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greenf1sh
I'd be crying the whole way to impact, cause man that's gotta hurt to have to do.
Unclejimmeh
Landed on the sea, not crashed.
RuricOrhlandis
I'm sure he landed that close to shore to make recovery the plane easier and quicker
AndrewBuggy
Take out a crowd of swimming kids at the beach. Great choice :/
syrick
Forced water landing*
jkellyone
Hey a plane about to crash...should we move back? Nah just keep swimming
5knotcans
Now it's a seaplane.
ChazzK
Plane crashes just off the shore.
jetman1999
Seeing such a pretty historic aircraft get damages hurts me
RoboCritter
Ace landing though
creepwood
ditches*
YouEatYellowSnow
Plane's homepage: https://www.valiantaircommand.com/tbm-avenger-torpedo-bomber
Ikwilstroopwaffels
I hope he jumped out and asked the beachgoers, "Did we win?!"
FlowChad
He should have left the plane yelling “I need to speak to general Eisenhower immediately! I have information crucial to the war effort!”
Lightsmith
Harrison Ford?
NotRightNeverWrong
Cocoa Beach Airshow 2021
RiccDeckard
Forced water landing :)
cbirdmakeupshit
Excellent plop. Aircraft will be recovered and rebuilt even.
warrenwoodworks8888
https://6abc.com/florida-plane-crash-cocoa-beach-world-war-ii-bomber-tbm-avenger/10525619/
Jrhoney
The pilot is OK, and what's more is the plane was recovered and is able to be restored.
Markamanic
Not really a crash, more like emergency landing. Plane is still intact.
johnbaz
More an emergency watering as it didn't come down on land!! ?
Islandvoid
Why the fuck are there people in the water when they can cöearly see a plane is going down!?
ChevyNova1973
You mean to say that people will willingly ignore logic and common sense when in danger??
lysani
Plane was part of a nearby air show. Most of them thought it was just a stunt until it was only a few feet above the water.
Durahl
The Mechanic that spent the last few years/months keeping/getting it into shape:
LuciusNeedful
The pilot when the engine fails following that mechanic's work:
jag07
"What year is it? Did we win?" - missed opportunity by pilot
CrankyCook
Where did this happen? Normandy.
KaJuN
Midway
Frederf
Woooooahhooooh, we're midway there. WoooOOOAH! Livin' on a prayer.
bwizzle360
“ prepare to ditch, this is not a drill.“ The scariest thing I’ve ever heard.
TK421isAFK
Were you in a plane, or bent over a table at your doctor's office?
cardboardwhales
May I ask what movie that’s from?
Daywalker27
"Brace, brace, brace! Heads down, stay down"
deathslayer4
That was a haunting line in that movie.
justplainvanilla
v
5timewinnerofthebuckeyenewshawkaward
ThatGuyFromJustSouthOfTheMiddleOfNowhere
andrewedf10
not a bad crash landing at all.
Magjee
Too close to people, otherwise not bad
sonicthemariomasterchief
That looks expensive
Oblamer
Yeah, it was 80% gravity, 20% Obamacare.
DropsWittyComments
commentsivehadafew
Any landing you can walk away from is a successful landing
jackjakejohnjerk
But you can not walk on water !?
ByThePowerOfSCIENCE
The aircraft's owners may differ.
LooseyGooseyBrett
Some landings are more expensive than others
youcanreachmenow
I feel like there should still be a scale
Iatesomecoffeecups
More of a watering, hes not on land
invertedcenter
So true....I was told that by my flight instructor over 30 years ago!
vagueluciditee
I think the crucial land in landing is missing
poets
If the pilot was a paraplegic and he was able to walk away from it then it's a very successful landing
the1theycallGreen
Wasn't that Launchpad Mcquack's motto?
AndrewCowbell
Chuck Yeager ?
demonic
Cept he/she has to swim so it's a pretty shitty landing /s
bloxxing
or swim away from.
SeriousIy
It's typically considered more successful when you can reuse the plane after
MrStealUrChange
But he had to swim!
StupidSexyCentaur
Honestly the damage from this landing seems like something they could repair relatively easily. Right?
