Fatal Plane Crash At Brentwood Tennessee After Pilot Declares Emergency in Nashville | N600JG Crash
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- On October 18th, 2022, a Piper Cherokee Six pilot crashed in Brentwood Tennessee after diverting to Nashville International Airport for an emergency landing. One person was on board the aircraft when it crashed.
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A few years ago, I was flying my Cherokee and also lost power. At the time, I was over the mountains, heavily wooded, and there was no place to land. I turned towards the closest town, figuring that there would be a road coming from it. My instructor during my training made me practice engine out procedures over and over...thank God. I kept flying the plane and I knew I had maybe 5 to 6 miles before I would be in the trees. At about 1,500 feet AGL (above the ground), I saw a two lane road coming into the town. It had a slight curve, but nothing too crazy. Fortunately there were no cars when I landed. Within minutes, the police and fire crews were there. I had told the controller where I was headed and let him know I was landing on the road. My plane was severely damaged from trees on both sides of the road, but I walked away with no injury. A week later I stopped by the flight school and thanked my instructor for making sure the procedure for engine out was second nature to me and I didn't have to think about it. I stayed calm and used my training.
Yeah ! you did it right ! avoid these turns........
Did you have to change your underwear after the incident?
Does the pilot get into trouble when this happens. Obviously you had no choice but I've heard pilots can lose their license and get lots of fines. I'm terrified of flying but like learning about aviation. Anyway I'm glad you got it down safely, I'm sure it was a scary few minutes.
I'm so so glad you could sit and type a comment. This touched my heart. I'm glad you made it and are here to tell the tale.
@@davethemagnificent2576 you’re allowed to land as necessary in an emergency. A highway, road, or field is a perfectly acceptable runway when you have no power.
Bless you to the controller. You were the calm voice of confidence to a man who new he was doomed and i just know he appreciated it. I hope you wont let it keep you down for too long. You did everything right. You,re a good man.
Trouble is, that pilot SHOULDN'T have been doomed. Not sure why he crashed into trees when there was plenty of relatively open space around that site. Terrible tragedy, quite possibly avoidable. Not trying to add humor to a sad story, but always remember, any landing you can walk away from is a successful one.
@@thomasmcintosh543 first thought was looka t all those fields even if you presume he was trying for a field and hit trees still fields everywhere with slipping put you in one maybe a other viseo will be done on direction etc which would explain more see one at later time message me this seems avoidable blue skys brother rip
The big problem is the technology itself … no redundancy built into a single engine, no option to vertically land, etc. This is 2023 and we still have to deal with this.
@@Simbor-rh1djif every GA airplane had to be a multi-engine VTOL in order to be considered safe enough, GA wouldn’t exist. It’s already on its last legs.
Flying is about risk management and mitigation, not risk elimination.
Super sad ending. The pilot and ATC were both very calm through all of it.
I am pretty much at a loss of words here with this.
@Jaquan Kelsor terrible, unhelpful, very immature way to look at how life works.
@Jaquan Kelsor people weren't meant to go fast either people so should we stop driving cars? Do you ever ride in a car or a bus? How about a bicycle? Your statement is absolutely ridiculous.
Have to feel for the SW pilot as well, looking out and reporting smoke, they have to have known what that was. A fellow pilot not coming home that day.
That was heartbreaking hearing those last words I really hope his family gets to hear them although it’s extremely difficult to hear that from a loved one before they pass I’m sure it’s something they would want to hear
I think so too.
Agree
Agreed.
The kid was in a panic. He was evidently pretending he still had an engine........not comforting for the family to hear. It is better to die instantly and not knowing you are going to die. Families tolerate it better. His family is going to be tortured, for long time. Very sad.
@@linanicolia1363
I respectfully disagree with your assessment regarding panic and what the pilot knew about his fate at the point in time he requests the controller "tell his family he loves them".
One must understand the airplanes engine was still producing enough power to maintain controlled level flight at the time he asks the controller to tell his family....
