Comments on: Plane Makes Hard Belly Landing At Atmore Airport http://www.northescambia.com/2021/05/plane-makes-hard-belly-landing-at-atmore-airport Local News for Molino, Bratt, McDavid, Century, Walnut Hill, Cantonment Sat, 04 Apr 2026 14:58:52 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Charlie http://www.northescambia.com/2021/05/plane-makes-hard-belly-landing-at-atmore-airport/comment-page-1#comment-451823 Charlie Sun, 16 May 2021 02:49:52 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=441968#comment-451823 @Deborah---Not an excellent job if he forgot to lower the landing gear! At least no injuries. @Hmmm, Yes, with the prop tips curled that bad, the engine from sudden stoppage will have to be torn down & thoroughly inspected for a snapped crank shaft & other related possibly damaged parts. @Trisha Yes, there is aircraft both liability & airframe insurance, not cheap because of the value of the aircraft, & nearly all or most owners do have some degree of insurance. @Deborah—Not an excellent job if he forgot to lower the landing gear! At least no injuries. @Hmmm, Yes, with the prop tips curled that bad, the engine from sudden stoppage will have to be torn down & thoroughly inspected for a snapped crank shaft & other related possibly damaged parts. @Trisha Yes, there is aircraft both liability & airframe insurance, not cheap because of the value of the aircraft, & nearly all or most owners do have some degree of insurance.

]]> By: Trisha http://www.northescambia.com/2021/05/plane-makes-hard-belly-landing-at-atmore-airport/comment-page-1#comment-451747 Trisha Sat, 15 May 2021 17:02:02 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=441968#comment-451747 I don't mean to sound stupid. Is there such a thing as insurance on planes? I don’t mean to sound stupid. Is there such a thing as insurance on planes?

]]> By: tg http://www.northescambia.com/2021/05/plane-makes-hard-belly-landing-at-atmore-airport/comment-page-1#comment-451695 tg Sat, 15 May 2021 12:59:43 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=441968#comment-451695 High priced V tail Bonanza i know the owner is sick. High priced V tail Bonanza i know the owner is sick.

]]> By: 429SCJ http://www.northescambia.com/2021/05/plane-makes-hard-belly-landing-at-atmore-airport/comment-page-1#comment-451662 429SCJ Sat, 15 May 2021 08:40:48 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=441968#comment-451662 I remember catching hops on Air Force aeroevac flights, DC 10 Nightingale. I can remember once, the plane meeting an ambulance at a rural Georgia airport for patient p/u, in route to Keesler Regional in Biloxi. I remember takeoff, looking out the window and seeing a fence row and cows grazing below us. The pilot must have retracted the landing gear, the moment that the plane left the ground. The Atmore airport has had a pretty quite history, relative to my recollection. That grass looks nice and smooth; glad no one was injured. Glad that no one was hurt. I remember catching hops on Air Force aeroevac flights, DC 10 Nightingale. I can remember once, the plane meeting an ambulance at a rural Georgia airport for patient p/u, in route to Keesler Regional in Biloxi. I remember takeoff, looking out the window and seeing a fence row and cows grazing below us. The pilot must have retracted the landing gear, the moment that the plane left the ground.

The Atmore airport has had a pretty quite history, relative to my recollection.

That grass looks nice and smooth; glad no one was injured.

Glad that no one was hurt.

]]> By: EMD http://www.northescambia.com/2021/05/plane-makes-hard-belly-landing-at-atmore-airport/comment-page-1#comment-451655 EMD Sat, 15 May 2021 05:02:52 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=441968#comment-451655 I was on a big Delta commercial plane in '69 whose nose wheel collapsed when it touched down in Jacksonville, FL. That was certainly unexpected. I was on a big Delta commercial plane in ‘69 whose nose wheel collapsed when it touched down in Jacksonville, FL. That was certainly unexpected.

]]> By: Hmmm http://www.northescambia.com/2021/05/plane-makes-hard-belly-landing-at-atmore-airport/comment-page-1#comment-451640 Hmmm Sat, 15 May 2021 01:29:35 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=441968#comment-451640 Might've been a malfunction, but then there's that little saying about pilots who have forgotten to lower the gear.... "There's those that have and those that will." Most catch it in time for a go-around though. Gonna be expensive though, the engine will have to be torn apart and rebuilt. Might’ve been a malfunction, but then there’s that little saying about pilots who have forgotten to lower the gear…. “There’s those that have and those that will.” Most catch it in time for a go-around though. Gonna be expensive though, the engine will have to be torn apart and rebuilt.

]]> By: Deborah Daugherty http://www.northescambia.com/2021/05/plane-makes-hard-belly-landing-at-atmore-airport/comment-page-1#comment-451632 Deborah Daugherty Fri, 14 May 2021 23:50:48 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=441968#comment-451632 Excellent job by the Pilot... Excellent job by the Pilot…

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