occur without sufficient altitude to recover, resulting in UFIT. The age of the pilot and category of aircraft will not be considered factors. Neither will medical history. I'm not mocking the deceased in any way. GA pilots need to learn from this because it kills us all the time. Lower the nose and save your life. Land straight ahead. Fly it as far into the crash as you can.
@@gavanwhatever8196Unfortunately, not enough. Same goes for rejected take off and go around procedures. If we look at the numbers, these are the things that get GA pilots every year. They are simple in principle, but complex when the need to use them pops up.
A lot of folks saying 76 is too old to fly. Seems like the issue is more that he had only been a pilot for 10 years at the age of 76. He may have been very spry for his age. He didn't have the experience to make the correct decision. And then his age became an issue maybe? If he had been a pilot for 30 years lets say, his instinct and experience would have trumped any factor his age played into decision making to attempt the impossible turn. If that is deemed what caused the crash to be fatal or made it way more likely to be.
"only been a pilot for 10 years" - how do you expect anybody to be a pilot for 30 years if you're berating him being a pilot for 10 years? Very stupid, congratulations..
I've flown here many times. Seems he came down in the middle of the field. Don't know why he would try to turn and not just come in straight ahead with an engine failure. I wonder if this was a medical situation.
The worst part about it is, when they teach you to fly they always teach you, "In the event of an engine failure, lower the nose, fly the plane and land straight ahead not turning more than 30deg left or right to avoid obstacles." In fact it is the brief before you open the throttle.
The fact he stalled and crashed a Merlin Lite MotorGlider tells me he had no business being at an airport simply watching airplanes, much less flying one. It's a motor GLIDER with 16-1 glide ratio and stall speed of 23 mph !!! Yeah, there is something very wrong here.
The pilots seat probably wasn't correctly locked. On takeoff the seat probably slid backward. Hence pulling on the yoke and sending the plane into an immediate stall. Classic
I learned from my instructors a very long time ago, when I was in my teens: 1. There's nothing so useless as the sky above you, and the runway behind you. 2. You can either land straight ahead and walk back to the airport, or you can try to turn back and catch a ride to the morgue...
I started flying years ago because of a friend with a "kit" plane that I helped build. NOW, I won't fly anything "experimental" after watching so many plane "builders" die in them....including my friend..who got me interested in being a pilot!
Never attempt a turnback unless your 1000 feet or more near stall as soon as you put in aileron going to start a stall spin too low to recover. If your up high 1000 feet AGL and only after you retrim for best glide speed can even think about turning back. Have to practice it up high get to know what it feels like if you can use a field plane will get busted up you walk away. Also don't ever fly in a GA aircraft only has a lap belt minor crash can kill you face hitting the panel. Always use shoulder harnesses. I won't even fly in someone's plane using lap belts.
Its nice that Staci primped her hair and touched up her makeup just so and now looks presentable to talk cheerfully about a dead pilot. Think of the narcissists in the news shill business.
Pilot error without question! Never try to turn back after an engine failure unless there are some exceptional circumstances present - this is known as "the impossible turn" and it has killed many as it results in a stall and spin into the ground!
Very sad to see this. Maybe one day, the Pilot of a small aircraft might be able to flick a switch (upon engine failure) where a Lithium - Ion Battery comes into play, driving an electric motor to keep the prop turning for just 3 or 4 minutes. Like a Hybrid Car. An idea like this could get them safely down.
He lived 76 years and finally got to build a plane by himself and then got to fly it. I'm 65 and for me, that would be a joy, even if I crashed. Certainly not a conspiracy unless you think someone is intentionally going around and spiking the fuel in GA or something like that. To me, that's very unlikely.
The shame is, DAN GRYDER talks about this kind of scenario repeatedly - don't try to keep the airplane flying (pulling back on the yoke), don't try to turn back to an airport/runway. Lower the nose. land it straight ahead. Stay alive for another days flight. RIP Mr. Canning. A lesson for us all.
How is this a lesson for us all? I don't have this problem driving my car at ground level.
GR🤡DER hasn't said anything that hasn't been said a century ago. Find someone else to idolize.
@@gregdolecki8530 How about if you hydroplane on water on the road? Do you know what to do; how to recover from that? If you think you can't learn something from this then you're a fool.
