Idunno 0 #1 March 9, 2004 Taxied a wheel off the side of the paved runway, just after a heavy rain, in a low-lying area... Stuck in mud! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
koz2000 1 #2 March 9, 2004 Dude that sucks big time. good thing he wasn't landing or taking off at the time...______________________________________________ - Does this small canopy make my balls look big? - J. Hayes - Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kansasskydiver 0 #3 March 9, 2004 I heard that same kinda thing happend once with a 182 and they ended up having a propstrike on the side of the runway. Glad to see the otter is ok!<--- See look, pink dolphins DO exist! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
koz2000 1 #4 March 9, 2004 I'll bet the pilot felt like shit as well... It's happened before and it's going to happen again.______________________________________________ - Does this small canopy make my balls look big? - J. Hayes - Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Beerlight 0 #5 March 9, 2004 Didn't realize it rained that much.....so, did they get it out? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TribalTalon 0 #6 March 9, 2004 bwahahah. thats pretty old, actually. about a month and a half ago, i think. i'm in the last pic kneeling in the background looking off to the side. heh. the pilot was trying to avoid one of the huge water puddles on the runway, and went off into the grass and walla, stuck plane. didnt take too long to pull it out with the tractor. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cvfd1399 0 #7 March 9, 2004 I would like to say I am proud of the otter for wanting to go mud riding that's my kinda plane Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cloudseeker2001 0 #8 March 9, 2004 Get stuck in the mud at Spaceland all the time! "Some call it heavenly in it's brilliance, others mean and rueful of the western dream" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AggieDave 6 #9 March 9, 2004 See what happens when yall don't let Mike Gahan fly?--"When I die, may I be surrounded by scattered chrome and burning gasoline." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MajorDad 0 #10 March 9, 2004 It is normally best if the owner of the plane is the one driving when it goes off the runway. Ask Larry Hill's Pilots!! Major Dad CSPA D-579 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Amazon 7 #11 March 9, 2004 Hello MUDDER.... hello Fadder here I am at Kamp.... oops wrong song Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DeNReN 0 #12 March 9, 2004 I'm looking at the pic's and figuring out the best way to get out....do you have extraction pic's? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
n2skdvn 0 #13 March 9, 2004 just get a skyvan to pull it out, they ar good at pulling things out of the mudif my calculations are correct SLINKY + ESCULATOR = EVERLASTING FUN my site Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jb092 0 #14 March 9, 2004 Wow that sucks! What could possibly go wrong? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ltdiver 3 #15 March 9, 2004 Hey, look! We could make mud pies!! ltdiver Don't tell me the sky's the limit when there are footprints on the moon Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
slug 1 #16 March 9, 2004 We saw a commercial jet do a wide turn at Cam Rahn Bay the shoulder had a very thin top coat of asphalt with sand underneath. One side of the main landing gear hit the shoulder and punched righ thru the jet engine were very close to the runway. The pilot ried to put the pedel to the medal 4 engine . NO go got a tug pulling and engibe running still no go. Pilot was not happy. They finally did it the hard way unloaded the plane (cargo) dug a gradual slope from the tires to the concrete runway and laid down steel runway mat in the sand. With the jets screaming and the tug pulling The plane made it back on the runway. Pilot was very See the shovel in the photo someone's going to do some digging and maybe get some 2x12's or plywood to build a ramp on the wet side, Just a guess. BTW not a pilot. old fart R.I.P. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
redrocka 0 #17 March 9, 2004 I heard something about Mike Mullins muddin' in the King Air a few years back... Any body know anything about that? Pics? Video? Sweet Gravity... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
weegegirl 2 #18 March 9, 2004 wow! dude! that sucks! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
goose491 0 #19 March 9, 2004 Wow that's a shame. I look at the poor bird in the first pic, then I look to the nice blue sky in the first pic.... Poor bird. My Karma ran over my Dogma!!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nightjumps 1 #20 March 9, 2004 That looks about right... One guy with a tractor and sixteen skydivers supervising... [edited to read as: giving their emotional support to those working hard] Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Unstable 9 #21 March 9, 2004 QuoteThat looks about right... One guy with a tractor and sixteen skydivers supervising... They are giving their Emotional Support to those working hard.....=========Shaun ========== Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nightjumps 1 #22 March 9, 2004 I stand corrected..... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Unstable 9 #23 March 9, 2004 "YOU ALL ARE DOING A GREAT JOB, KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK AND LET US KNOW WHEN OUR AIRPLANE IS OUT OF THE MUD - WE'LL BE INSIDE"=========Shaun ========== Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnRich 4 #24 March 9, 2004 QuoteSee what happens when yall don't let Mike Gahan fly? We did let him run manifest a little on Sunday... Fortunately he can fly better than he can run a computer. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnRich 4 #25 March 9, 2004 QuoteI'm looking at the pic's and figuring out the best way to get out....do you have extraction pic's? They shoveled the mud out from in front of the tire, creating a shallow uphill slope. Then shoved a wide board in front of the tire, so that the wheel could be dragged up the board. And finally hooked a tractor up to the tow bar, attached to the nose gear, and pulled it out. The only real concern was if the board would flip upward out in front and whack the prop, so someone walked the prop holding the blades out of the way. Then it was back to the hanger to wash the mud off the brakes, and after a brief inspection, it was back in the air. Total down time was maybe 45 minutes. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
