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Air Traffic Monitoring => Aviation Audio Clips => Topic started by: StuSEL on April 06, 2012, 12:55:04 PM
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On the morning of Friday, April 6th, 2012, N52828, type Cessna Cardinal, was performing a series of practice approaches at the Flint-Bishop International Airport. At about 9:15 EDT, the aircraft had just completed a practice RNAV (GPS) Runway 27 approach. The aircraft was handed off from Flint Tower to Flint Departure/Approach for vectors for a practice ILS Runway 27 approach. The pilot of N52828 then advised the Flint Approach controller that he needed to return to the airport due to excessive engine vibration and "smelling something." The aircraft was told to proceed direct to the numbers for Runway 27. Another aircraft, N7150S, was on a practice ILS approach to Runway 27 at the time and was promptly vectored off the procedure. As N52828 landed, the nosegear collapsed. Rescue vehicles met the aircraft as it came to a stop. No injuries reported.
Total time between the emergency beginning and ending was only a few minutes. The clip was compiled off of the FNT 1330Z and 1400Z archives. This is an excerpt with time between transmissions compressed and certain unrelated transmissions deleted.
Emergency begins at 1:10 on this clip. The preceding audio sets up the scenario.
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It kinda hits home when something like this happens at an airport in the state you live in. Especially when your familiar with the airport. At least thats the predicament I'm in.
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Interesting how on the next day this happened to another Cardinal at a different airport;
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** Notice created 4/12/2012 Notice 6 **
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IDENTIFICATION
Regis#: 52828 Make/Model: C177 Description: 177, Cardinal
Date: 04/06/2012 Time: 1404
Event Type: Incident Highest Injury: None Mid Air: N Missing: N
Damage: Unknown
LOCATION
City: FLINT State: MI Country: US
DESCRIPTION
AIRCRAFT LANDED AND THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED, FLINT, MI
INJURY DATA Total Fatal: 0
# Crew: 2 Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk:
# Pass: 0 Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk:
# Grnd: Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk:
OTHER DATA
Activity: Unknown Phase: Landing Operation: OTHER
FAA FSDO: DETROIT, MI (GL23) Entry date: 04/09/2012
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** Notice created 4/12/2012 Notice 7 **
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IDENTIFICATION
Regis#: 8208G Make/Model: C177 Description: 177, Cardinal
Date: 04/07/2012 Time: 1727
Event Type: Incident Highest Injury: None Mid Air: N Missing: N
Damage: Unknown
LOCATION
City: KENOSHA State: WI Country: US
DESCRIPTION
AIRCRAFT ON LANDING, NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED, KENOSHA, WI
INJURY DATA Total Fatal: 0
# Crew: 1 Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk:
# Pass: 0 Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk:
# Grnd: Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk:
OTHER DATA
Activity: Unknown Phase: Landing Operation: OTHER
FAA FSDO: MILWAUKEE, WI (GL13) Entry date: 04/09/2012
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iskyfly, that is very interesting. I believe I've heard N8208G flying through Flint before as well.