StephenDaniels
WW2 warbird parts are hugely expensive.
Type17
Salt-water corrosion in aluminum and electrical components, thermal shock to hot engine, etc - fixable because of rarity, but not cheap.
DoLooP
The engine was already in a really bad shape, judging by the sound.
True, but whatever was wrong is not getting improved with cold sea water
Partly agree, but also doing thousands of dollars worth of damage is also less successful than other outcomes
semioticmadness
That’s what the insurance is for. Insurance would rather you bend an airframe than become a bloody pile on the asphalt. They’ll pay you off.
pomax
Heh. "Thousands". Good one.
Wubbalubbadubdubb101
Comment implying that any landing you live from is a successful landing. Please check your pedantry at the door.
But if you have to sell your ass on the street to pay for damages, pedantry or not I dunno which is better.
mstrmrvn
How do you think I got the plane?
AWanderingMage
Living to be able to fly again is usually the preferable outcome to death. Dont know why you seem to think death is the preferred outcome.
You're quadraplegic, strung up and getting used as a human flesh light for the rest of your days to pay off your debt. U into that? No kink
HYRULEHER0
Murica choices. Debt or death?
Brhino
WWII era TBF Avenger. Pilot praised for successful landing with dead engine but criticized for doing it so close to beach-goers.
wedontneednostinkingusername
He had made several mistakes prior to the ditching. Feel sorry for the TBM.
FeedTheRats
The plane (rare I assume) can be recovered much more easily now
angels1
Was a bit close I thought
crawlspace
i assumed it was a dead stick, but that is a lot of noise coming from an airplane with no running engine.
BioRoots
No one got hurt, this rare plane can be salvaged fairly easily. That a win win. No engine either, if he bank to much he would’ve lot control
triggrhaapi
I mean without power and with the glide slope of a fucking brick, you have only so many options.
summits
Lol they think this is too close?
thedarkcanuck
"fine, next time i'll make sure to land on top of them"
laughinggas
Great that no one got hurt but That sea water is gonna fuck everything up in that vintage plane :(
PictureArchiver
“I was kinda busy not fucking dying and I had no more propulsion. What the fuck do you want me to do?"
Was a restored TBM Avenger participating in an air show. Water landing was chosen to avoid going down over buildings nearby.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/world-war-ii-era-plane-makes-emergency-landing-in-surf-off-of-florida-beach/ar-BB1fLs27
tenaciousOther
Fair
ThePunishersVengefulBrother
Not the first time a plane like that has performed a landing line that, I'd wager
mcglirkymeow
But no one criticized them for staying out and watching.
AntiProtonBoy
He had it under control. Got close to the shoreline as safely as he could, but no closer.
Myrectumhousesasmallindonesianfamily
Beach-goers should have moved the fuck out of the way...
maydai110
It's valid criticism. The dude landed a fucking aircraft without an engine what 20 feet away from civilians? He was no doubt panicking but..
He still had control of his surfaces. He literally could have steered it one degree to the left and it would've been safer. But again, >
He was probably panicking, older aircraft so limited view, and there could have been other factors as well.
Skumbo
Did the beach goers not like.... realize that there's a fucking crashing plane?
RigelKent
How the fuck would they know there's a crashing plane? The engine is dead, plane is completely silent.
KirsiKitten
Everyone saying its dead silent...did you not...Unmute the video??? It was far from silent.
A1J1K1
I mean.. If its dead silent how often you gonna look up in the sky for a potentially landing airplane?
MaelstromSama
Probably every 4 min. If it takes a plane 30 sec to land I'll have about a 1 in 8 chance of spotting it.
Bhargo
beach goers could have moved, he had a dead engine those people were stupid just standing around like idiots
Dead engine= silent plane. How the fuck would they have known it was headed right for them?
imgonnaralph
"I can't swim" -The Pilot.... Maybe
Vacationdad
If he didn’t get out of that plane shouting “WHAT YEAR IS IT?!” It’s a severely missed opportunity
Otteritup
Should be a lifejacket in the cabin for this exact situation.
fakieflip180
Went are you flying in naval equipment then?
tiderfish
They could have moved
JonPoncho
They probably thought he was putting on a show. He should have landed further from shore.
