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Harrison Ford injured after plane's engine lost power, officials say
« on: March 05, 2015, 11:21:49 PM »
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Harrison Ford was injured Thursday after his single-engine plane made a crash landing on a Venice golf course.

The veteran actor had departed from the Santa Monica Municipal Airport in his vintage Ryan plane, according to a source. Around 2:20 p.m., the pilot of the plane notified the airport's control tower about a loss of engine power, said Patrick Jones of the National Transportation Safety Board.

In a recording of communications with the airport's control tower, the actor's voice can be heard saying, "Engine failure; immediate return."

http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-plane-crash-venice-20150305-story.html


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Re: Harrison Ford injured after plane's engine lost power, officials say
« Reply #1 on: March 06, 2015, 12:08:44 AM »
I briefly heard that he's been in small plane and/or a helicopter accident (s) before.
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Re: Harrison Ford injured after plane's engine lost power, officials say
« Reply #2 on: March 06, 2015, 03:26:50 AM »
Crashed a helicopter.
Ran an airplane off the runway.
Now crashed after engine failure.


Engine failure (mechanical) in aircraft is so rare these days as to be non existent.
Any engine failure nowadays is almost certainly pilot induced.
Most likely it is fuel starvation.
That can happen when a fuel selector is improperly employed.
Or it can happen when the mixture is set improperly.
There are also a number of ways to abuse the engine into quitting.
Not the least of which is a loose or missing oil drain plug.
Or the improper setting of an oil related lever.
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Re: Harrison Ford injured after plane's engine lost power, officials say
« Reply #3 on: March 06, 2015, 08:30:12 AM »
Looks like a Ryan PT-22 with a 5 cylinder Kinner radial engine to me. I've flown in one before and my impression was that it took off at 85 mph, flew at 90 mph, landed at 85 mph, stalled at 84 mph with a glide slope of la brick.

The official recorded states are better than that but not by much. :-)
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Re: Harrison Ford injured after plane's engine lost power, officials say
« Reply #4 on: March 06, 2015, 11:44:52 AM »
Quote from: obumazombie on March 06, 2015, 03:26:50 AM
Crashed a helicopter.
Ran an airplane off the runway.
Now crashed after engine failure.


Engine failure (mechanical) in aircraft is so rare these days as to be non existent.
Any engine failure nowadays is almost certainly pilot induced.
Most likely it is fuel starvation.
That can happen when a fuel selector is improperly employed.
Or it can happen when the mixture is set improperly.
There are also a number of ways to abuse the engine into quitting.
Not the least of which is a loose or missing oil drain plug.
Or the improper setting of an oil related lever.

I'm with the Zombie, amateur pilots make amateur mistakes.  I give credit for selection of emergency landing spot (golf course).  He had plenty of doctors available as soon as he crashed.
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Re: Harrison Ford injured after plane's engine lost power, officials say
« Reply #5 on: March 06, 2015, 12:15:20 PM »
The golf course should be cleared and ready for play later today once the wreckage is removed.

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Re: Harrison Ford injured after plane's engine lost power, officials say
« Reply #6 on: March 06, 2015, 12:17:22 PM »
Quote from: obumazombie on March 06, 2015, 03:26:50 AM
Crashed a helicopter.
Ran an airplane off the runway.
Now crashed after engine failure.


Engine failure (mechanical) in aircraft is so rare these days as to be non existent.
Any engine failure nowadays is almost certainly pilot induced.
Most likely it is fuel starvation.
That can happen when a fuel selector is improperly employed.
Or it can happen when the mixture is set improperly.
There are also a number of ways to abuse the engine into quitting.
Not the least of which is a loose or missing oil drain plug.
Or the improper setting of an oil related lever.

Had a cousin-in-law in the St Louis area who crashed his private plane (a 4 passenger co-owned with a couple other guys). It turned out that field mice had gotten into it while it was in a field (not in a hanger). They chewed some wires. He probably didn't check enough before he took off. Luckily he wasn't severely injured, but I was so glad that I had never accepted the offers for a ride in it.
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Re: Harrison Ford injured after plane's engine lost power, officials say
« Reply #7 on: March 06, 2015, 03:42:19 PM »
Quote from: DLR Pyro on March 06, 2015, 12:15:20 PM
The golf course should be cleared and ready for play later today once the wreckage is removed.



Maybe a Harrison Ford Putt Putt course.
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Re: Harrison Ford injured after plane's engine lost power, officials say
« Reply #8 on: March 11, 2015, 06:24:37 AM »
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