Additionally, he suffered a broken nose and 3 fractures on his face. But the stall at that turn made for quite an impact. Sullenberger in the Hudson River. Brock Mikesell (born: May 20, 2004 [age 16]) and Boston Mikesell (born: May 20, 2004 [age 16]), better known online as Brock and Boston, is an American YouTube duo who joined on June 16, 2016. Officers with the Polk County Sheriff's department believe 13-year-old Boston Bramlage was thrown from his family's aircraft immediately before its crash landing near Tampa, Florida on Thursday. Something not quite right here - "lowered the gear for slow flight", "turbulence" , "over the mountain"...Some advice would be for the Youtube to be taken down immediately. If you want to fly places fast stay high enough can glide out of the mountains always stay with in gliding distance of an airstrip. “I pushed the throttle in and there was no power,” he said. “It took about 12 seconds from that point to the time we touched down,” said Betsey Mikesell, explaining that they only had moments to brace for impact. The turbo will automatically compensate for reduction of density and keep the desired manifold pressure constant, typically at 27.5". It appears there was rising terrain just above the beach and he probably made the left turn to parallel the contour of the land as going straight without power would have caused more injuries. Mikesell said she was the first one out of the plane as nearby campers ran to their rescue. Glad they all survived. I hope they all recover quickly. The beach coast ran from Pensacola to Panama City and there were few areas in that 80 mile stretch where there were no people on it. Maybe he rolled on mains and then stubbed in.Perhaps the rear raised up for a "almost" flip but went back down hard and mashed the right main gear. When you see what’s left of Feild’s Cessna T210M, it’s hard to believe that everyone on board survived. No damage on 2 of the 3 prop blades. I know Mr. Mikesell suffered life altering injuries and last I heard Shad, the pilot, had no feeling in his legs. The group said they were out flying near Moon Lake on Friday morning. video link:https://youtu.be/W_pVekhO-yU, Third photo of this instagram post shows plane orientation with lake in background:https://www.instagram.com/p/CDrer7Kgfo3/, Post includes short video onboard the Cessna earlier that day. It also means his currency was sketchy at best.Even high time private pilots without any other rating will stale in their progress and the famous license to learn will be just a ticket to fly sporadically an aircraft and hopefully not become dangerous. Meanwhile, Shad prepared the plane and crew for an emergency landing. 210s are "slippery" in a descent and the gear is incredibly draggy when down. Wrong. Shad’s wife Jazyln broke her arm and wrist. I wondered how it flew and landed safely after seeing the result of the failure. The plane has a useful load around 1700 lbs. “Someone said that you could feel angels everywhere, and I feel like that is what we experienced, “ Mikesell said. Nice plane.https://www.instagram.com/p/CDq_DoSAklO/. “Someone else said that it looked like we were just being carried down to the ground, and I swear that is literally what happened.”, “I lost my dad about four years ago, and I know that he helped,” Feild said. Reference the Cessna Caravan (fixed gear)that made a successful water landing next to one of the Hawaiian Islands, or Capt. And indeed one can suspend their insurance altogether and go commando so to speak if the SFAR tells you you can fly but on the other hand the insurance becomes ineffective. The AOPA actually put out a warning regarding this.The centurion is a high power complex aircraft capable of IFR flight... not sure why after all these years he didn't seek at least an instrument rating. From the video posted, pilot did not lean his mixture for taxi 4:42. Sometimes things work out, sometimes they don't.Stuff happens. "The lack of seeking at least an instrument rating and his expired medical tell a deeper story of not really trying to improve over the year." Lack of visible ground strike scars in the helicopter views of the KSL-TV video is puzzling. Seems doubtful that they were overweight. The airplane's forward fuselage and cabin area were crushed upwards and the engine was partially separated from the airplane. Skip to the six minute mark to see the lake overflight and descent.https://youtu.be/kMzjf6K0ll0. The lack of seeking at least an instrument rating and his expired medical tell a deeper story of not really trying to improve over the year.As for the engine quitting a high density altitude with a too rich mixture can also shutdown a powerplant as I saw it happen many times, mostly for fuel injected engines.Another reason to always properly lean. 3 … They are lucky to survive. 