Harrison Ford pulls off dead-stick landing

His Ryan Pt-22 lost power on take-off and he had to put it down on a golf course. He clipped the trees on the way in, probably taking out one of the main mounts. The port mount appears to be protruding through the top of the wing. All kinds of bad reportage ("...his WWII fighter") and opinionating ("Time to take the keys away from grandpa") but it looks to me to be excellent piloting under the conditions. In the middle of all the blather I saw a mostly intact prop blade and thought, "He lost power. Engine was stopped at contact." We'll have to see why the engine cut out.

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It bent the bird pretty well. Bet the exposed engine cylinders caught and bent the nose down. Note ailerons both up. Something is broken there. Glad he made it out and is largely intact. Praying for the best for him.

Bob

God smiles on the righteous!:thup:

He IS the best pilot in the star system. Its good thing he wasn't flying his Millennium Falcon. She would have made a bit bigger hole on that golf course!

Someone looked out for him on that one! Open cockpit and all.

Some moron reporter asked the NTSB guy during his press conference "Did you recover the black box yet?"

Can't imagine the dismay if Indiana Jones was killed in this great archeological treasure.

The stripped engine on Harrison Fords aircraft revealed the source of the failure....

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Originally Posted by CINDERS

Source of failure found......The stripped engine on Harrison Fords aircraft revealed the source of the failure....

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Where'd he get that bent piston rod -- from his '34 Ford Flat-head Hot Rod?

That was really well written, Bob. :thup: You certainly know a fair bit about flying. :clap: :thup:

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Originally Posted by CINDERS

The stripped engine on Harrison Fords aircraft revealed the source of the failure....

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You know, that looks like one of the shops where my son works.

Bob