Pinnacle Emergency- Job Well Done!!

[mike51135]

Kudos to the crew.
"The pilot and the crew did an outstanding job," says Airport Director John Schalliol. "The passengers appreciated that, everything worked out great."

http://www.wndu.com/news/112005/news_46225.php

Posted: 11/29/2005 11:18 am
Last Updated: 11/29/2005 01:14 pm

Story filed by NewsCenter16 Reporter
Robert Borrelli

South Bend, IN - There were tense moments Tuesday morning for passengers and crew on-board a jet bound for Detroit from South Bend.
Engine failure forced the plane to make an emergency landing back at South Bend Regional Airport.

The Northwest Airlink regional jet left South Bend about 8:15 AM.

Soon after they took off, pilots lost the use of the right engine.

Our Skyview 16 camera at South Bend Regional shows the jet coming back to the airport.

Airport fire crews along with firefighters from South Bend and area townships responded.

The aircraft landed safely.

We talked with some of the passengers about what they heard and what they smelled.

"We heard like a fluttering noise or something that sounded like something was wrong with the engine on the right side of the plane," says Passenger Bob Kadlec. "Then, there was actually a pilot on the plane that went up and alerted somebody up front. They shut that (engine) off, (and then) we circled around for awhile and had an actually really good landing."

"We saw the fire trucks when we came down," says Brent Jesiek, another passenger on the Northwest Airlink. "I said, 'Are those for us, Yeah, they must be'! And the landing was fine."

"The pilot and the crew did an outstanding job," says Airport Director John Schalliol. "The passengers appreciated that, everything worked out great."

Three of the 42 passengers we talked with said everyone was pretty calm during the emergency landing.

Passengers were either booked on another flight to Detroit or chose not to continue by air.

The jet was towed to a hangar where technicians will check to see what caused the right engine to fail.

Northwest Airlink is operated by Pinnacle Airlines out of Memphis, TN.

Aircraft background
So, what kind of plane was involved in Tuesday’s emergency landing?

The airline was a Canadair regional jet. It can seat 50 people.

A Northwest Airlink subsidiary called Pinnacle Airlines operates the line. Northwest Airlink is a regional partner of Northwest Airlines.

A spokesperson at Pinnacle tells NewsCenter 16 the company operates 124 planes like the one involved in the emergency landing.

 

[Oakum_Boy]

"Then, there was actually a pilot on the plane that went up and alerted somebody up front. They shut that (engine) off, (and then) we circled around for awhile and had an actually really good landing."

I want to be that guy. Getting out of my seat after takeoff to advise the pilots. I want to be that hero.

 

[acaTerry]

No, be the guy who busts into the cockpit and lands the plane after a metoer hits the windshield and takes out both the pilots!

 

[Oakum_Boy]

No, be the guy who busts into the cockpit and lands the plane after a metoer hits the windshield and takes out both the pilots!

right, right. That would be a lot cooler!

 

[lazy8s]

Not a great review....

With Pinnacle's record, this isn't really a great review for them.

What scares me is that a pilot from the back had to tell the pilots up front that there was a problem with the engine.....

I'd want to be the pilot that was up front who recognized and took care of the problem before the guy in the back even noticed.

 

[DoinTime]

With Pinnacle's record, this isn't really a great review for them.

What scares me is that a pilot from the back had to tell the pilots up front that there was a problem with the engine.....

I'd want to be the pilot that was up front who recognized and took care of the problem before the guy in the back even noticed.

Wow...are you stupid. This article was written based on a few comments from probably the three dumbest people on board the aircraft and you accept it like it is a NTSB report. What does that say about you?

 

[another cfii]

Don't worry, bro. I'm sure they can spin it somehow saying if the pilots were not riddler, they greased that landing...

Some people out there just can't get admit they took care of the emergency, and landed safety. Job well done!!

 

[PBRstreetgang]

AHHHHA,
The question must be asked, were they doing the old seat swap thing and kick the right thrust lever by accident? How many times did they say "dude"?
PBR

 

[lazy8s]

Take a deep breath tough guy....

Wow...are you stupid. This article was written based on a few comments from probably the three dumbest people on board the aircraft and you accept it like it is a NTSB report. What does that say about you?

I was refering to the news reoprt. Not an NTSB report, but it was put on TV by a reporter. Of course, the general public knows no difference between the two (NTSB/News reports) and we all know that what's on the news must be fact.

So I say again, not a great review on Pinnacle, in the eyes of the general public that is.

To answer your question, what that says about me is: I can read between the lines and understand things in context. I can't say that much for you.....

 

[PadFull'oTrim]

Probably a good thing

If they hadn't lost the engine, they may have tried to join the "Pinnacle 410 Club" on that flight.

 

[Gulfstream 200]

410 it dude!!!

like my spiked hair???

 

[linecheck]

Great job to the pinnacle crew: they saved the lives of 50 people. Perhaps the general public will begin to understand why they need two well paid, highly trained, professional flight crews there in case something happens.

 

[acaTerry]

Oakum Boy,
That was tongue in cheek, i.e. I was kidding.

 

[acaTerry]

Well, they got it back in safely, that is a job well done. That is what you guys are (so poorly) paid for.
But try to remember with all the jokes (I hope they are), the other two guys are dead. They paid for their mistake(s). I think that smearing mud all over them is kinda low down. I'd not be suprised to see that there are more guys than those two who did the same type things but somehow got away with it. Let's learn from the mistakes others make instead of pretending that we're so good that we wouldn't make any ourselves huh?

From the soapbox,
Terry

 

[TinGoose1]

I think the point is that the crew had to be notified that they were having engine trouble. End of point.

 

[Nindiri]

Where do you get that from? The news report? How do you know that they weren't already aware of it and had to be alerted? Were they supposed to make an immediate PA about it before they ran their checklists?

 

[DoinTime]

I think the point is that the crew had to be notified that they were having engine trouble. End of point.

I guess the stupidest pilot on this message board position is no longer solely occupied by Lazy8. TinGoose is making a run for it.

 

[TinGoose1]

Stupidest? What school did you attend? You must be a 9E pilot if you thought that word made sense. Buy a dictionary and try the insult again.

 

[Simon Says]

Stupidest? What school did you attend? You must be a 9E pilot is you thought that word made sense. Buy a dictionary and try the insult again.

How often do you get to fly your "heavy" C-150 around. I am sure you would like to be the guy sitting in the back of the airplane when the FA anounces...."Ladies and gentleman...both pilots are dead and we need somebody to fly the airplane." You jump up and say...."Have no fear....I have flown a C-150 before"

What a tool.

 

[Nindiri]

Maybe he tells people it's the advanced version of the C-130.