tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6060827553081940333.post5322650885659991942..comments2024-03-28T21:15:11.065-04:00Comments on Kathryn's Report: Douglas R4D-8 Super DC-3, N28TN: Incident occurred December 08, 2021 at Merrill Field Airport (PAMR), Anchorage, AlaskaUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6060827553081940333.post-35212657553376730072021-12-10T18:25:57.743-05:002021-12-10T18:25:57.743-05:00The actual quote is, "According to Federal Av...The actual quote is, "According to Federal Aviation Administration records, the plane is a 1952 manufacturer year aircraft that is powered by turbo propellers." The pilot didn't say that to the Reporter. He got that from the FAA spokesman or the FAA web site or some other source.Mike Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07323710466302796932noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6060827553081940333.post-85204323320191886372021-12-10T08:07:25.680-05:002021-12-10T08:07:25.680-05:00Nice Job!Nice Job!FAP333https://www.blogger.com/profile/01600776436787853992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6060827553081940333.post-70404186256325183592021-12-09T20:38:45.487-05:002021-12-09T20:38:45.487-05:00Gave up some altitude turning toward the dead engi...Gave up some altitude turning toward the dead engine as they got to the runway, but didn't overbank and crash while getting lined up.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6060827553081940333.post-72296222138612703212021-12-09T19:54:55.344-05:002021-12-09T19:54:55.344-05:00Video at the 26 second mark he had about 5 feet to...Video at the 26 second mark he had about 5 feet to clear that aircraft parked next to the end of the runway. Holy cow they had zero altitude to play with left. Not lowering the gear saved the aircraft, possible ground object damage, and even injury/death. I mean they were out of airspeed AND altitude at the very last moment. Straight out of an action movie. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6060827553081940333.post-3548908056175158812021-12-09T13:09:49.317-05:002021-12-09T13:09:49.317-05:00LiveAtc has clear audio of the pilot and controlle...LiveAtc has clear audio of the pilot and controller.<br /><br />Starting at approximately 26:30, identifies as 28TN while reporting engine lost, identifies as Transnorthern 123 for other calls. <br /><br />Originally intended to return to PANC, ended up declaring mayday and landing at Merrill, PANC tower controller replied that Merrill had the traffic cleared for them.<br /><br />https://Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6060827553081940333.post-62505199049676374412021-12-09T12:24:22.279-05:002021-12-09T12:24:22.279-05:00Photos of the lifting to get the gear down afterwa...Photos of the lifting to get the gear down afterwards:<br />https://www.adn.com/alaska-news/aviation/2021/12/08/engine-trouble-on-cargo-plane-leads-to-emergency-landing-at-merrill-field-airport-in-anchorage/<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6060827553081940333.post-53811457185543239752021-12-09T12:17:47.154-05:002021-12-09T12:17:47.154-05:00Runway 7/25
Dimensions: 4000 x 100 ft. / 1219 x 3...Runway 7/25<br />Dimensions: 4000 x 100 ft. / 1219 x 30 mgretnabearhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17532199082129778356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6060827553081940333.post-20694120643396439812021-12-09T12:12:37.674-05:002021-12-09T12:12:37.674-05:00Flight track shows the turn flown to get aligned a...Flight track shows the turn flown to get aligned at final:<br />https://globe.adsbexchange.com/?icao=a2cd58&lat=61.195&lon=-149.958&zoom=11.4&showTrace=2021-12-08&trackLabels<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6060827553081940333.post-31447948307351962702021-12-09T11:50:02.577-05:002021-12-09T11:50:02.577-05:00The prop is moving at the 16 second mark of anothe...The prop is moving at the 16 second mark of another video posted 11 hours earlier with additional content. The "M" video left some shaky flight content out.<br /><br />Pause the video linked below at 00:16 and advance by frames and see the prop changing position. Strobe effects from frame rate and shaky image makes it impossible to tell the speed of rotation, but rotation is happening Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6060827553081940333.post-21999284001391416812021-12-09T11:14:37.092-05:002021-12-09T11:14:37.092-05:00At the end of the video, it appears that the right...At the end of the video, it appears that the right propellers are feathered but there also seems to be some rotational damage to them.Earth Tillerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07780238180596851849noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6060827553081940333.post-73258406268758050342021-12-09T10:05:47.124-05:002021-12-09T10:05:47.124-05:00Right propeller appears to be either windmilling o...Right propeller appears to be either windmilling or the engine had partial power. If he couldn't feather the prop that sure would have made this more difficult.Deanohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10957974483195442327noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6060827553081940333.post-20257423208219207312021-12-09T09:32:33.108-05:002021-12-09T09:32:33.108-05:00Registration mistakenly shows engine as turbo prop...Registration mistakenly shows engine as turbo prop. You can see that N28TN's registration was issued the same day as PT6 equipped Beech 99 N39TN, another of the owner's aircraft. Data entry mistake.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6060827553081940333.post-7884063139564675502021-12-09T09:09:50.673-05:002021-12-09T09:09:50.673-05:00Preserved airspeed by not extending the landing ge...Preserved airspeed by not extending the landing gear. Would be interesting to see a pilot interview, so many unsung heroes doing essential work for communities in Alaska.<br /><br />Pilot might clarify what the reporter meant by "powered by turbo propellers", since the images show radial engines and not the Basler turboprop conversion.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6060827553081940333.post-20918431385590079812021-12-09T08:40:03.819-05:002021-12-09T08:40:03.819-05:00I would say they barely made to the runway. impres...I would say they barely made to the runway. impressive!<br />Seth Cassadayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01203613571284794608noreply@blogger.com