PoorSucker
My freeedooms.!!
FukTedCruz
Well people that didn't move didn't die so why should I move?
3nd3rwiggin
That really nicely sums it up.
captainnewbi
ya, but those ppl should of moved, he was going slow enough
AnOldDude
Assuming he was going 70 MPH, they were looking in his direction, they have to realize the unusual was happening and decide on an action 1/
It's difficult to do all that quickly. That's why you don't follow a vehicle too closely on the highway. And don't be playing w/ your fone
you have pretty clear vision from a pretty great distance that a plane is descending in your general direction. I could accept....
the excuse that they didn't know if it was a plane doing a trick or slowly crashing
Bystandr
There is a higher degree of control a prop fighter like that has as opposed to say, a small jet. If a good pilot, the beachgoers here were
DonKeydic
Bondulance dispatched
not in that much danger. Not *NO* danger , but the planes' failure was engine, not control or lift surfaces, leaving his ability to glide
and steer (choosing his landing spot) completely intact.
AllWheelDog
Good luck in Florida
Simonator
With a dead engine you're going to be a bit limited as to options.
putzd63304
Especially in that beast - radial engines planes weren't known for their gliding abilities...
TacoPoweredHelicopter
Really I am fairly sure that plane has alot of glide potential, and it's rudder was still working.
MinimumContributor
Why didn’t he furiously honk the horn?
iforgotmypw
Cuz he is flying a physical " get the fuk outta my way"
PerpetuityPhoto
You've got a 10 to 1 glide on most planes. You'll bleed speed, but low enough and you can rudder steer safely Away from the crowd.
fester9
That's usually true for most MODERN planes. That plane was designed in the late 30s, and it's a grumman meaning its heavy AF to boot.
Below the stall speed, I assure you that you do not have a 10:1 glide slope.
Keep your wings flat to keep the glide going(Tip the plane and you could drop like a stone), then when you've got about 10 to ground-
-bleed everything you can. Probably 20 to ground, but still.
IcamtSpelUkelele
I understood some of those words.
weidermeijer
No. 100 feet further out would have made no difference to the pilot.
sdfsfsfsgs
Unless the plane broke apart or he was left unconscious and it sunk.
HeyoooItsMe
He had clear vision ahead, a straight line of flight and no beachgoers at his touchdown. He was close but in control. Haters gonna hate
CaptAlbertAlexander
100 feet further out may have meant that he would have ditched in deep water, making the plane submerge further, preventing escape
Dagordae
You mean the floating plane? Yeah, pretty sure deeper water isn't less buoyant.
jaysjunkymail11
Did the pilot expect the plane to float and/or be conscious after crashing? If I was out cold, I too would prefer shallow water.
RicheTheBuddha
Not THAT limited. That said, I hope the plane can be made air worthy.
Landed pretty slow, gonna need new props and an engine rebuild but probably salvageable.
definitelynotaspider
My guess is by the time he realizes how close to the beach goers he was he was pretty much committed to the landing
Water landing was actually the better choice, since the only other option would have been going down over nearby occupied buildings.
whooptydoo
yes THAT limited. hes not landing near people for shits and giggles
Pfft, that's a ww2 Grumman plane. Haul it out, replace the prop, wash out the seawater and she'll probably start right up.
I'm exaggerating of course, but the company did earn the nickname "Grumman Ironworks" for a reason. Their WW2 era planes are built like 1/
brick shit-houses.
hotrodny
Shame on the pilot for wanting to increase his chances of survival and also to be able to salvage the plane
Salvage the plane? LOL. He ditched in sea-water. That's a complete rebuild regardless.
circlebreaker
The rebuild is already going to be expensive AF. I agree, kudos on the flyer for not ditching an irreplaceable plane in 300+ ft of water.
NKato
They've already started the work by now, probably.
No doubt, probably as soon as they were able to get it transported back to the airstrip.
No, it has to be sent back to the owners' shop. The organization isn't based where it crash landed.
greenf1sh
I'd be crying the whole way to impact, cause man that's gotta hurt to have to do.
Unclejimmeh
Landed on the sea, not crashed.
