Pilot crash-lands, flips upside down after engine failure
Above, a stock image of a plane. A man out metal detecting was close to a plane that crash-landed nearby on the beach.Richard McSpadden Jr., the senior vice president of the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association, toldthat engine failure does not happen very often, but all pilots are taught how to address such a situation.
Not only do pilots have to demonstrate that they can handle an engine failure to get their license, but they also must be tested on those skills every few years. McSpadden said planes go through an annual inspection and have a preflight inspection to examine the engine and the quality of the fuel."You don't make your emergency someone else's emergency," McSpadden said."You move to a place you can limit the potential damage to other people.
He said pilots need about 1,000 to 2,000 feet of open space to safely land a plane in the event of an emergency.He spotted the plane as it crashed into the water and immediately began sprinting toward the aircraft. "Are you OK?" Cook yelled out to the pilot, who had already gotten out of the plane and was surrounded by other people on the beach.
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