No names yet but looks like a member of the Fat Tire set.
No major injuries.
http://www.steamboattoday.com/news/2012 ... s-airport/

S-12Flyer wrote:No names yet but looks like a member of the Fat Tire set.
No major injuries.
http://www.steamboattoday.com/news/2012 ... s-airport/

Ouch

They walked away from it so it's a good landing right?

I bet anyone experiencing a forced landing when there is no smooth surface to be landed on will be wishing they would have previously joined the " Fat Tire set". I wouldn't trade my "fat tires" for all the pee-wee tires I could get for free! My "fun factor" would drop so low by the limitations of little tires that I would have to find a new hobby.

Steve

yep i agree... so far the best thing I've done over the years to my Maule....the fun factor and forgiving quality of the 29's far outweighs the speed loss and added weight....next I gotta do something about that pizza cutter tail wheel that keeps digging in....

Don't get your nickers in a twist. I'm a big fan of Fat tires. I just noticed that the plane had ABW's on it. Can't miss them sticking straight up in the air on the video. Thought it might be someone from the site.

ABW's=no tread. Probably 29x10 airtracks

This is so sad to see. It was such a meticulously built Moose...some of you will remember it from last summer's Marble get-together.

I was truly impressed by the workmanship. I think he may have mentioned that it took him (and his wife) something like 6 years to build. Here's to a good outcome for them.

I feel the pain of their loss as anyone would who puts more into their dream hobby than the checks they wrote to get there. So far Steamboat is the only airport I have been to that has two socks to watch. What's the recipe, land before you get to the second sock that might be disagreeing with the first or just be ready to roll the other correction?

What a bummer. I echo what a lot of you have said...at least they walked away.

In my adult life, one of my most "slack-jawed" moments was visiting a newly completed Murphy Moose at the airport and talking with the pilot. I couldn't believe the workmanship and the huge nature of these planes, and to think it was built by one guy in this case.

Sorry to see his loss.

The two socks at my field disagree far too frequently than I would like. I dislike it even more when they are straight out and disagree. I sympathize with the owners and glad they are okay.

http://www.airport-data.com/aircraft/N223DH.html

'Greg

Interesting that getting on its back would do that much damage to the tail cone.....Makes you wonder about the structures...

MTV

I was thinking the exact same thing. Most taildraggers tend to fold the rudder, not the tail cone. The other way you could look at it is the rudder is incredibly overbuilt. The tail cone really completely failed on this one, not just wrinkled. I suspect a firm tail first 3 point could do damage.

taildrgfun wrote: I wouldn't trade my "fat tires" for all the pee-wee tires I could get for free!

And somehow you're the only guy I know who manages to get big fatty 31's for free, too...

I'm beginning to think I'm some kind of jinx! Gary was parked west of me at Marble, the Moose was parked east of me, and now both have turned turtle. Ouch! Glad no one was hurt badly.

Cary

dirtstrip wrote:I feel the pain of their loss as anyone would who puts more into their dream hobby than the checks they wrote to get there. So far Steamboat is the only airport I have been to that has two socks to watch. What's the recipe, land before you get to the second sock that might be disagreeing with the first or just be ready to roll the other correction?

Remeber when we landed at SBS..there was a slight wind from the west, I was the last one of us to land and I landed short. The wind coming around the hill turned into a tail wind as I "plopped down". Landing a little long there with a west wind is maybe the best.
HC

Deja Voo...only this one hit a fence while taking off at St Francis KS from fuel starvation.

mtv wrote:Interesting that getting on its back would do that much damage to the tail cone.....Makes you wonder about the structures...

MTV

I was thinking the same... remember the one that suffered emmpenage damage from rudder flutter? As I recall they felt it once, and then continued on, how severe could that flutter have been?

viewtopic.php?f=47&t=6757&p=112423&hilit=flutter#p112423

Wow,

Glad no serious injuries to the occupants. I've flow in and out of there in B-757s. B-727s and MD-80s. Always enjoyed the experience. But this one sure spoils one's day.

Guess I am getting old. More and more beautiful little airplanes ending up this way. After 46 years of flying small airplanes into and out of challenging airports with a few close calls.....wondering if it is time to pack it in, count my blessings and relive the memories.

bob

Well that's terrible news. Glad all are okay.