194.7k Followers, 514 Following, 567 Posts - See Instagram photos and videos from Brock and Boston (@brockandbostonofficial) We decided to go for a flight over the Uinta mountains. That is not an option, it is required. Jazyln Feild broke her arm and wrist. 60 KILLED IN BOSTON AIRLINER CRASH. “There was nowhere to land 45 seconds earlier. It was God’s hand.”. Looks like the aircraft stalled in from about 100' AGL. The first, he said, was a beach, but there were people on it and he feared his tires wouldn’t handle the sand well. If he did use all of the left tank fuel, he should at least have an airport (Provo perhaps) right in front of him intending to land for fuel. Gentry and Shad, who were at the front of the plane, suffered back and spinal injuries and remain hospitalized. See excerpt, below:https://dms.ntsb.gov/public/62000-62499/62024/622131.pdf. The video does show him switching to the left tank just before the cut to the next scene (unless there's another video out there that's unedited, it would be nice but that's probably best to not be public too, let NTSB investigate while we guess at the right answer and see who's right, when it's finally revealed. Mr A&P, if you read this again, what do you think:Why did the engine stop producing sufficient power? And you base this inane statement on which set of given facts? When you see what’s left of the Cessna T210M Turbo Centurion, it’s hard to believe that everyone on board survived. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kMzjf6K0ll0. Engine won't make power at that altitude because of less air available without lessening the amount of fuel going to the engine. Shortly after the flight track data stops at 11,575 ft msl. The aeroplane could have been landed and flown out of that field if he had just ensured he didn't stall. Details from 1:35 mark onward include height, speed, flaps, gear operation, power setting/response and landing. This relief extends medical certificates for a maximum of three (3) additional months or until September 30, 2020, whichever occurs sooner.". “For the terrain that we were in and how it all unfolded, it takes more than a good pilot to get through this,” he said. "Sorry to say but,always put the gear down unless your ditching. " (42 years in the business.) I don't detect "god's hand" in this at all. On the medical date: Pilot is 36. The landing gear absorbs most of the kinetic energy. “Not only where we landed but that the plane died where it did — had it have been 45 seconds earlier, we all would’ve died,” Feild said. Meanwhile, Shad prepared the plane and crew for an emergency landing. “My plane — a Turbo Charged 210 — has plenty of horsepower. Observation Facility, Elevation: U67, 5105 ft msl, Distance from Accident Site: 29 Nautical Miles, Latitude, Longitude: 40.566944, -110.500278 (est). “When I came over the corner over the lake, there was a lot of wind coming at me, which isn’t normally a big deal,” Feild said. “I just remember bracing and holding onto the seat in front of me.”. Probably a turbocharger issue. Major League Baseball announced the 30 club nominees on Tuesday for the … Their collaborative social media name for identical twin brothers who created an Instagram account and YouTube channel together. "folks might be walking the beach in the same direction. Brock managed to walk away from the crash. All rights reserved, If you choose local pickup, please get your gift certificate at our office at 400 W. Sunnyside in Idaho Falls Dismiss, Large fight closes Idaho Falls bars Saturday night, Avalanche that killed Preston man captured in newly released video, Police investigating shooting in Idaho Falls neighborhood, Police urge caution along I-15 after a herd of 100 elk cause multiple crashes, 3 University of Wyoming students die in car accident, Utah lawmakers pursue limiting public access to mug shots, Utah parents drop Black history curriculum opt out request, LDS Church gives $20M to help send vaccines globally, Oregon man sues LDS Church over alleged sexual abuse. According to the family members in their video, "Shad wanted to take us over this lake, we wanted to see the lake. Sorry to say but,always put the gear down unless your ditching. Based on video he lowered the gear because: yes, it might help to slow down but also to avoid a possible aural warning of gear not extended at