RuricOrhlandis
I'm sure he landed that close to shore to make recovery the plane easier and quicker
AndrewBuggy
Take out a crowd of swimming kids at the beach. Great choice :/
syrick
Forced water landing*
jkellyone
Hey a plane about to crash...should we move back? Nah just keep swimming
5knotcans
Now it's a seaplane.
ChazzK
Plane crashes just off the shore.
jetman1999
Seeing such a pretty historic aircraft get damages hurts me
RoboCritter
Ace landing though
creepwood
ditches*
YouEatYellowSnow
Plane's homepage: https://www.valiantaircommand.com/tbm-avenger-torpedo-bomber
Ikwilstroopwaffels
I hope he jumped out and asked the beachgoers, "Did we win?!"
FlowChad
He should have left the plane yelling “I need to speak to general Eisenhower immediately! I have information crucial to the war effort!”
Lightsmith
Harrison Ford?
NotRightNeverWrong
Cocoa Beach Airshow 2021
RiccDeckard
Forced water landing :)
cbirdmakeupshit
Excellent plop. Aircraft will be recovered and rebuilt even.
warrenwoodworks8888
https://6abc.com/florida-plane-crash-cocoa-beach-world-war-ii-bomber-tbm-avenger/10525619/
Jrhoney
The pilot is OK, and what's more is the plane was recovered and is able to be restored.
Markamanic
Not really a crash, more like emergency landing. Plane is still intact.
johnbaz
More an emergency watering as it didn't come down on land!! ?
Islandvoid
Why the fuck are there people in the water when they can cöearly see a plane is going down!?
ChevyNova1973
You mean to say that people will willingly ignore logic and common sense when in danger??
lysani
Plane was part of a nearby air show. Most of them thought it was just a stunt until it was only a few feet above the water.
Durahl
The Mechanic that spent the last few years/months keeping/getting it into shape:
LuciusNeedful
The pilot when the engine fails following that mechanic's work:
jag07
"What year is it? Did we win?" - missed opportunity by pilot
CrankyCook
Where did this happen? Normandy.
KaJuN
Midway
Frederf
Woooooahhooooh, we're midway there. WoooOOOAH! Livin' on a prayer.
bwizzle360
“ prepare to ditch, this is not a drill.“ The scariest thing I’ve ever heard.
TK421isAFK
Were you in a plane, or bent over a table at your doctor's office?
cardboardwhales
May I ask what movie that’s from?
Daywalker27
"Brace, brace, brace! Heads down, stay down"
deathslayer4
That was a haunting line in that movie.
justplainvanilla
5timewinnerofthebuckeyenewshawkaward
ThatGuyFromJustSouthOfTheMiddleOfNowhere
andrewedf10
not a bad crash landing at all.
Magjee
Too close to people, otherwise not bad
sonicthemariomasterchief
That looks expensive
Oblamer
Yeah, it was 80% gravity, 20% Obamacare.
DropsWittyComments
commentsivehadafew
Any landing you can walk away from is a successful landing
jackjakejohnjerk
But you can not walk on water !?
ByThePowerOfSCIENCE
The aircraft's owners may differ.
LooseyGooseyBrett
Some landings are more expensive than others
youcanreachmenow
I feel like there should still be a scale
Iatesomecoffeecups
More of a watering, hes not on land
invertedcenter
So true....I was told that by my flight instructor over 30 years ago!
vagueluciditee
I think the crucial land in landing is missing
poets
If the pilot was a paraplegic and he was able to walk away from it then it's a very successful landing
the1theycallGreen
Wasn't that Launchpad Mcquack's motto?
AndrewCowbell
Chuck Yeager ?
demonic
Cept he/she has to swim so it's a pretty shitty landing /s
bloxxing
or swim away from.
SeriousIy
It's typically considered more successful when you can reuse the plane after
MrStealUrChange
But he had to swim!
StupidSexyCentaur
Honestly the damage from this landing seems like something they could repair relatively easily. Right?
StephenDaniels
WW2 warbird parts are hugely expensive.
Type17
Salt-water corrosion in aluminum and electrical components, thermal shock to hot engine, etc - fixable because of rarity, but not cheap.