The airplane, a piston powered, propellor driven, single engine Piper Cherokee presumably passed the pilots preflight inspection, completed the planned takeoff run becoming airborne under its own power. Once airborne the pilot did not immediately contact ATC to declare post takeoff emergency furthermore requesting clearance to land immediately, therefore it appears and would seem to indicate the airplanes engine is either operating as intended or that the pilot is not yet aware of a problem. Its possible his senses are beginning to pickup on some roughness and hes making some comparisons as he attempts to assess what the engine issue is. At some point his senses begin to tell him that his only engine is running so rough that he believes it might not continue running and producing adequate power to ensure safe flight and landing at his destination airport, so he does exactly what he was trained to do, he keeps his cool, gets ATC on the radio and works with the controller to declare an in flight emergency, and selects what he as the PIC deemed his best option to land the airplane and bring it safely to a stop on the tarmac.
The fact of the matter is that the pilot had no way of knowing if his rough running engine was going to quit producing power altogether, or if it would continue running rough yet produce enough power to maintain an air speed above its Vso requirement. I strongly disagree that the pilot knew how the flight would end when he asked the controller to telk his family... My belief is at that point the pilot knew he had work ahead of him requiring all of his concentration, but that he would likely be fine so long as the airplanes engine continued to make power, but didnt like his odds if the engine quit making power altogether. Theres a lot of room for a good outcome when we last hear from him on the radio with ATC. What I hear on the recording is a rational individual that cared for his family enough to request the controller share a personal message with them while he otherwise did his best to pilot the airplane in a very stressful situation.
The controller deserves praise, for his efforts in what could be a difficult emotional situation for him as well.
My condolences to the family, I hope you find peace in his heartfelt last words, thats such a touching and powerful moment in the ATC recording.
Rest in peace sir, something of value will be learned from your misfortune.
I have such respect for men who tell other men the thing they most need to hear in the way they need to hear it. It is the best in men to remain calm and take care of business even in the most dire circumstances. That traffic controller should forever remember that he cheered the pilot on and tried to help him how ever he could. I have great respect for the controller being so calm and I believe the pilot's family took some comfort to know he was being helped with all he could offer to get that plane safely to the ground. This is a sad story, I felt for all concerned.
I agree, to remain calm in dramatic circumstances makes all the difference in the world, in this case, the stressed out pilot heard a calm voice on the radio saying all the right things. Good for both of them!
As a pilot who has been in this situation. I could almost tell he'd dropped a valve as I could hear itratyling away on his radio. You must forget about trying to fly 10 miles to a runway and use the short lived remaining power to set down in a field or a clearing. Look out for power lines. Know the wind direction.
It is highly likely you will walk away.
I was very surprised to hear the pilot resign to his fate so readily. There must have been some area to set down and live.
I agree.
You are correct 💯
Student pilot here and I agree 100%. A rough engine is a dead engine and you need to get that bird down. You can certainly change heading towards an airport but you should be scoping out fields to land in immediately. As soon as I heard him change course to the more densely populated area around Nashville Airport I cringed. I try to watch as much of these crash reports as possible and analyze as part of my training. God bless him and his family.
That’s really sad, great job by the controller. Rest In Peace to the pilot onboard.
not really. He was making him do these turns.....he should have told him to look for a safe field.......straight ahead, without making all these turns. Poor kid.
@@linanicolia1363 I agree if the engine had stopped, but it was just running rough and the pilot had confirmed he was maintaining altitude.
@@linanicolia1363 I agree with you here
@@linanicolia1363 he was turning him towards the closest airports because the engine was still running
@@linanicolia1363 wrong. pilot attested that he was maintaining altitude - controller gave him proper direction based on this information
That controller was outstanding.
The controller was using a soothing voice when compared to when talking to other aircraft. Well done controller.
His suggestions were poor. Some ATC guys have pilot licenses ; evidently that one did not.
