A Cessna 150M waters off Alki Beach, Washington #airplane #incident

General Aviation Accident...
(26/July/2022)
- United States of America 🇺🇸 :
A Cessna 150M, owned by Alternate Air Inc, registration N45517, sustained substantial damage when it ditched in the Puget Sound waters off Alki Beach, Washington.
The sole pilot onboard the airplane was not injured.
#shorts #cessna #cessna150 #cessna172

[B_A_O]

You know a male was recording this when nothing is said at all

[tommynikon]

Factoid: Ditching in the water is guaranteed to miss spectators because the water is too fucking cold in Seattle to actually swim in it. (I live here)

[MT-xsfu]

Any one you walk away from. You really don't have much time to pick.

[richardbaer]

Highly skilled pilot with an apparent engine failure. Landed in the perfect depth of water and an aggressive angle of attack to dissipate the energy perfectly before the tires hit the water. If you're going to crash land, this is how you want to do it

[sergeant_salty]

no place to land out there other than water. very well done by the pilot

[arcosprey]

That engine was sputtering, the beach was the best ditch area for sure.

[KjllShot]

In a high wing aircraft isn't it better to go full Flaps and stay in ground effect as long as possible, ideally drag the tail plane at the last second before touching the water?

[logicalblackman]

This is in Seattle, specifically, the West Seattle neighborhood. Spuds Fish and Chips is close by.

[jonahchandler]

Honestly the only way that could get better is if it more or less stalled in the water at a really slow speed and no damage was done

[aydenmontes]

The more you analyze it the more you find out

[seafuryphil]

Could have nocked 10 knots off with flaps down bud

[nsw]

Hope he was ok, good job, I wonder if adding flaps would have helped from flipping?

[hearsejr]

Hey.. I used to scuba dive there in 1988!!!

[Seanscichlids]

Sounds like the engine was losing power, and he had to land in the safest spot.

[kickingagainstthepricks]

Seems like the go to place for a ditchin. Remember that restored constellation that ditched a while back somewhere around there. 😬

[courtsook]

mans thought he was piloting a seaplane

[nanoqud]

Bro I live in Seattle and know this shit bouta be cold asf

[alexthegreat]

The flaps aren't extended whatsoever. Something definitely went wrong

[nikkidickson]

Bro forgot it's not a float plane

[duartesimoes]

It will be harder to exit a C152 with the flaps down.