Dan is correct but. adds too much self-aggrandizement to his analyses. I much prefer Hoover, Scott Purdue, and Juan Brown. Just my opinion.
@@ImpendingJoker Dumb reply. N/A. Smarten up.
Classic low speed error when close to the ground. Like the guy said, you don't try a turn in that situation.
The "impossible turn". I hear of so many light aircraft crashes resulting from this attempted maneuver.
50 yrs ago they taught me this, engine out taking off, don't turn.
Difficult to put the nose down fast and hard enough in that situation. "You can't stall at zero Gs."
@@Mrbfgray Should not be if your climbing at VY have enough time to push the nose over. Problem here is he turned to turn and stall spined.
@@Mike-01234 OR stall caused the turn, we don't know and maybe never will. We also don't know air speed at engine fail.
This is called 'the impossible turn' for a very good reason.
Unlike in urban setting, bro had the advantage of having a wide open area right in front, so confuse why he felt the need to turn back.
Don’t give experimental/amateur built aircraft a bad name just because of pilot error. Any airplane would’ve done the same thing under those circumstances.
Yes more than likely
Agreed. A little annoying how the media and such try to drive that home. As if something wrong with the plane. Sure the engine quit, but the crash is from stalling and spinning it into the ground.
Maverick its not the plane its the pilot
@@JohnChuprun It's no good saying - 'As if something('s) wrong with the plane' and then go on to say there WAS something wrong with the plane, in fact the engine. I mean, if there was nothing wrong with the home-made plane the guy would still be alive.
@@Derry_Aire The engine is purchased fully intact, he did not build the engine. However I reject your logic - If he would have flown the plane, he wouldn't have stalled.
Stall spin again. Fly the damn airplane, don’t try the impossible turn.
Amen.
One of the early principles learned when flying gliders, and we had better gliding capabilities! Under 200' (for glider), land straight ahead. I was told for small aircraft like his, 500 ft AGL is the MINIMUM at which to consider a turn back to the runway. Also, and regardless of fixed-wing aircraft, NEVER stall the aircraft.
@@kurtfrancis4621 in a 152-172 the aircraft as well as the stall warning are screaming at you as you approach a stall.
@@kurtfrancis4621Exactly. Most of the unsuccessful turn backs are , in fact , LOC-I accidents ( Loss of control in flight ) either stall or stall/spin accidents . The successful turn backs are , of course , not recorded .
Even the FAA are finally figuring this out.
@@davidwhite8633 Right. It is a matter of practicing those 2 kinds of turnbacks instead of useless S turns FAA recommend. This ignorant of turnbacks tried one too dam low. Airplane stalled next to the runway. I bet he tried to turn at around 100 agl. Ignorant. I had to do 2 from 700 agl on cherokees. But i had practice them before. Ignorance is the problem. Crop Dusters do thousands of turnbacks a week in USa. While heavy with chemicals. But they all got Turnback Training, The are not Turnback Ignorants.
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Dan Gryder always says, “Don’t turn, just go straight ahead”. It’s an unfortunate and preventable accident. Prayers out to the friends and family of this pilot. Tune into Dan Gryder’s Probable Cause channel on Sunday nights at 9:30. He will be covering this accident this week or the next. He’s the best in the business and is going to be brutally honest with tough love all in the name of GA safety and saving lives. 🙏🏼
9:30 PM EDT
DG, At a pilot meeting in 2022. When the C150 he was trying to do a landing he messed up the landing and had to go around. Flaps got stuck at 40 degrees and he could not climb. Even with all Kansas great plains in front, what did DG do? He tried a turnback to reverse course. What a moron. He had said never to turn when low problem for years, of course, it was an impossible turnback. He had to land on corn and airplane flipped over. Late on he denied he tried to turnback, like if we pilots were stupid. He keeps saying to all to never turn, not even 30 degrees if low problem. He turned over 180 degrees and crashed.
Hypocrite think we dont know what he did. A turback... but crashed. LOL.. Liar. No wonder he has lawsuits for bullshitting on his next day quarterbacking.
“tried to turn” is all i needed to hear, 99.9999% of the time that never works especially with no altitude to work with.
Bullshit. Me and other 4 pilots in our airport had to do turnbacks. We didnt crash. We dont count as good turnbacks FAA say. Only the bad ones count. They lie. We count too. Cowards..
he was a friend nice dude who owned other aircraft in the past he went out doing what he loved rest in peace
He didnt love this shit, I am.sure.