@@linanicolia1363 I would love to see you make a mistake as a controller so you can be crucified like you are doing to this controller in all of your comments everyone is doing the best that they can and obviously the pilot agreed with the controllers suggestions because he complied with them he has the power to tell the controller no I don’t really want a turn
This happened in my area, and it is truly brutal and so sad. I have learned a lot from this however - a convincing reminder that a rough running engine is an engine out - put it down - don't try to stretch to an airport. The best we can do is honor those lives lost with learning.
Brian Siskind ... I agree completely. See my post above where I describe my simulated forced landing on my flying test. Are you from UK and if so, were you taught the same as myself, with the 1,000ft area chosen for the field you picked?
*I'll assume that is a no then ... I don't believe that this (1,000ft area) is taught in the US, hence the number of fatalities occurring in the US, from what should be a standard, straightforward forced landing into a field!*
Absolutely, time's up for anything else but to LASER focus in landing that thing on any availiable place.
yep. get on the ground ASAP. but because he didn't do that he was forced to make a less desirable choice as time has run out. Wonder if he had a bird strike.
65 or 840 would have been the best bet till he got in the middle then it’s over. There is really nothing in the middle except maybe old hickory to attempt to land on.
@@davidmichael5573 65 or 840??
My condolences to the pilot’s family. Idk how many hours he had flown, but he was calm and the controller was great. My instructor told me if the engine starts running ruff, always be looking for a clear space on the ground to land. It can be better to land in a field with some power. 🙏🏽🙏🏽
My thoughts exactly! never mind airports, that maybe 'technically' the way to go, however, when you're the one in then air, and losing speed and altitude, the moment comes when is up to the pilot to decide to just turn off the radio, and concentrate 100% ONLY in flying that thing, no more talking about vectors, frequencies, distances, airports, nothing, now it's man and machine!
According to his obituary, he had been flying since he was 15. He was 62 and a OB/GYN.
@@sharonnorthern1525 Thank-you for the additional information regarding the pilot Sharon.
You're instructor's best advice was "look for a clear space"???
In a case where you know you'll barely gain 100 feet before you'd get the normal clearance to climb anyway, seems like you would want to immediately start trying to coax more altitude while you still can ...right as you are declaring and stating intentions.
I commend the outstanding professionalism the controller displayed during this incident. My condolences go to the family of the pilot and deeply sorry for your loss.
A sad reality that any pilot could face. Were trained on engine out procedures and practice them extensively. A strand of unseen or unavoidable power lines can change everything. Really sad outcome. God bless this man's family and friends.
the pilot gave up long before hitting the power lines
I think all pilots of single engine should first practice flying gliders. It is the best way to teach how to use the natural laws that keep a plane up. Gliders have these extra long wings to sustain lift but the principle needed to land a regular single engine that lost power, is the same as landing a glider. You keep a certain speed and attitude, avoiding any turns, close to the ground as you cannot recover if you stall.
@@SoloRenegade I was wondering that too, he acted like there was nothing he could do, the sound of his voice was like he gave up.
This is a trumpet to all ground control and your professionalism.
Thank all of you (including present subject) RIP
Edit: All mayday pilots avoiding souls on the ground, you are HEROES.
A Cherokee Six has fixed gear, so you can’t retract them to extend the glide or make a gear up landing. You should trim for 1.4x the clean stall speed or the best distance glide speed. Some people apparently think slower is better when the engine quits. Most of them don’t survive. If your aiming point is moving up in the windshield, you won’t reach it. Find something closer and don’t hit anything you can’t move.
were altitude and glide distance even mentioned in the conversation? From the initial 11 miles out how high would he have to be in order to glide to BNA runway?
@@lw216316 10,000' AGL will get you 15 miles, so 10,000/15*11=7333' AGL The best glide speed at 3400 lbs (gross weight) is 100mph and at 2900 lbs, it's 90 mph. With a clean stall speed of 70 mph, the DMMS number would be 70*1.41=98.7 mph. That's also the stall speed in a level turn at 60 degrees of bank. So not only will you get the best glide distance, you'll also be able to turn without stalling.
