According to reports, the PA28 Archer I-PIDR was occupied by a 22 year old pilot and 2 passengers on the way from Trento to Belluno, when it was forced to do an emergency landing on a steep slope near a mountain shelter apparently due to loss of power. The aircraft was damaged and the passengers suffered light injuries. They were able to walk to a mountain shelter near Cima Cece in the Lagorai mountains, which was only a few meters away.
A video from the crash site suggests the airplane is largely intact, the condition of the prop suggests it was not turning at the time of impact.
One of the more remarkable “landings” I’ve ever come across.
Interesting that there are no witness marks in the snow from the landing.
the condition of the prop suggests it was not turning at the time of impact.
Can you tell that even if the prop only hits snow?
dublinpilot wrote:
Can you tell that even if the prop only hits snow?
Look at the lower blade. It’s bent back pretty straight.
Stickandrudderman wrote:
Interesting that there are no witness marks in the snow from the landing.
Yea, that is interesting. Either it basically “fell” right where it is or it snowed in between.
Look at the lower blade. It’s bent back pretty straight
I’m struggling to see that. Looks to me as if the lower tip is buried in snow. But I’m only looking on a phone. Maybe clearer on a big screen.
Mooney_Driver wrote:
One of the more remarkable “landings” I’ve ever come across.
The take off will be even more spectacular…
BeechBaby wrote:
The take off will be even more spectacular…
Yea, you’ll need a pretty big helo to get that out of there.
I don’t know what happened before the crash landing, but the pilot did a great job getting his passenger and himself on the ground safely.
Between the crash (yesterday afternoon) and the footage (today in the morning) it hasn‘t snowed in the area. In fact, you can see slide tracks from the landing gear in the snow, but they only max 10 feet long.
The lower prop blade is bent. But does it matter?
If that pic represents the real angle, that is around 30 deg UP pitch, and you will get a very short “landing run” with that
I’d say that was good work.