DoLooP
The engine was already in a really bad shape, judging by the sound.
Type17
True, but whatever was wrong is not getting improved with cold sea water
poets
Partly agree, but also doing thousands of dollars worth of damage is also less successful than other outcomes
semioticmadness
That’s what the insurance is for. Insurance would rather you bend an airframe than become a bloody pile on the asphalt. They’ll pay you off.
pomax
Heh. "Thousands". Good one.
Wubbalubbadubdubb101
Comment implying that any landing you live from is a successful landing. Please check your pedantry at the door.
poets
But if you have to sell your ass on the street to pay for damages, pedantry or not I dunno which is better.
mstrmrvn
How do you think I got the plane?
AWanderingMage
Living to be able to fly again is usually the preferable outcome to death. Dont know why you seem to think death is the preferred outcome.
poets
You're quadraplegic, strung up and getting used as a human flesh light for the rest of your days to pay off your debt. U into that? No kink
HYRULEHER0
Murica choices. Debt or death?
Brhino
WWII era TBF Avenger. Pilot praised for successful landing with dead engine but criticized for doing it so close to beach-goers.
wedontneednostinkingusername
He had made several mistakes prior to the ditching. Feel sorry for the TBM.
FeedTheRats
The plane (rare I assume) can be recovered much more easily now
angels1
Was a bit close I thought
crawlspace
i assumed it was a dead stick, but that is a lot of noise coming from an airplane with no running engine.
BioRoots
No one got hurt, this rare plane can be salvaged fairly easily. That a win win. No engine either, if he bank to much he would’ve lot control
triggrhaapi
I mean without power and with the glide slope of a fucking brick, you have only so many options.
summits
Lol they think this is too close?
thedarkcanuck
"fine, next time i'll make sure to land on top of them"
laughinggas
Great that no one got hurt but That sea water is gonna fuck everything up in that vintage plane :(
PictureArchiver
“I was kinda busy not fucking dying and I had no more propulsion. What the fuck do you want me to do?"
lysani
Was a restored TBM Avenger participating in an air show. Water landing was chosen to avoid going down over buildings nearby.
lysani
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/world-war-ii-era-plane-makes-emergency-landing-in-surf-off-of-florida-beach/ar-BB1fLs27
tenaciousOther
Fair
ThePunishersVengefulBrother
Not the first time a plane like that has performed a landing line that, I'd wager
mcglirkymeow
But no one criticized them for staying out and watching.
AntiProtonBoy
He had it under control. Got close to the shoreline as safely as he could, but no closer.
Myrectumhousesasmallindonesianfamily
Beach-goers should have moved the fuck out of the way...
maydai110
It's valid criticism. The dude landed a fucking aircraft without an engine what 20 feet away from civilians? He was no doubt panicking but..
maydai110
He still had control of his surfaces. He literally could have steered it one degree to the left and it would've been safer. But again, >
maydai110
He was probably panicking, older aircraft so limited view, and there could have been other factors as well.
Skumbo
Did the beach goers not like.... realize that there's a fucking crashing plane?
RigelKent
How the fuck would they know there's a crashing plane? The engine is dead, plane is completely silent.
KirsiKitten
Everyone saying its dead silent...did you not...Unmute the video??? It was far from silent.
A1J1K1
I mean.. If its dead silent how often you gonna look up in the sky for a potentially landing airplane?
MaelstromSama
Probably every 4 min. If it takes a plane 30 sec to land I'll have about a 1 in 8 chance of spotting it.
Bhargo
beach goers could have moved, he had a dead engine those people were stupid just standing around like idiots
RigelKent
Dead engine= silent plane. How the fuck would they have known it was headed right for them?
imgonnaralph
"I can't swim" -The Pilot.... Maybe
Vacationdad
If he didn’t get out of that plane shouting “WHAT YEAR IS IT?!” It’s a severely missed opportunity
Otteritup
Should be a lifejacket in the cabin for this exact situation.
fakieflip180
Went are you flying in naval equipment then?
tiderfish
They could have moved
JonPoncho
They probably thought he was putting on a show. He should have landed further from shore.
PoorSucker
My freeedooms.!!
