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00:02Engine failure shortly after takeoff, landing gear problems, and aircraft losing control on
00:08the runway. In this collection, you'll see 22 real aviation incidents captured by pilots,
00:14passengers, and eyewitnesses. Some ended with successful emergency landings. Others left
00:20aircraft badly damaged. Each situation is different, and we'll take a closer look at
00:25what happened using only the facts we can verify.
00:32In early 2017, at Santa Monica Airport in California, a Cessna 170 Bravo lost directional
00:39control during landing. After touching down, the tailwheel airplane began turning sharply
00:44across the runway. The pilot couldn't stop the developing ground loop, and the airplane
00:49swung around before coming to a stop. The exact sequence of control inputs hasn't been established,
00:54so the specific reason for the loss of control remains unconfirmed.
01:11November 12, 2011. Raglan, New Zealand. A Mooney M20 Charlie was accelerating along a rough grass runway
01:19when its landing gear unexpectedly retracted. According to the account of the incident,
01:24the mechanical gear handle came out of its locked position during the takeoff roll. The airplane
01:29dropped onto its underside and stopped on the runway. People nearby helped lift the Mooney
01:34and get it back onto its wheels.
02:01and get it back onto its wheels.
02:12January 19, 2013, near Cornelio Procopio, Brazil. A Cessna 152 was on a training flight with an instructor and
02:21student when the engine oil pressure began dropping. Soon afterward, the engine developed severe vibration,
02:27and the crew noticed the smell of burning oil. They shut the engine down and made an emergency landing
02:33in a soybean field. Both pilots walked away uninjured. The engine and propeller were damaged.
03:17January 27, 2021. Parafield Airport, South Australia. A Beechcraft Baron was returning to land when the crew discovered that the
03:27nose landing gear wouldn't extend. After spending time circling the airport and working through the problem,
03:33the instructor brought the airplane in for an emergency landing. The main wheels touched down first,
03:38followed by the nose of the aircraft. Sparks flew as it slid along the runway. Both occupants escaped without injuries.
03:55June 27, 2024. Eydin, Turkey. A student pilot was flying a Tecnum P2008 on a solo training flight when its
04:05Rotax engine
04:06stopped producing power. With no working engine, he diverted to Eydin Childer Airport and lined up with
04:12the runway. He managed the descent and brought the airplane down safely. The engine failure was reported
04:18as mechanical, but the exact failed component hasn't been established.
04:42There has been called the engine and the internet before
04:43so we are getting to the control that is for the crew. So we have to take a look and
04:52die.
04:58With no matter what, the weather is blowing and it's just as possible, the wind will be
05:00far from the weather. And the wind will be up to the destination if we are now in a
05:00direction. The weather is quite a bit. It's even better than the weather will be somewhere.
05:02It's also moment in the weather. The weather is absolutely right. The weather is
05:03possible. The weather is in a earthquake equation. It's in the weather. The weather is
05:04It's possible for the weather is no matter what we do. It's the weather to take a little bit. The
05:07weather is pretty much.
05:19You can turn around.
05:20I really need to keep walking.
05:22I've been driving a little to now.
05:23I have to keep the seat in front of me.
05:47In 2019, at an airport whose location hasn't been confirmed, a Mooney M20 Foxtrot made
05:53a landing with its landing gear retracted.
05:56The airplane settled onto the bottom of its fuselage and continued sliding down the runway
06:00until it stopped.
06:01Emergency equipment was already nearby.
06:04The cabin door opened after the aircraft came to rest.
06:07A later aircraft listing confirms a gear up landing that year, but the reason the gear
06:12wasn't extended remains unknown.
06:23In footage published June 8th, 2021, a Cessna 180 Kilo is seen making a difficult landing
06:30at an unidentified airfield.
06:32The airplane comes down hard, and its propeller appears to pass extremely close to the runway
06:37surface.
06:38The person filming estimated a direct crosswind of 10 to 15 knots.
06:42Fortunately, the aircraft stayed upright, and the witness reported that everyone was okay.
06:47An actual propeller strike hasn't been confirmed.
06:59In footage published December 23rd, 2022, a Challenger 2 loses engine power and makes a forced landing
07:07away from the airport.
07:08The pilot brings the airplane down with a tailwind, leaving little room for error during the rollout.
07:13He initially suspected carburetor icing, but later believed the mechanical fuel pump might
07:18have been responsible.