slower speeds. I wonder if the plane was just too heavy? SAN DIEGO -- Brock Holt can play seven positions on the field, but the multifaceted roles he takes on in the community might be even more wide-ranging and impressive. MOUNTAIN HOME, Utah (KSL) — A small plane carrying six people crashed near Moon Lake in Duchesne County on Friday, and miraculously, everyone survived. All rights reserved. But since you paid it cash you won't need to pay it at all and just hire a competent pilot as "insurance" while you get experience in the bird but without coverage.This can work in an ideal world of course and hence why the feds and regs don't require any sort of insurance when owning an airplane unlike for cars. Shad’s wife Jazyln broke her arm and wrist. 100% agree. Why ? The 210 lands smooth withot wheels in any soft enviorement. Interesting point about insurance handling of accidents that occur during a medical certificate extension under the SFAR. This is preliminary information, subject to change, and may contain errors. I am a retired A&P, I.A. The group said they were out flying near Moon Lake on Friday morning. Pilot has posted his story of the crash to Instagram. The Sriwijaya Air plane was a nearly 27-year-old Boeing 737-500, a model much older than Boeing's previously problem-ridden 737 MAX. The group said they were out flying near Moon Lake on Friday morning. Looks like this aircraft had a prior engine out (water in fuel related) hard landing a long time ago...https://app.ntsb.gov/pdfgenerator/ReportGeneratorFile.ashx?EventID=20001214X42456&AKey=1&RType=Final&IType=FA. “We made it across the lake.”. The plane’s pilot spoke to KSL from his hospital room about the crash and what happened for all six people to survive. Gentry Mikesell is an American YouTuber who runs the YouTube channel called ‘The Mikesell Family’. Betsy and her twin sons, Brock and Boston, miraculously walked away with comparatively minor accidents, however the 39-year-old’s husband Gentry suffered a damaged tibia, fibula, femur, again, pelvis, nostril, and shattered ankle. I think this sums it up for me too - what a horrible nightmare to have happened, but playing complete armchair/hindsight, I too wondered why he didn't aim for more room straight ahead to float it down vs stalling down like a rock while making a turn at the last second. As we came over the mountain Shad decided to pull out the landing gear, 'cause as we were coming down he wanted to slowly go down so we could see the lake better. "Shad was our hero, as his quick thinking and amazing flight training literally saved our lives after the plane engine stalled," Betsy wrote underneath a YouTube video that detailed the crash. VFR required minimum reserves fuel is 30 minutes so....about 7 gallons on landing.With that, do we have additional information to even assume anything yet? That's the NTSB. “It’s a miracle.”. Clemente died in a plane crash on New Year's Eve 1972 The plane’s pilot spoke to KSL from his hospital room about the crash and what happened for all six people to survive. If this forum had a AQL (armchair quarter back league) it would have plenty of walk-on tryouts !! I wonder if amongst all the excitement of his passengers he forgot to switch fuel tanks, which is done manually. BOSTON, MA – Red Sox infielder/outfielder Brock Holt will be honored during a pregame ceremony at Fenway Park tonight, Wednesday, September 18, marking the 18th annual Roberto Clemente Day, which pays tribute to the 15-time MLB All-Star and Hall of Famer’s legacy. Needless to say, the beach was never an option unless one could 100% confirm it was clear, and that is hard to do when you are managing airspeed and altitude while assessing multiple landing options. FAA investigates ALL aviation accidents along with NTSB. Glad they survived, but this should not have happened because very likely was no accident, but pilot error. They seem to be in good shape.They say they were coming over the mountain and setting up to go down and have a look at the lake, lowering gear and then "turbulence", pilot throttled up but power did not come. Super great. Nothing has been publicized about hours flown. “It kept running, but there was just no power.”