Episode 89: Gear-Up Landing
About this episode
The episode discusses a gear-up landing incident involving a Cessna 401 after a left-gear failure during a ferry flight.
Tony Williams and Ben Taylor prepare to ferry a Cessna 401 that’s been resurrected after almost 25 years in storage. Despite meticulous planning, high-speed taxi tests, and pattern work, a loud bang on downwind reveals a left-gear failure. With support from ATC, the pilots plan a deliberate gear-up landing on a foamed runway.
More episodes of "There I was..." An Aviation Podcast
- Episode 94: Engine-Out at Night
- Episode 93: Windscreen Blowout
- Episode 92: Icing in a Sling
- Episode 91: Unexpected Spin
- Episode 90: Exhaust Valve
- Episode 88: Bouncing on Empty
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