Crash Jr.
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Anchorage, AK
Video? I did not see that listed.
Can you give a link?
I'll try and find it and post a link. Was shown by one of my coworkers on his phone.
Video? I did not see that listed.
Can you give a link?
Hopefully the video and photos don’t get uploaded...sometimes these things should stay a bit private.
View attachment 55029Early this month. Hopefully a good learning lesson; what not to do!View attachment 55027View attachment 55028
He may have known there was a crevasse, but misjudged the distance. The manager of the local Schwann's branch told me that he wouldn't let his drivers back up after they parked in someone's yard, as he said that they would too often forget their surroundings and back into something, even if they had just walked around their trucks prior to backing up. Once their minds were distracted by the customers, their initial memory of the spatial reference was gone or altered. Maybe the pilot saw the crevasse, but after loading up and visiting, forgot how close it was or what angle he needed to go to miss it. If so, he should have oriented his plane away from it or marked the route he needed to depart from immediately upon shutdown, before he interacted with the passengers.I didn’t understand that one. An airplane has the ability to scope out the area prior to landing. I’ve come over a rise on a snowmachine on a glacier to see a gaping crevasse. I barely got turned in time. A year later I lost a friend who wasn’t as lucky. I don’t ride glaciers much since. How that happens in an airplane? I don’t get it. Another extraordinarily lucky outcome.
Yes, I believe it was Pioneer 208, unless it was Soloy 205. Video I got was grainy and distant but looked like Pioneer setting it into Girdwood. They do good work.
He may have known there was a crevasse, but misjudged the distance. The manager of the local Schwann's branch told me that he wouldn't let his drivers back up after they parked in someone's yard, as he said that they would too often forget their surroundings and back into something, even if they had just walked around their trucks prior to backing up. Once their minds were distracted by the customers, their initial memory of the spatial reference was gone or altered. Maybe the pilot saw the crevasse, but after loading up and visiting, forgot how close it was or what angle he needed to go to miss it. If so, he should have oriented his plane away from it or marked the route he needed to depart from immediately upon shutdown, before he interacted with the passengers.
Off topic but in response to Stewart's post on the hazards of crevasses and mountain climbing. Jim Wickwire's book, "Addicted to Danger" is awesome.My favorite non-fiction book ever. Even when the best of the best go out fully prepared with the best equipment? Stuff happens. If you enjoy glaciers and winter sports this is a must-read.
https://www.amazon.com/Minus-148-Degrees-Winter-McKinley/dp/0898866871
A teaser- https://www.nationalparkstraveler.o...grees-first-winter-ascent-mount-mckinley23978
Bell's predecessor to the 212. I did not know Pioneer had a 208, it may have been a typo. The more common UH 1B (205) (for the operators locally) is good for 4000 pound lift, depending.
My knowledge of actual models is slim, so you guys are mostly likely correct on the actual model. It was a military version, and restricted category that I watch work. The pilot could play checkers with the long line- that was the important part.
Note this line in the article.
The group requested a rescue Saturday morning “due to limited survival resources,”
I bet they had an InReach though.
Jerry