. WBZ-TV's Nick Emmons reports. If he took action to renew his medical before the accident flight, the AME would issue him the signed certificate. you can see the effect here from having the gear down- the airplane pitches nose down, rather than sliding, and the g-loading is much higher. For the second consecutive year, Holt was selected as the Red Sox's nominee for the prestigious Roberto Clemente Award. FAA doesn't investigate air crashes. Before Covid-19, his medical was valid for the remainder of February in 2015 plus 60 additional months, making the expiration date April 1, 2020.Then there is the Covid-19 relief extension SFAR, which adds three additional months, making his expiration date July 1, 2020. Happen years back in Florida, pilot lived but killed a mom and kid. The wreckage was recovered to a secure location for further examination. WBZ-TV's Nick Emmons reports. Seems I heard some sort of warning tone and then what appears a gear in motion sound. Details emerging about plane crash that killed Niagara on the Lake family Photo courtesy of Brock University We are learning more about the events surrounding the deaths of a Niagara on the Lake couple and their daughter killed in a plane crash Monday in Maine. We always prepared to get wet if along the coast and a road was not an option (and upside down in a Skyhawk). Brock managed to walk away from the crash. That’s when Feild said the engine gave out. We are checking two ignition systems (left and right magnetos) and adjusting the prop governor, all to make sure the engine is working before deciding to fly.Now I haven't flown turbo charged engines yet, but from what I understand if it was a turbo failure, all that needed to be done was to go back to mixture leaning like we did with non turbo planes at 9000 ft (assuming that turbo failure was the problem, plus all the emergency checklist items that should have been memorized as a flow). The first, he said, was a beach, but there were people on it and he feared his tires wouldn’t handle the sand well. Standard practice which must be followed in "Density Altitude" situations with this type of engine. Fuel mixture leaning is the purpose of the red handle control knob coming out of the dash. Betsey said he broke his nose and face in 3 places. A belly up landing would have been fine if he was concerned with the plane flipping over. The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating the crash. FAA determines any regulatory violations. The second option was an open field. Any errors in this report will be corrected when the final report has been completed. i will be interested to hear what happened here, but the engines on the 210 (and 206) have a tendency to be finicky coming back up to power after a power-off descent (i've had them cough on me many times in different planes pushing the power back up at bottom of descent)... i wouldn't recommend power-idle descents to any of my students. WBZ-TV's Nick Emmons reports. 'ELECTRA' HAD JUST TAKEN OFF; 'TOP SECRET DOCUMENT' ABOARD. So pulling the red knob would help to restore whatever power the engine can generate with a failed turbo. There was a 6 inch hole in the top cowling where a piece of the camshaft went through after the crankshaft broke. It seems certain that they would continue filming video at the lake. Maybe he was legal regarding his medical as extended by the SFAR but his insurance will most likely cancel coverage as not subjected to governmental granted extensions. Had he pitched to best glide, pulled the prop to low rpm and kept the gear up he would have arrived at the field with plenty of energy to flare. Seems like the flight just started, so something must have failed with all that fuel still on board, glad there was no fire and everyone survived.Switching to the right tank again...he would have had at least 15 gal (a whole hour) still on the current tank and 0.5 hrs on the right. And then we hit a pocket of turbulence and he went to give it a little more power, nothing was working, engine was running, just not power. Boston, Oct. 4 -- (AP) Moments after leaving a runway of a flight to the south, a huge Eastern Air Lines plane with 71 people and a "top secret document" aboard plunged into the muddy waters of Boston harbor … He landed correctly. The accident site was about 7 1/2 miles south of the last flight track. You should be spring loaded to pitch for best glide when you feel the engine go out. “For the terrain that we were in and how it all unfolded, it takes more than a good pilot to get through this,” he said. Two passengers are unaccounted for and may have drowned in Boston Harbor after a World Airways DC-10 jet skidded off the end of … That’s when Feild said the engine gave out. “I remember telling them I would take care of them,” Feild said, holding back emotions. