First time for everything....

GreenDayPilot · December 30th, 2005, 11:12

I'm sure this has happened to a couple of you guys out there...

This took place yesterday when I was flying the second demo flight of the day (also my last flight of the day). As we start heading back to the airport (WHP) we begind descent and I contact tower for landing. As I contact him I'm also thinking of all the other things I had to do that day. I think to myself how nice it is going to be to get those things done early and go to bed before 10-11 for once. He comes back on the radio and says something along the lines of "Cessna 8SP, airport is closed, disabled aircraft on the runway (WHP only has 1 runway)...... I suggest you go back to the practice area or divert to another airport. I don't know how long it is going to be". So there goes all the plans I had, haha. I head out to VNY and wait about 45 mins before I start up again and head back to WHP. It turns out someone had collapsed their landing gear on the runway. It ended up costing me almost two hours, buuuut I guess that's better than collapsing my landing gear, haha.

No real point to this story, just felt like throwing it out there*

triple7 · December 30th, 2005, 11:20

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Originally Posted by GreenDayPilot

I'm sure this has happened to a couple of you guys out there...

This took place yesterday when I was flying the second demo flight of the day (also my last flight of the day). As we start heading back to the airport (WHP) we begind descent and I contact tower for landing. As I contact him I'm also thinking of all the other things I had to do that day. I think to myself how nice it is going to be to get those things done early and go to bed before 10-11 for once. He comes back on the radio and says something along the lines of "Cessna 8SP, airport is closed, disabled aircraft on the runway (WHP only has 1 runway)...... I suggest you go back to the practice area or divert to another airport. I don't know how long it is going to be". So there goes all the plans I had, haha. I head out to VNY and wait about 45 mins before I start up again and head back to WHP. It turns out someone had collapsed their landing gear on the runway. It ended up costing me almost two hours, buuuut I guess that's better than collapsing my landing gear, haha.

No real point to this story, just felt like throwing it out there*

That has happened to me. a baron collapsed his gear on the runway and we(along with 5 other aircraft) waited at FDK for 6 hours. it really sucked. I got home around 11 pm after 1.3 on the hobbs. it was one of my last flights before the cfi checkride. what can you do, right?

wheelsup · December 30th, 2005, 11:29

A bonanza blew a tire at Teterboro, NJ a few years ago. I was inside our building with a student, about to go on a flight. The A/C landed right at the intersection of the two runways, so neither of them could be used.

I'm guessing it cost a couple hundred thousand in associated costs with all those gulfstreams, globals, etc. holding for 45 minutes!!

~wheelsup

MrLeisure757 · December 30th, 2005, 11:34

This summer at Martha's Vineyard a Warbird Navion landed gear up on the main runway while several aircraft were arriving. The US Airways CRJ did a go-around and then diverted to Hyannis, as well as the Dash-8 behind it. Several other jets ended up holding or diverting as well. Definately a costly wait...

FlyingNole · December 30th, 2005, 13:36

I was taxiing for takeoff when a moron in a Baron lined up for landing, but then seemed to think he was headed for the wrong runway. So he cranks and banks and ends up slamming the bird down smack dab in the middle of the intersection of both runways at FXE effectively closing down the field for the afternoon.

Screaming_Emu · December 30th, 2005, 23:12

I've had that happen before as well, was being vectored for an approach in GFK. There were 3 other planes on approach at the time, a Fedex Caravan, a Warrior and a Fedex 727 on a pretty distant final. The tower told the 727 to go around before the warrior, and the 727 pilot started being a huge duchebag to the controller because he thought he was being told to go missed because of the warrior. He said "how professional of you..." and said a few other things that made him sound like a real prick. Then the guy in the tower said "uhh...sir the runway is closed because the caravan ahead of you blew a tire". Thankfully for us we could cancel IFR and land on one of the smaller runways.

BrettInLJ · December 31st, 2005, 01:56

GreenDay, are you working at Vista now by any chance? That used to be my haunt.

December 30th, 2005, 11:12	#1
GreenDayPilot Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: SoCal Posts: 906	First time for everything.... I'm sure this has happened to a couple of you guys out there... This took place yesterday when I was flying the second demo flight of the day (also my last flight of the day). As we start heading back to the airport (WHP) we begind descent and I contact tower for landing. As I contact him I'm also thinking of all the other things I had to do that day. I think to myself how nice it is going to be to get those things done early and go to bed before 10-11 for once. He comes back on the radio and says something along the lines of "Cessna 8SP, airport is closed, disabled aircraft on the runway (WHP only has 1 runway)...... I suggest you go back to the practice area or divert to another airport. I don't know how long it is going to be". So there goes all the plans I had, haha. I head out to VNY and wait about 45 mins before I start up again and head back to WHP. It turns out someone had collapsed their landing gear on the runway. It ended up costing me almost two hours, buuuut I guess that's better than collapsing my landing gear, haha. No real point to this story, just felt like throwing it out there* __________________ "Love, Fly, Live, and Die"

December 30th, 2005, 13:36	#5
FlyingNole Old Skool Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Ft. Lauderdale Posts: 2,090	I was taxiing for takeoff when a moron in a Baron lined up for landing, but then seemed to think he was headed for the wrong runway. So he cranks and banks and ends up slamming the bird down smack dab in the middle of the intersection of both runways at FXE effectively closing down the field for the afternoon. __________________ Don't call her a babe, ok? She is a Chechnyan prostitute, and you will address her as such! -ATHF

December 30th, 2005, 23:12	#6
Screaming_Emu Old Skool Join Date: May 2002 Location: Atlanta, GA Posts: 3,327	I've had that happen before as well, was being vectored for an approach in GFK. There were 3 other planes on approach at the time, a Fedex Caravan, a Warrior and a Fedex 727 on a pretty distant final. The tower told the 727 to go around before the warrior, and the 727 pilot started being a huge duchebag to the controller because he thought he was being told to go missed because of the warrior. He said "how professional of you..." and said a few other things that made him sound like a real prick. Then the guy in the tower said "uhh...sir the runway is closed because the caravan ahead of you blew a tire". Thankfully for us we could cancel IFR and land on one of the smaller runways. __________________ Commercial Pilot - ASEL, AMEL, Instrument CFI/II 880TT CRJ-700 FO at Southernjets Connection Former flight instructor out of KBWI and W29 Loves Dutch chicks "jtrain609: I wish I had a pair"

December 31st, 2005, 01:56	#7
BrettInLJ Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Home:SFO Work:MSP Posts: 1,035	GreenDay, are you working at Vista now by any chance? That used to be my haunt. __________________ My flight training blog: http://airbrett.blogspot.com/

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December 30th, 2005, 11:29	#3
wheelsup Old Skool Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: _ Posts: 5,499	A bonanza blew a tire at Teterboro, NJ a few years ago. I was inside our building with a student, about to go on a flight. The A/C landed right at the intersection of the two runways, so neither of them could be used. I'm guessing it cost a couple hundred thousand in associated costs with all those gulfstreams, globals, etc. holding for 45 minutes!! ~wheelsup

December 30th, 2005, 11:34	#4
MrLeisure757 Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: . Posts: 752	This summer at Martha's Vineyard a Warbird Navion landed gear up on the main runway while several aircraft were arriving. The US Airways CRJ did a go-around and then diverted to Hyannis, as well as the Dash-8 behind it. Several other jets ended up holding or diverting as well. Definately a costly wait...