Premier down at Oshkosh

[LJ45]

"In an interview published on the Roush Fenway Racing Web site, Roush said despite loss of sight in his left eye, a broken jaw and compression fracture of his back, he will fly again. In an August 13 interview on at the Michigan Speedway, Roush said, "The reality of it...on a trip arrival into Oshkosh, I was put in conflict with the flight plan of another airplane close to the ground and I was unable to address the conflict and keep the airplane flying. I ground-looped the airplane.""

WTF?

 

[Lynxman]

What you've never ground looped a plane because of conflicting traffic?

 

[LJ45]

What you've never ground looped a plane because of conflicting traffic?

:laugh:

 

[ProFracPilot]

Ground loop; stall. Don't split hairs. Aren't they the same thing?

 

[75 Driver]

Don't you have to be on the ground to ground loop.

 

[Mud Eagle]

That's a first -- a nose-dragger ground loop.

 

[j41driver]

That's a first -- a nose-dragger ground loop.

...from 30 feet.

 

[A-Track]

Poor quality video but at around 40 seconds in you can watch his approach and kind of see the crash.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AwUzdKOEMKQ&p=6BB5696CF4EE1423&playnext=1&index=26

 

[FlyingPieceOfSt]

Good find.

 

[LJ45]

what the hell was he trying to do?

 

[Lynxman]

I just don't understand what he was doing. There was nothing stabilized about that entire landing.

 

[siouxicide]

From what I can see that was demonstration of extremely poor piloting skills/decision making.

 

[lowtimedriver]

Photo Sequence
http://photos.tmz.com/galleries/jack_roushs_plane_crashed_pictures#tab=most_recent

Nice stabilized approach. Well, he almost made it.

 

[G100driver]

After watching the video and seeing the pictures it is very obvious to me what happened .... Rousch was obviously distracted while eating a jelly doughnut on short final.

 

[400A]

After watching the video and seeing the pictures it is very obvious to me what happened .... Rousch was obviously distracted while eating a jelly doughnut on short final.

That would explain the jelly all over his face and shirt...LOL