07:19That explanation hasn't been confirmed, and the exact cause of the engine failure remains
07:24unknown.
07:24What if this car had come down?
09:59In June 2021, a pilot flying a Hurricane Ultralight experienced a sudden engine failure during flight.
10:06His Rotax 503 began losing power before the propeller stopped completely.
10:11From that point, he had only about seven seconds before reaching the ground.
10:15He lowered the nose, used the flaps, and brought the aircraft down in a freshly plowed field.
10:20The impact damaged the landing gear and steering components.
10:24The exact internal engine failure wasn't confirmed in the original account.
10:53All right, we're in.
11:18Oh, you son of a bitch.
11:24Oh, you son of a bitch.
11:29Well, that's the end of that fucking prop.
11:33What an asshole.
11:36All right.
11:49I'm okay.
11:51Let's get this off its perch.
11:53Oh, you son of a bitch.
11:57Oh, fuck.
12:02In November 2014, at Squamish in British Columbia, Canada, a Seastar amphibious biplane returned from a short flight.
12:10The pilot had forgotten to extend the landing gear for the runway landing.
12:15Instead of rolling on its wheels, the airplane touched down on its hull and slid along the pavement.
12:20The bottom of the aircraft was badly scratched, but nobody was injured.
12:25The unusual landing was captured by a friend filming from the ground.
12:50In footage published August 26th, 2026, a vintage Piper J3 Cub loses directional control after landing on the ground.
12:58On a paved runway, the tailwheel airplane turns and runs off onto the grass.
13:03The pilot says he applied full power in an attempt to go around and recover from the situation.
13:09The Cub eventually returns to the paved surface.
13:12According to the pilot, the aircraft wasn't damaged.
13:15The exact reason it initially lost directional control hasn't been established.
13:30This vehicle was underground.
13:32So you're good.
13:33Wait, go brown.
13:38No, you just check your unters, please?
14:11On an unconfirmed date at Buchanan Field in Concord, California,
14:15Misha Tukin was flying a Cessna 172 on his third solo flight.
14:20About a minute and a half after takeoff, the engine failed completely.
14:24He turned back toward the airport, but couldn't reach the runway.
14:27Instead, he landed on a golf driving range and struck a fence.
14:31He survived without injury.
14:33The engine failure was later traced to a faulty component in the fuel system.
14:45This is one person.
14:54I'm going to come down in the speed here.
15:13I'm going to come down in the speed of the car.
15:16I'm going to come down in the speed of the car.
15:37October 23rd, 2012.
15:39A Cessna 182 suffered a serious loss of engine power shortly after takeoff, at roughly 200 feet above the ground.
15:47The pilot briefly considered turning back, but there wasn't enough altitude.
15:51He kept the airplane under control and made a forced landing in a field ahead.
15:55The pilot survived.
15:57An initial examination ruled out several possible faults, but the precise reason for the engine failure wasn't established.
16:37Okay, I'm gonna put this down.
16:45Oh, oh, oh.
16:54Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh.
17:00Oh, oh.
17:04Oh, oh, oh.
17:22In footage published March 14th, 2022, a Kitfox pilot attempts to land on a snow-covered
17:29field.
17:30The airplane initially touches down on its main wheels, but as it rolls through the snow,
17:34the nose suddenly drops.
17:36The aircraft pitches forward and flips completely onto its back.
17:40Snow resistance may have contributed to the accident, but the exact cause hasn't been
17:45confirmed.
17:46The owner later reported that the engine was still functional and the airplane was being
17:50rebuilt.
18:07The owner of the vehicle is the same.
18:09The owner of the vehicle is where the airplane was discovered and is not the same.
18:10And the engine was a littlefffff.
18:34The vehicle becomes the same.
18:35The vehicle becomes the same as the boat as it is.
19:02In August 2021, Terry Adair
19:05was flying his single-seat affordaplane with a Hearth 2704 engine. After reducing power
19:11for descent, the engine suddenly stopped. He managed to restart it while still airborne
19:16and continued to a safe landing on a grass runway. Terry suspected the engine may have
19:21experienced a cold seizure, possibly related to rapid cooling or lubrication, but he hadn't
19:26completed a mechanical inspection, so the cause remained unconfirmed.
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20:50February 23rd, 2017.
20:53At an airport whose location hasn't been confirmed,
20:56a small airplane was approaching to land after an earlier missed approach.
21:00According to the witness who recorded the incident, the airplane was carrying excessive speed
21:05and the pilot didn't maintain proper crosswind correction.
