P180 Belly Landing at HPN this Morning - Was it Avantair?

[sperfly]

I think they should have landed on the moon. The lack of gravity would have made damage minimal and they wouldn't have inconveinced anyone. Just my two pennys.

 

[CaptainBigStick]

A good job would be heading to a different airport and not screwing up ops at HPN for hours.

You must be the type of guy that loses an engine and overflies 10 good airports just to get home.

 

[rettofly]

I hear it was you in that plane, didn't know how to put the handle down. LOL

Busted!

Nope, it wasn't I, but I'll review Gear Handle 101 just in case. :beer:

 

[skyismyoffice]

more gear problems?

Heard an Avantair P180 yesterday divert from TEB to EWR because of a "gear problem". Any info on this?

 

[av8orboy]

I heard the FAA wants to ground all the P180's. Any info on that?

 

[sperfly]

You must be the type of guy that loses an engine and overflies 10 good airports just to get home.

British Airways has been known to lose an engine and overfly an entire continent and ocean just to get home. Take that.

 

[myrealnameis]

I heard the FAA wants to ground all the P180's. Any info on that?

source please?

 

[Guitar Guy]

source please?

I think it may be this: LINK

But then again, maybe it's something else.

 

[Wooly]

A good job would be heading to a different airport and not screwing up ops at HPN for hours.

Yep. Should have gone for EWR or LGA. I think they have more than 1 runway?...

 

[CherryBomb]

I heard the FAA wants to ground all the P180's. Any info on that?

Why the heck would the FAA want to ground the P180?!?!?

They actually have a great safety record. There has never been a fatal Piaggio crash, ever.... (ok, knock on wood)

Its a really really high profile airplane. So when they have gear or brake problems, everyone broadcasts it. A Citation can crash short of the runway and kill everyone on board and it barely makes the news.... Come on, I cant figure out why everyone seems to love to hate those airplanes...