I'm a former pilot and former aircraft owner. Based on the way the leading edges are creased and the position of the tail, it does look like he spun in after he gave an aileron input after engine failure and then stalled a wing. This also based on the credible eyewitness who gives details that would fit with that chain of events. From what I have seen over time, it seems that older men who get into flying later in life, or who go from flying things like ultralights into heavier and more powerful general aviation planes, end up killing themselves at much higher rates than everybody else. There are some things you can get away with in an "ultralight" that you can't in a regular plane that has a higher wing loading, and I think spending 10 years flying ultralights probably reinforces a lot of bad habits when you transition, especially at almost 80 years old, to a homebuilt experimental that looks rather sporty and like it didn't have much for tail surfaces or wing area. Just my quick take from 30K ft.
Age seems to be a factor irrespective of flying history and planes flown. Look at the monthly NTSB accident data - when the age of the pilot is reported approximately 50% are aged 60 or older. There is a reason why airlines have a mandatory retirement age.
@@pulaski1 Don't forget Later in life is when many have the resources of time and money to realize their love of flying.
Good point. @@KO-pk7df
I cant even afford a nice car let alone a plane. Being a loser sucks. Maybe next life
@@greatcars4-sale Amen! Brother!!
Prayers for the family ! RIP
A man died, and you couldn’t bother yourself with spelling the entire thing out? Nice job.
Man, floridas sheriff Grady is all over the place All the time
It's Polk county. From what I understand, the entire town knows him, so it makes sense that he'd cover this story. He probably knew the guy. RIP to the pilot.
Grady is a LEGEND!
@@michaelotten6334 he really is. More famous than a lot of officials. I guess it's because he actually does his job! I'm not even anywhere near Florida I'm up here in Michigan and know who he is
@@MidwestFarmToysGrady Judd for president?
Jee couldn’t believe it was him 🏴 .Sad day for the pilot
Condolences to the families and friends. Rip from Temple Terrace Florida Amen 🙏.
You spend hundreds, if not thousands of hours building the plane only to have it kill you. Yikes
He didn't spend anytime training for engine out.
Pilot error.
The plane did not kill him. He killed himself and the plane.
Screwed the pooch and augered in.
@@Mike-01234 As kid flying RC planes--it was often noted that some 'pilots' spent almost all their time building their planes and their skills suffered for it. This resonates w that.
Looks and sounds like a classic 'Impossible Turn' crash...classic stall-spin.
I briefly worked for Nickerson Aircraft Sales at the Mulberry Airport in 1973 but quit when I was instructed to use Bondo to hide damage incurred on a Cessna 180 that had been ground-looped. Horizontal stabilizer had been replaced but aft fuselage remained damaged with a bent bulkhead. I sent a copy of my resignation letter to the FAA but never heard further. Hope he’s out of business.
I knew a B727 captain that crashed his Bonanza on takeoff. It was reported that his a/c stalled at some height above a stand of hardwood trees. It was a night flight, so its doubtful that he could see what he was about to hit. The desire to extend your glide for a few more seconds in the last hope that the engine might recover and save the day, is a profound force in those final few seconds. I wouldnt be so quick to blame this ultra lite pilot for not responding well to this instantly critical situation. He had to INSTANTLY decide to shove the nose over hard to keep enough speed for any kind of flare. My captain friend had 12k plus TT and he couldnt do it. So lets relax the tougues a bit and show the man some respect for building his own plane and dying doing he loved.
experience means little... nobody talks about how experienced a car driver was if theyve been driving ten years... you can be a lousy driver with 50 years experience...
Yep.. they're all over the place, in fact. For example I observe people pulling INTO perpendicular parking spaces instead of BACKING IN (which is a LOT safer). My driving instructor in high school taught us that in 1959 and THAT'S what I've been doing ever since. Result? I don't run over ANYTHING when pulling OUT!
I would always ask a pilot friend of mine if I should ride with others before going up with them. He told me one day I should take a car ride with this one individual and I’d understand why he didn’t recommend I fly with him. As he said; If they can’t drive a car well they sure can’t fly a plane well !!!