21:08Heavy braking after touchdown caused the wheels to lock,
21:12followed by damage to the right main landing gear.
21:14The aircraft came to a stop, and the runway remained closed for approximately 45 minutes.
21:30In footage published September 20th, 2020, at Munchcheide Airfield in Germany,
21:36a pilot flying an FK-9 experienced engine trouble during the initial climb.
21:40With power dropping, he turned back toward the airfield and lined up for an emergency landing.
21:46The final turn was made close to the ground, and the propeller stopped before touchdown.
21:51The airplane landed safely on the grass.
21:53The pilot later identified a broken spark plug as the cause of the engine problem.
21:57The aircraft is now called on a nurse's seat, as an emergency system.
22:02Do I'm in touch with you?
22:04I have a motor problem.
22:10What's the whole time?
22:11Motor is full.
22:13Be quiet.
22:16Be quiet.
22:17Be quiet.
22:19Go around.
22:19Go around.
22:21Go around.
22:28The other side.
22:32Yeah, exactly.
22:36Right, straight parallel.
22:38Or as you want.
22:47So rum, okay.
22:48Right or right?
22:51Yeah.
22:53If you take this out, then
22:55a flat right and then
22:58Wow.
23:05Wow.
23:18Bremsen, bremsen, bremsen.
23:21Right right?
23:23Da vorne kommt hier.
23:24Oder?
23:30Kurzes Vergnügen.
23:32Sehr kurzes Vergnügen.
23:33Ach du scheiße, alter.
23:34Wat war das?
23:37In June 2023,
23:40a pilot flying in Exair over the English countryside noticed a problem with the engine's fuel pressure.
23:45Rather than continue the flight,
23:47he turned back toward the airfield and prepared to land.
23:50The cockpit camera records the approach and a successful touchdown on a grass runway.
23:55A complete engine failure wasn't confirmed.
23:58The specific reason for the low fuel pressure also remains unknown.
24:26Not long, not long, but it's so good.
24:31So there's no balance out if you're Watts.
25:29Dude, where are you going?
25:30Oh no!
25:32In footage published July 9, 2018, a Cessna experienced a serious engine problem shortly
25:38after departing Albert Whitted Airport in St. Petersburg, Florida.
25:42According to the flight instructor, the engine began running roughly at about 300 feet, leaving
25:47only 1,500 RPM available.
25:49With limited power and obstacles ahead, he brought the airplane back onto airport property,
25:54landing across the normal runway direction.
25:56The instructor later reported valve train failures affecting two engine cylinders.
26:01Oh no!
26:04Wow!
26:06Oh wow!
26:08I did it!
26:10Oh shit!
26:12He's okay, he's okay.
26:14He's okay.
26:15He just went across the, uh, perpendicular across the runways and taxiways.
26:22In footage published September 27, 2021, a pilot flying a Piper J-4 Cub Coupe experienced a
26:29partial engine power loss during an early morning flight.
26:33She checked the engine and selected a nearby farm field for an emergency landing.
26:37The airplane touched down safely among young corn plants without reported damage.
26:41Mechanics later repaired it right there on the farm, allowing the pilot to fly it home.
26:46The exact mechanical cause wasn't specified in the available account.
26:55I'm aware there's a hazard, more flight.
26:58How much I can do about that other than it's the...
27:03I don't...
27:06I'm coming over the top of the house.
27:09I'm going to line up on this field without the irrigation.
27:11I got a road right beside it.
27:13I saw some of the crackers moving earlier.
27:15That means there's people nearby.
27:19So it's just a matter of can I land this thing?
27:23We know we can.
27:41End with the rose.
27:44I never imagined I was going to be doing that today.
28:06Come on boys.
28:23See if I can get into the little road area though.
28:39Well.
28:40Well.
28:44Trying to idle.
28:46She's trying to idle.
28:59Okay.
29:00Fuck it at.
29:05all in a hospital.
29:12I think I was going to tell you about it.
29:12There's a man.
29:12You're a man.
29:13I want to tell you.
29:13You're a man.
29:13I don't want to tell you about it.
29:14This shit.
29:15It's not a man.
29:16I want to tell you about it.
29:16You've got a man.
29:16And you're a man.
29:17You're a man.
29:17It's a man.
29:19You're a man.
29:20Hmm.
29:25You're a man.
29:25You're a man.
29:27You

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