Comments on: Plane Overshoots Runway on Carribean Island

By: fred rebarber

fred rebarber — Sat, 10 Dec 2011 18:22:42 +0000

This accident was by the owner of Air America out of Puerto Rico. The owner has a large ego. His name is Fred Rebarber. He is the world’s best pilot, for those of you who don’t know. No instructor was on board. Even if an instructor had been on board, Fred Rebarber is the best pilot he knows, owner of a company, after all.

By: fred rebarber

fred rebarber — Sat, 10 Dec 2011 18:17:01 +0000

This accident was by the owner of Air America out of Puerto Rico. The owner has a large ego. His name is Fred Rebarber. He is the world’s best pilot, for those of you who don’t know.

By: Pilot Salary

Pilot Salary — Thu, 08 Dec 2011 04:56:34 +0000

This flight should not even have made it to the runway threshold without a go round being initiated. It is pretty obvious to me that the approach speed was too high which can be seen by the distance the aircraft floated for. Airspeed is one of the critical elements of a stabilised approach. If your airspeed is too high at a certain point on final, go around and try it again.

By: rjeii2

rjeii2 — Sat, 29 Oct 2011 04:41:26 +0000

Hard to disagree with that.

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By: Scott Shea

Scott Shea — Fri, 22 Jul 2011 22:33:25 +0000

Clearly there was some bad decision making going on, but I am curious if he was simply TOO SLOW (VMCA) to initiat the go-around and had to get the wheels on the deck. Countering my own questioning, clearly, the skid marks are contrary to my questioning, but there is a point that even when your airborne and you’re in that ground effect, you’ve got to be really careful on a go around with a twin.
This does not appear to be the case here, but I just thought it should be brought up.

By: admin

admin — Thu, 21 Jul 2011 18:03:31 +0000

Maybe the pilot got confused and thought you have to plant it in the last 100 feet…

By: Davis Hunt

Davis Hunt — Thu, 21 Jul 2011 17:03:51 +0000

“That kinda blows” indeed. I think when you’re 50% of the way down the usable runway with sand and water at the end, it’s time to execute a go-around. The SBH is TOUGH because you have to basically follow the terrain down. I’ve been in there right seat in a DHC6 – Twin Otter and you really have to plant the landing in the first 100 feet or go around – period.

By: Xavier

Xavier — Thu, 14 Jul 2011 17:50:45 +0000

Whatever you say abaout the pilot, but this app @ rwy really scares me !!!

By: Marty

Marty — Mon, 06 Jun 2011 00:07:24 +0000

I have been a pilot for 23 years, and am stunned seeing that video.
How did the pilot not realize he was going too fast, for such a short runway.
Hell that was too fast for a long runway.
You keep track of your airspeed the entire approach, or at least i DO.
That was a clear missed approach before he reached the threshold.
Not only was he too fast and too high, but all pilot know that once you make the transition into ground effect when trying to land, that you suddenly have a lot of extra lift.
The pilot finally tried to force the plane onto the ground, which is dumb.
You flare, and let it slowly bleed off speed, and when its out of lift it gently settles onto to the runway.
I routinely fly into and out of a strip just 1600 feet long, and always have lots of room left once stopped.