Twin Otter Incident 05-11-2005

[Scrumpot 1]

Thank you RL, for posting that. There is also another article out there somewhere (I can't seem to find it right now ) from back in Keith's passenger/commercial days receiving commendation for saving a crippled Dash-8 and it's contingent of passengers, as a right-seater taking the controls over for the capt during a severe emergency landing scenario. If there's any way to also find that and link it here, it just goes to show that even the absolute BEST of us, can have a mishap.

I do not know any of the particulars to this specific incident, but did think this was worth posting none-the-less. There are not many people I would personally and unequivocally trust my life to in pivotal situations without question, ...but Keith May is one of them!

BSBD Juliet Whiskey... We've been waiting a LONG time for your return, and we do hope that you will be able to return with us soon, to the skies!

-Grant

coitus non circum - Moab Stone

[peacefuljeffrey 0]

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Just for the record, even though it's not relevant to what is actually under discussion, Keith is a great pilot.

http://groups-beta.google.com/group/rec.skydiving/browse_thread/thread/65b893e904db6a87/69890b68f5514000?q=engine+out+DelMarva+group:rec.skydiving&rnum=1&hl=en#69890b68f5514000

http://groups-beta.google.com/group/rec.skydiving/browse_thread/thread/4d9ac15a066a9412/3306fc0b1a668c5f?q=group:rec.skydiving+insubject:Skydive+insubject:Delmarva+insubject:Thanks+insubject:Skydive+insubject:Virginia&rnum=1&hl=en#3306fc0b1a668c5f

I had been thinking, as I looked at the picture of the airplane, how much I feel for the pilot. I hope that the problems this causes him can be kept to a minimum. I don't think it's fair that of all the professions, pilots are treated with like zero tolerance when they have an accident, even one that does not result in injury. A great record, a flawless record, and then you bop a hangar and they'll freakin' crucify you, pull your ticket, etc. Doctors can leave sponges inside of people, remove the wrong leg, etc. You find they're still practicing medicine, and their insurance took the lumps for them. How about commercial truck drivers? Do they lose their license to make a living for banging into the side of a loading dock?

This begs the question: what the hell is a hangar doing anywhere close enough to a runway OR taxiway that any aircraft capable of landing there could hit it? Was the pilot way off the yellow centerline?) I guess we need to know more about how this happened.

-Jeffrey

-Jeffrey
"With tha thoughts of a militant mind... Hard line, hard line after hard line!"

[mnischalke 0]

From what I saw on I66 this morning, this old boy should just about be home by now.

I hope the next time I see it, it's getting around on it's own.

mike

Girls only want boyfriends who have great skills--You know, like nunchuk skills, bow-hunting skills, computer-hacking skills.

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Yup, thanks for that pic too.
We look forward to having her all back in one piece and actively in the air with us again by (hopefully) August 1!

Blue Skies,
-Grant

coitus non circum - Moab Stone

[pilotdave 0]

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Yup, thanks for that pic too.
We look forward to having her all back in one piece and actively in the air with us again by (hopefully) August 1!

What year?

Dave

[cloudseeker2001 0]

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Seems it was a fairy flight...

Ahem... that would be "ferry".

HAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!

"Some call it heavenly in it's brilliance,
others mean and rueful of the western dream"

[cchandler 0]

OK, I can't resist on this one.



First, there is no "header tank" or nacelle tank in a Twin Otter. Nothing personal to the individual who posted such, but it only shows the lack of knowledge and training possessed by the good folks flying our jump planes.

Second, although the wing tank was an option on Twin Otters, it has been my observation that many (perhaps most) do not have them installed. I own a 300 series Twin Otter without wing tanks.

Lastly, the fuel levers in the cockpit overhead panel are mechanical, fuel ON/OFF selectors for the fuel control unit (FCU) mounted on the engine. The "Emergency" fuel switch is the Fuel Firewall Shutoff Valve and is an electrically operated switch that shuts of fuel at the engine firewall (where the engine is mounted). If the switch loses electricity (such as from severe wing damage) it fails in the last position selected.

Oh, one other thing. There are no excuses for colliding airplanes into buildings.

[diverdriver 5]

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OK, I can't resist on this one.



First, there is no "header tank" or nacelle tank in a Twin Otter. Nothing personal to the individual who posted such, but it only shows the lack of knowledge and training possessed by the good folks flying our jump planes.

Second, although the wing tank was an option on Twin Otters, it has been my observation that many (perhaps most) do not have them installed. I own a 300 series Twin Otter without wing tanks.

Lastly, the fuel levers in the cockpit overhead panel are mechanical, fuel ON/OFF selectors for the fuel control unit (FCU) mounted on the engine. The "Emergency" fuel switch is the Fuel Firewall Shutoff Valve and is an electrically operated switch that shuts of fuel at the engine firewall (where the engine is mounted). If the switch loses electricity (such as from severe wing damage) it fails in the last position selected.

Oh, one other thing. There are no excuses for colliding airplanes into buildings.

Thank you. I know there is no "collector tank" in the engine compartment for fuel. I just got tired of pointing out the innacuracies.

Thanks also for the bit about the firewall cutoff. I had forgotten that it was electrically driven and yah if the power gets cut it's not going to work. Hence my comment that IF it didn't work I'd like to hear why. I was kinda hoping for a comment from the investigation itself but I'm sure you are correct as to why it didn't shut off.

And yah, I kinda agree. There is no excuse for running into a building with a wing.

Chris Schindler
www.diverdriver.com
ATP/D-19012
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