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Security Video Shows Small Plane Landing on Calgary Road Wednesday
Global News Calgary ^ | April 25, 2018 | Global News Calgary

Posted on 04/25/2018 10:08:03 AM PDT by A Formerly Proud Canadian

Security video shows small plane landing on Calgary road Wednesday


TOPICS: Canada; Miscellaneous; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: aircraft; calgary; miracle
Obviously, someone was late for a breakfast meeting downtown, so a twin engined Piper Navajo landed on 36 Street NE, near the C-train station, allowing passengers to quickly board in in-bound train.

Seriously, the pilot landed the aircraft, with four passengers and two crew, on a major artery in the Northeast quadrant of Calgary, after a loss of power. Luckily, at 5:45AM, there was little traffic and a tragedy was averted. There appears to be a little damage to the right wing of the aircraft, possibly nicking a sign, or light standard. Everyone is OK, no injuries.

36 Street NE will be shut down for some time, as the plane cannot be moved, pending the arrival of TSB investigators from Edmonton. (Hopefully, they will land at YYC, rather than a city street! 😜)

1 posted on 04/25/2018 10:08:03 AM PDT by A Formerly Proud Canadian
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To: A Formerly Proud Canadian

A piper Navajo is not a small plane.


2 posted on 04/25/2018 10:50:09 AM PDT by blackdog
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To: A Formerly Proud Canadian

“You have traffic at 12 o’clock...and at 6 o’clock”


3 posted on 04/25/2018 11:32:25 AM PDT by bigbob
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To: blackdog

A Piper Navajo is smaller than most a/c that fly into YYC. You may wish to contact Global News in Calgary to correct their article. You can e-mail them at: Calgary@globalnews.ca or you can call them at 403-235-7709, so that they may correct this error.


4 posted on 04/25/2018 11:43:22 AM PDT by A Formerly Proud Canadian (I once was blind but now I see...)
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To: blackdog

My understanding is that you can’t judge a plane by the size of it’s rudder.


5 posted on 04/25/2018 11:51:09 AM PDT by jonno (Having an opinion is not the same as having the answer...)
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To: A Formerly Proud Canadian

If a pilot landed a Piper Navajo successfully on a municipal street with no damage to man or machine, that my friend is Captain Sully kind of workmanship at the controls. He or she deserves a medal.


6 posted on 04/25/2018 12:06:28 PM PDT by blackdog
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Huge rudder = lower critical engine out minimum controllable airspeed. Kills you in a Baron, but saves you in a Navajo or Cheyenne.

Big girl will just roll inverted, stall, and pancake you into the ground.

Really, this pilot deserves a medal.

7 posted on 04/25/2018 12:10:39 PM PDT by blackdog
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From the pictures of the plane on 36 St NE, it looks like he might have clipped a street sign. His right wing appears slightly shorter than the left. All in all, there appears to be no other damage to the plane. I say, “Well done!” to the pilot.

There is a Walmart about half a mile South on 36 St NE, so all involved can pick up fresh, clean undies, including the driver of the car that he appears to have buzzed (but missed by several dozen feet) as he was approaching for the landing.

Everyone should consider themselves to be very blessed in this situation.


8 posted on 04/25/2018 5:52:45 PM PDT by A Formerly Proud Canadian (I once was blind but now I see...)
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To: A Formerly Proud Canadian

The best safety device in any airplane is a well trained pilot.


9 posted on 04/25/2018 7:23:15 PM PDT by blackdog
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To: A Formerly Proud Canadian

And well trained pilots know where that claim originates.


10 posted on 04/25/2018 7:24:38 PM PDT by blackdog
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To: A Formerly Proud Canadian

Credit:Dave Will/CBC


Credit:CBC


Credit:Dave Gilson/CBC /

Not a 'perfect' landing, but still, only minor damage to the aircraft and no injuries. What a blessing! The aircraft was moved this afternoon, off the road, onto the grass. The only casualties of the emergency landing were possibly underwear of those on the plane and perhaps some drivers on 36 St NE.

11 posted on 04/25/2018 8:45:47 PM PDT by A Formerly Proud Canadian (I once was blind but now I see...)
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