Condolences from Western Kentucky 🙏
Every pilot I follow has said repeatedly DON"T try that, and many many crashes have killed people trying it anyway. Sad to hear about more people dying to this.
Alway land straight ahead. Never turn
Condolences to his Family 😢
Planes don't perform well when the engine stops running. Nose down, Land straight. Damaging the aircraft is incidental to living. Stay alive. "When you lose the engine, your love affair with the plane is over." quote from another pilot. R.I.P. to the pilot.
Awesome quote!
So sad, but at least this gentleman went out pursuing something that he loved..
don't you think that is the most oft-repeated absurd sentiment??
I'd rather die doing something I hated . . . "at least I don't have to do that crap anymore."
Unlike many of the hotshots commenting, I have complete empathy for him. I've been in the same situation. We don't know that he was doing "the impossible turn". In my case I was at an intersection of three runways and tried to veer to one where I thought I'd have more runway. When I got licensed, emergency simulation was at altitude. Heck, I first learned to fly in a sailplane, Schweizer TG-2. Every landing was an emergency landing, you could say. But when that engine quits halfway down a short runway, do you KNOW how you would react?
Aviate
Navigate
Communicate
Aint those the three "laws"?
You actually hit the nail on the head with your last sentence though...
One question one must ask oneself prior to take off is...
IF I have engine failure at any point of this, what are my options?
At X mph how much runway do I need to stop?
What's at the END of the runway SHOULD I overshoot for some reason (no flight take off, engine failure, etc) and what options do I have WHEN I plow into whatever it is down there...
By the way, ALL planes need a motor/engine to take off with... be it under their own power, or towed by a vehicle... If the engine quits, you ARE going to land....
Take off is optional, landing is mandatory
Oh wow my condolences to his family.
I can already see the problem: that ladder shouldn't be fitted under the rear fuselage like that.
The aircraft was a Merlin Lite. A single-seat airplane. If I’m not mistaken, they use the 2 stroke Rotax 582 engine, which tend to be less reliable than 4 stroke (like the Rotax 100).
If this isn’t the engine this particular Merlin was equipped with, please correct me.
Could have been a Polini 303DS engine
Have flown 582 and 912.......no idea what you're talking about them not being "reliable". Don't confuse peoples poor maintenance with reliability.
MERLIN LITE FINISHED AND READY TO FLY - INCLUDES TRICYCLE GEAR. POLINI 303DS ENGINE, CARBON PROPELLER, TUNDRA TIRES, AIR SPEED INDICATOR, ELECTRIC TRIM, HYDRAULIC BRAKES, 12V POWER SUPPLY, ENGINE INSTRUMENTS, FUEL GAUGE, AIR VENTS, ELECTRIC START, EARTHX BATTERY, 4.15 GALLON WING TANK
I think it was the Merlin PSA experimental not the Merlin light ultralight if it had the 582. And N numbers the ultralight doesn't need to be registered. If it was the ultralight then it would have the polini 303 and it would have been registered as an experimental motor glider if It had the N numbers. And it has the short wings not the long glider wings.
@@chrisp2614 FAA Aircraft Registration records show this aircraft (N622PC) as a Merlin Lite with an "Unknown Engine" type.
RIP to the pilot, and prayers for his family! So sad.
There is no left, there is no right, there is only straight ahead. Very sorry for the family.
Excellent coverage and excellent camera work... the other news channels are lacking in comparison. Your photog came prepared and did an excellent job. Give him a raise, he smoked the competition. Look around RUclips, see for yourselves.
Nice work, and RIP to the pilot.
I don't think he tried to make a turn. I believe he stalled the plane very soon after the engine quit and it made a left or right turn bank angle from the stall. I asked my instructor as we took off one day "What would happen if the plane lost the engine?" His reply? He reached over and pulled the power back to idle. We both imediately pushed forward on the yolk and he looked at me and said, "That's what happens." I never forgot it and have landed safely 3 times from engine out situations since---once on takeoff, twice in the air with time to choose. If you have to go weightless to get the nose down, DO IT. Let gravity be your engine. See ya and keep the dirty side down.
💔! RIP
At least he went out on his own terms.
i doubt he planned to spiral into the earth
How can you be licensed and not know you can't turn with no power near the ground?
As juan brown says"fly the plane to the scene of the crash" don't turn just keep it from stalling.