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kMzjf6K0ll0. He was committed to the takeoff though. Nose down to keep wing from stalling at any cost!! I had a Beech Baron land at the field I worked at after it suffered a left engine failure. Also if you watch the whole video the engine was stalling a bit when he took off. This is all said in complete hindsight and everyone came out alive which is the best part. The crash is the first major airline incident in Indonesia since 2018 when a faulty Boeing 737 Max killed all passengers and crew onboard. In other words, 'lean' the fuel mixture so it will run correctly. Tweaked-under nose suggests sudden stop from nosegear embedding in the ground. Details at 11:15 about flight time duration and fuel quantity in each tank. He mentioned that in his instragram video linked above that he was trying to make it stall right before touchdown. WBZ-TV's Nick Emmons reports. From the video posted, pilot did not lean his mixture for taxi 4:42. Mikesell had made 4 videos during the flight before the crash. Keep the nose down, stall speed increases with an aircraft fully loaded... Drone flight video of the lake from 2017, area of crash is on left at the 5 minute mark:https://youtu.be/kGCaYvwBF8I. But remember the ABCs ,,,Airspeed for best Glide , Best place to land and Checklist if you have time. Airspeed and height above terrain when they lost power may have been chosen for best video flyby. Betsy said Shad and Gentry both suffered T12 back injuries and remain hospitalized. Other than that, pitching up all the way to the stall warning is of course a bad idea. The-CNN-Wire™ & © 2020 Cable News Network, Inc., a WarnerMedia Company. He mentions in the instagram video he took a bush flying course one summer in Alaska, maybe in the heat of the moment he thought he'd be able to drop it gently out of the air like a bush plane? The description indicates gear was lowered before the 'power loss'. One lucky guy! How horrible to have that happen. “It’s a miracle.”. Incipient spin. Year round even with snowbirds in the winter there. “I thought it would be better to try and land in the sage brush flat,” Feild said. In other words, 'lean' the fuel mixture so it will run correctly. Red Sox infielder/outfielder Brock Holt will be honored during a pregame ceremony at Fenway Park tonight, Friday, September 7, marking the 17th annual Roberto Clemente Day, which pays tribute to the 15-time MLB All-Star and Hall of Famer's legacy. No way to know for certain but I'd assume with only 40 gallons + passengers they'd be well below that. American Airlines Flight 11 was a scheduled U.S. domestic passenger flight from Logan International Airport in Boston to Los Angeles International Airport.It was hijacked by five al-Qaedan terrorists and deliberately crashed into the North Tower of the World Trade Center as part of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks.. Fifteen minutes into the flight, the hijackers … Wear all your seatbelts people! I suspect he forgot to switch fuel tanks and simply ran out of fuel resulting in the gradual loss of power and pilot saying 'I don't understand this'. Glad they survived, but this should not have happened because very likely was no accident, but pilot error. Fuel mixture leaning is the purpose of the red handle control knob coming out of the dash. If you carefully stop the video at 7:20 after the power loss, notice the mixture control is still in the full rich position. From the video of the crash the family posted it looks like he was not pitching for best glide. "FAA won't get involved unless there was a violation. From the position he was in I would say he did a pretty good job. Six people were on board the plane including Feild, his wife Jazlyn, their family friends Betsy and Gentry Mikesell, and their 16-year-old teenage twin sons, Brock and Boston … He initiated a forced landing in an open field where the airplane experienced a hard landing. Looks like more than just a stall too. Table of Biography1 Early Life2 Career3 Relationship status4 Accident5 Body Measurement6 Net Worth And Social Media Early Life Gentry Mikesell is a […] Note the under wing mirror for visibility of landing gear. If you would easily land at the beach and let the landing gear retracted, you and your plane wouldnt have any scratch. First clue. It's a standard crash - engine failure and he handled it about as well as possible. No wrinkles to indicate hogging down of the tail section, though. Gentry also has a broken femur, tibia, and shattered ankle. “I could feel him the whole time.”