Jack Roush the Nascar team owner balled up his jet landing at Osh today

http://www.wfrv.com/news/local/Jet-owne ... 34034.html

That sucks!

To kinds of pilots. Those who have bent one and those who are going to bend one.

I do believe Mr. Roush may be wise to hire a good pilot. The one he was using seems to be ah, um, how do you say it nicely..............lacking the needed skills.

It's not like he was at Mile Hi or Dewey Moore

I heard that he was cut off by a Citibra who took off in front of him.

hire a good pilot

From listening to the report it sounds like he was doing his own piloting. "He and his secretary were on board..."

I think "hire a good pilot" still applies.

TD

I think this was his second crash...........

Any word on where his secretary was sitting?

DonC wrote:I think this was his second crash...........

At the end of the video they talk about him balling one up in 2002 also. I also agree it's time to hire a good pilot and sit in the back with martini's and the secretary.

L-19 wrote:That sucks!

It was only a jet...not much good for back country flying anyway!!!

We were across the runway and a few guys in our group were watching when it happened. No one mentioned seeing a Citabria, but what they did see was his nose pitch up and the wings started rocking, followed by a pancake into the ground. Why he stalled is anyone's guess.

Shit.... I still remember making one of my worst landings ever in front of a big crowd at Oshkosh... Kinda wanted to go hide out a while... Feel bad for the guy...

There's some audio from the tower on avweb:

http://www.avweb.com/news/airventure/EA ... 975-1.html

Pics of the scene:
http://www.jasonmcdowell.net/Aviation-P ... 1591_ChrQr

Pic of the secretary leaving the airplane:

Love how things get reported. A jet owned by NASCAR team owner Jack Roush made a hard landing Tuesday night at EAA Airventure.
What is the difference between a Hard Landing and a Crash Landing?

Who said they are no good for backcountry. Know a guy that did a touch and go in a Citation at Johnson Creek. He might be on this forum.

Tim

Hmmm. Imagine how many nice flying backcountry airplanes could be built from the scraps...
Why take secretary to fly in and not family?

JJBAKER wrote:Why take secretary to fly in and not family?

A: Take a look at the empannage on that hot momma
B: Perhaps his family thought it would be safer to take the bus...

I am told that Jack Roush has balled up FOUR airplanes in the last several years.

Isn't this the time for what the FAA calls a "709 ride" ?

born2flyak wrote:A: Take a look at the empannage on that hot momma
B: Perhaps his family thought it would be safer to take the bus...

I laughed...haha.

That should buff right out.

Also, no need for a "prop strike" engine tear down.

I once flew up to Canada in an older friend's CJ1. He was good with the glass but stick and rudder skills less so. Fortuantely, the autopilot still worked. Scary when split second decisions were needeed. I made a mental note that I wouldn't be going in that plane again.

born2flyak wrote:

JJBAKER wrote:Why take secretary to fly in and not family?

A: Take a look at the empannage on that hot momma
B: Perhaps his family thought it would be safer to take the bus...

I laughed too. Haha!
Dunno about her "empenage" in that picture she looks as if she's puking right smack into Space Mans glitter- suit.