Sorry to hear.
The engine examination and the pilot's medical condition analysis will be of interest in this NTSB investigation report.
Definitely stalled the plane after an apparent engine failure very very sad
There's no tragedy here. Died doing what he wanted to do. Became a pilot. Had enough disposable income to build an aircraft. He had a great life. Rest.
I live 5 miles from Lakeland Linder, very busy airport and Sun N Fun air show coming soon. My work is even closer to the airport and on a busy day you can smell the jet fuel. But I can’t remember of any major accidents. Hopefully it stays that way
Sure, I'll take a crack at it since nobody asked. The probable cause will be loss of thrust at a critical phase of flight. Contributing factors will be the pilot's inability to maintain airspeed, poor ADM in attempting to turn back to the runway with insufficient altitude or airspeed, thus allowing a stall spin to occur without sufficient altitude to recover, resulting in UFIT. The age of the pilot and category of aircraft will not be considered factors. Neither will medical history. I'm not mocking the deceased in any way. GA pilots need to learn from this because it kills us all the time. Lower the nose and save your life. Land straight ahead. Fly it as far into the crash as you can.
How many GA pilots actually practice recovery from engine out during the take off climb?
@@gavanwhatever8196Unfortunately, not enough. Same goes for rejected take off and go around procedures. If we look at the numbers, these are the things that get GA pilots every year. They are simple in principle, but complex when the need to use them pops up.
A lot of folks saying 76 is too old to fly. Seems like the issue is more that he had only been a pilot for 10 years at the age of 76. He may have been very spry for his age. He didn't have the experience to make the correct decision. And then his age became an issue maybe? If he had been a pilot for 30 years lets say, his instinct and experience would have trumped any factor his age played into decision making to attempt the impossible turn. If that is deemed what caused the crash to be fatal or made it way more likely to be.
"only been a pilot for 10 years" - how do you expect anybody to be a pilot for 30 years if you're berating him being a pilot for 10 years? Very stupid, congratulations..
Lots of pilots under 30 have made the exact same mistake. Age probably has nothing to do with it
So from reading all the comments it's clear that the majority view of people under 76 is that at 76 you should just stay at home and do nothing.
Yup...And get you a really good Walker...Not the cheap TEMU one either...
Well perhaps not me. I'm a good stretch before 76. But when my time arrives, walker for sure. Not sure how I'll fit it in the plane though...
I too feel at that age you’ve got to stop flying. Most that age aren’t the best drivers anymore, let alone in a plane. Do some gardening, etc.
Love to see a picture before the crash of it..this type story happens several times a year .Unforgiving aviation.
I've flown here many times. Seems he came down in the middle of the field. Don't know why he would try to turn and not just come in straight ahead with an engine failure. I wonder if this was a medical situation.
Yeah his experience made him an expert. I always said no such thing. Just a person that did something a lot.
0:37 he didn't die. he just went down that ladder and ran off
can't tell if you're being sarcastic or not
Why in the world is an old man trying to fly???
The worst part about it is, when they teach you to fly they always teach you, "In the event of an engine failure, lower the nose, fly the plane and land straight ahead not turning more than 30deg left or right to avoid obstacles." In fact it is the brief before you open the throttle.
The fact he stalled and crashed a Merlin Lite MotorGlider tells me he had no business being at an airport simply watching airplanes, much less flying one.
It's a motor GLIDER with 16-1 glide ratio and stall speed of 23 mph !!!
Yeah, there is something very wrong here.
You have a point.....
Truly no need to be snarky.
You think people shouldn't be able to watch airplanes? What a maroon...
Anyone know what make/model engine was installed?
The FAA Registration for this aircraft list it as:
Engine Model UNKNOWN ENG
The Aeromarine website has the engine provided by them as a Polini 303DS.
The pilots seat probably wasn't correctly locked. On takeoff the seat probably slid backward. Hence pulling on the yoke and sending the plane into an immediate stall. Classic
I learned from my instructors a very long time ago, when I was in my teens:
1. There's nothing so useless as the sky above you, and the runway behind you.
2. You can either land straight ahead and walk back to the airport, or you can try to turn back and catch a ride to the morgue...
Remember, the black rubber round thingies always go next to the ground.