. A small perk in an otherwise pretty expensive hobby.Here we don't even know if he had insurance or not and if he did, then there are specific conditions for coverage. Stall horn was blaring. On ground in the video pilot select right fuel tank. “Because Shad was so calm, I just thought he was landing it. Click here for updates on this story MOUNTAIN HOME , UT (KSL) — A small plane carrying six people crashed near Moon Lake in Duchesne County on Friday, and miraculously, everyone survived. Betsy Mikesell said Feild and her husband both suffered back injuries and remain hospitalized. On August 7, 2020, about 1145 mountain daylight time, a Cessna T210M airplane, N761RG, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Hanna, Utah. As Shad looked for a landing spot, he spotted two possible locations. very common to have it down when getting dropped in to an approach by atc for managing speed and keeping engine happy. Airmen database:SHADRACH ROUNDY FEILD Medical Class: Third Medical Date: 2/2015Certificate: PRIVATE PILOT Date of Issue: 5/31/2016Ratings:PRIVATE PILOTAIRPLANE SINGLE ENGINE LAND, Previous aircraft:N82488 1964 CESSNA 182G Skylane13-Dec-2016 certificate issued. Despite their injuries, they said they’re grateful to be alive and for the help of first responders and the campers who ran to their aid. Sure it´s easy to say this from the ground but it would be the right way in this case. I hope all involved make full recoveries and thanks to them for telling the story. This is incorrect, you are much better off w/ the gear up when coming down on a field like this. Sounds like he was establishing slow flight before the power loss ruined the day.Mr. If he was 50 feet higher that plane would have impacted vertically. Yesterday's crash was the first fatal one in the history of Delta Airlines. Col. James Keefe said at a news conference Wednesday in Westfield, Massachusetts, home of the fighter wing, that there were no munitions onboard the jet at the time of the crash. then bam! Why extend the gear ? The only thing holding the front of the crankcase, with two cylinders attached was the oil pan. Snowmobilers Help Rescue 3 People From Plane Crash In LeicesterThree people and a dog survived a plane crash in Leicester. I am so glad they all survived. The other tank has 10 gal (0.6 hrs). The private pilot and one passenger were seriously injured and 4 other passengers had minor injuries. Gentry also has a broken femur, tibia, and shattered ankle. The 210 was his business airplane since mid 2018. I want to concur with others statements about the lack of airspeed on approach to the selected landing spot, and the possibility of turbo failure or lack of leaning for altitude. Please note: This content carries a strict local market embargo. A lesson to us all, fly the plane all the way to the crash as Bob Hoover said. The pilot reported that the engine experienced a loss of power during a turn over mountainous terrain. Why invent a story that the pilot is stale, sporadic and not improving? “My plane — a Turbo charged 210 — has plenty of horsepower. See similar T210M accident in 2018 that lost power on throttle adjustment.http://www.kathrynsreport.com/2019/04/cessna-t210m-turbo-centurion-personal.html, About the gas, during the warm-up the video shows 20 gallons left tank, and 10 gallons right tank, with fuel selector on right tank. Enough, okay so anyways, there's so many quick cuts in the video you have to pay attention or reduce playback speed, lol.So assuming it's not a fuel gauge malfunction (we're supposed to visually and physically inspect and measure fuel before each flight, so we know if we have a malfunction or not with a gauge, or leaks); 30 gallons (1.75 hours) total fuel on a turbo T210M that consumes up to 17 gal/hr, starting on the 20 gal tank (1.15 hours). “When I came over the corner over the lake, there was a lot of wind coming at me, which isn’t normally a big deal,” Feild said. Yes it will, but a dead engine on an airplane does not have a horn to honk, as it glides silently over the beach and some folks might be walking the beach in the same direction. Boston Mikesell is an American social media personality who has gained an immense fan following across social media like YouTube and Instagram. He said I'm going to land this, hold on tight. The track then decreases in altitude as it turns southwest approaching a large canyon. Six people were onboard the plane including Feild, his wife Jazlyn, their family friends Betsey and Gentry Mikesell, and their 16-year-old teenage twin sons, Brock and Boston Mikesell. If he just recently saw the AME, the FAA database may not have caught up yet. Just pitch for best glide and come in on the slow end of your approach speed and roll it out.