FukTedCruz
Well people that didn't move didn't die so why should I move?
3nd3rwiggin
That really nicely sums it up.
captainnewbi
ya, but those ppl should of moved, he was going slow enough
AnOldDude
Assuming he was going 70 MPH, they were looking in his direction, they have to realize the unusual was happening and decide on an action 1/
AnOldDude
It's difficult to do all that quickly. That's why you don't follow a vehicle too closely on the highway. And don't be playing w/ your fone
captainnewbi
you have pretty clear vision from a pretty great distance that a plane is descending in your general direction. I could accept....
captainnewbi
the excuse that they didn't know if it was a plane doing a trick or slowly crashing
Bystandr
There is a higher degree of control a prop fighter like that has as opposed to say, a small jet. If a good pilot, the beachgoers here were
DonKeydic
Bondulance dispatched
Bystandr
not in that much danger. Not *NO* danger , but the planes' failure was engine, not control or lift surfaces, leaving his ability to glide
Bystandr
and steer (choosing his landing spot) completely intact.
AllWheelDog
Good luck in Florida
Simonator
With a dead engine you're going to be a bit limited as to options.
putzd63304
Especially in that beast - radial engines planes weren't known for their gliding abilities...
TacoPoweredHelicopter
Really I am fairly sure that plane has alot of glide potential, and it's rudder was still working.
MinimumContributor
Why didn’t he furiously honk the horn?
iforgotmypw
Cuz he is flying a physical " get the fuk outta my way"
PerpetuityPhoto
You've got a 10 to 1 glide on most planes. You'll bleed speed, but low enough and you can rudder steer safely Away from the crowd.
fester9
That's usually true for most MODERN planes. That plane was designed in the late 30s, and it's a grumman meaning its heavy AF to boot.
triggrhaapi
Below the stall speed, I assure you that you do not have a 10:1 glide slope.
PerpetuityPhoto
Keep your wings flat to keep the glide going(Tip the plane and you could drop like a stone), then when you've got about 10 to ground-
PerpetuityPhoto
-bleed everything you can. Probably 20 to ground, but still.
IcamtSpelUkelele
I understood some of those words.
weidermeijer
No. 100 feet further out would have made no difference to the pilot.
sdfsfsfsgs
Unless the plane broke apart or he was left unconscious and it sunk.
HeyoooItsMe
He had clear vision ahead, a straight line of flight and no beachgoers at his touchdown. He was close but in control. Haters gonna hate
CaptAlbertAlexander
100 feet further out may have meant that he would have ditched in deep water, making the plane submerge further, preventing escape
Dagordae
You mean the floating plane? Yeah, pretty sure deeper water isn't less buoyant.
jaysjunkymail11
Did the pilot expect the plane to float and/or be conscious after crashing? If I was out cold, I too would prefer shallow water.
RicheTheBuddha
Not THAT limited. That said, I hope the plane can be made air worthy.
triggrhaapi
Landed pretty slow, gonna need new props and an engine rebuild but probably salvageable.
definitelynotaspider
My guess is by the time he realizes how close to the beach goers he was he was pretty much committed to the landing
lysani
Water landing was actually the better choice, since the only other option would have been going down over nearby occupied buildings.
whooptydoo
yes THAT limited. hes not landing near people for shits and giggles
fester9
Pfft, that's a ww2 Grumman plane. Haul it out, replace the prop, wash out the seawater and she'll probably start right up.
fester9
I'm exaggerating of course, but the company did earn the nickname "Grumman Ironworks" for a reason. Their WW2 era planes are built like 1/
fester9
brick shit-houses.
hotrodny
Shame on the pilot for wanting to increase his chances of survival and also to be able to salvage the plane
RigelKent
Salvage the plane? LOL. He ditched in sea-water. That's a complete rebuild regardless.
circlebreaker
The rebuild is already going to be expensive AF. I agree, kudos on the flyer for not ditching an irreplaceable plane in 300+ ft of water.
NKato
They've already started the work by now, probably.
circlebreaker
No doubt, probably as soon as they were able to get it transported back to the airstrip.
NKato
No, it has to be sent back to the owners' shop. The organization isn't based where it crash landed.