“One of the first times”? How many first times are there?
just like that last crash in the very spot , there is a video cam on the low next door so i am sure he has it on vidoe
AVOID POLINI ENGINES MY FRIEND ?
So is 76 year old man builds and flies his own plane for the first time , crashes and dies Is anyone really surprised?
Which engine had this experimental Airplane?
I won't trust 2-Strokes for manned flight. Rip
I started flying years ago because of a friend with a "kit" plane that I helped build. NOW, I won't fly anything "experimental" after watching so many plane "builders" die in them....including my friend..who got me interested in being a pilot!
Every aircraft was 'experimental' at one time. Thinking and logic is not your strong point, obviously.
@@Ziggy_Moonglow yeah but someone else did the “experimenting” on a commercial model
Why are you guys standing up to do the news? It looks odd. Have a seat…
Same thing happened to John Denver
Never attempt a turnback unless your 1000 feet or more near stall as soon as you put in aileron going to start a stall spin too low to recover. If your up high 1000 feet AGL and only after you retrim for best glide speed can even think about turning back. Have to practice it up high get to know what it feels like if you can use a field plane will get busted up you walk away. Also don't ever fly in a GA aircraft only has a lap belt minor crash can kill you face hitting the panel. Always use shoulder harnesses. I won't even fly in someone's plane using lap belts.
The impossible turn….theres a reason it’s called that.
Crazy. All that time to glue that plane together, only to use it to death on the 1st try. Might have wanted to open that fuel valve.
That guy collected his last Social Security payment!
I'm not a pilot, and I even I know you don't turn back to the airport.
Is a grassy airstrip the same as a “Brazilian”,,,,,,confused,,,,,, Thoughts and prayers
Want to go up,pull back...want to go down....pull back harder.
RIP
What does "one of the first times" mean? Ridiculous.
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Stall spin… ouch
Advice to airplane drivers: never run out of altitude, air speed and experience at the same time.
How can it have been one of the first times it was either the first second or third
Wings and control surfaces have a glider- like appearance. Is that a motor-glider?
The Merlin Lite has a "motor-glider wing option". Good eye.
Its nice that Staci primped her hair and touched up her makeup just so and now looks presentable to talk cheerfully about a dead pilot. Think of the narcissists in the news shill business.
Sad
Drag Racing? Never too old for that.
Very sad 😢
Don't try the turn ! Just don't. Very Low altitude: Land somewhere straight ahead.
Sad news RIP
Pilot error without question! Never try to turn back after an engine failure unless there are some exceptional circumstances present - this is known as "the impossible turn" and it has killed many as it results in a stall and spin into the ground!
Was gibts da zu grinsen? Unfassbar!!!
RIP, sorry about the sad news
age 66 begun to fly ... really ... you shouldn't allow people to drive cars that age
It was one of the first times he flew it, that doesn’t even make sense.
Very sad to see this. Maybe one day, the Pilot of a small aircraft might be able to flick a switch (upon engine failure) where a Lithium - Ion Battery comes into play, driving an electric motor to keep the prop turning for just 3 or 4 minutes. Like a Hybrid Car. An idea like this could get them safely down.
Ladders and planes don't mix.
0:58 sounds like "the impossible turn" which has killed a number of people
Piloting is something like skating. Learn to do it while you're young.
he forgot gas
At his age, he would have much of that. 💨💨💨
@@westerlywinds5684 he forgot to change his diapers. Thought he had gas
cue the 'went out doing what he loved'
Experimental amateur built airplane. Didn’t the Wright Brothers have one? RIP.
YEP, that's how it all started, but you don't hear folks BASHING THE WRIGHT BROTHERS. People are nasty hateful.
Someone again did not strap up the ladder and it few off tragic
Sad end. Sounds like he may have tried to turn around.
I hate news reporters. Stall/Spin I guess. Sincere condolences to his family and friends.
😮😮😮.... All these GA planes crashing recently...You would think it's intentional...js...😮😮
He lived 76 years and finally got to build a plane by himself and then got to fly it. I'm 65 and for me, that would be a joy, even if I crashed. Certainly not a conspiracy unless you think someone is intentionally going around and spiking the fuel in GA or something like that. To me, that's very unlikely.
Ever since Biden took office.
One of the first times??
Old rich people should choose another hobby. No flying, no drag racing. Bingo works.
Aviation is unforgiving have to expect the unexpected