Another idiotic suggestion coming from that ATC guy. He was clueless and not helping that kid. When your engine is out, you look for a field straight ahead and avoid any turns......Most people stall in these turns and spin right into the ground. It is avoidable. These planes do glide. Got to respect the change from having power to just " gliding". Do-able if you keep your head.
@@linanicolia1363 That's what I think also.
I live and fly the same aircraft in the same area. The Cherokee 6 is not the best glider, so once it quits you have to think fast. Txkflier, you are right on with those numbers. About 100mph for best glide. The problem is that you have to keep pushing the nose down, despite that ground approaching fast. You got to make do with the landing areas that are there, and near Brentwood, there isn’t much to choose.
That ATC was inspirational. This is one you can learn a lot from Lex.
This is so sad...... ATC feels the pain also.... Prayers to all..... 🙏😞🙏
I developed a rough running engine at 2500ft (MSL) once after having descended from 6,500, limped it over to an airport 8 miles away constantly scanning for spots to put down. All the training kicked in and I started going through my emergency items which helps not think about what could happen if it turns ugly. In my case, it turned out to be a stuck exhaust valve, but the other 5 cylinders kept me level long enough to get down. Feel bad for the pilot and his family, but there may be a little comfort to them knowing he was thinking about them. I always make sure to hug and kiss my wife and kids every time before I go fly just in case. RIP
It's tricky here. Initially I want an airport to land at but depending on how poorly the engine was running might decide to find a spot that may total the plane but can be walked away from. Diverting to Nashville means flying over populated area with a bad engine. But, I wasn't there so impossible to decide what I would have done. Heart breaking for the family.
Of course, but what we can do is to assess the situation (sure, looking at our laptops) and to share ideas or opinions, I like the idea of considering a malfunctioning engine a dead engine, and to land ASAP, maybe you'll have enough power to do that.
And turning causes a loss of potential energy..
They said it was a heavily populated area so maybe he didnt feel like he could find a place with enough land to bring her down safely. sad.
Right but based on the video coverage and looking at the geography it seems like he had tons of open space to put it down. But you said it...trying to save the plane is a natural instinct. How many of these fatals are guys that try and turn around and go back to the airport? Find an open field, land the plane, and the insurance company will handle the rest. But there's no way to speculate what he was doing, how he was dealing with the stress/fear/anxiety, etc. It had to skew his, what is likely to have been, normally good judgement. Shame. Prayers & RIP.
@@chrislaswell5572 . So, I think, by reading the comments all of us need to sit down and run a scenario, or multiple scenarios in our heads where we accept the loss of plane but increase the likelihood of walking away...or at least surviving. Kinda like telling your brain to accept the possible loss and then focus on surviving. I hope that makes sense.
That ground control was so good. If I'm in my last minutes on Earth I d appreciate a calm, confident friend on the radio. The man who died, died well. Tell my family I love them. God bless him
This one hits close to home. Literally. I used to live in Brentwood. Delivered ups packages to homes along the exact road of the crash. May he rest in peace. My thoughts and prayers are with his family. It’s so sad that he was not able to land in a field. There are many large fields in that area that could’ve worked. So sad.
Dang I've been thru Tennessee it seemed pretty mountainous.
@@infotechsailor Tennessee is very mountainous for sure. However, in the specific area of the crash site, there are several large fields. It’s basically the only option because the roads are narrow, small, curvy, and covered with trees and power lines. The nearest airport would be bna as stated in atc recordings which is over 10 miles north.
Old smyrna road is in smyrna not brentwood. I doubt you live in brentwood then lol
@@zachdrehmann8470 Do your research before coming at me. There is an Old Smyrna Road is in Brentwood as well as Smyrna.
RIP 🙏 Condolences to the pilots family and friends.
God bless that pilot
He acted calm but was so nervous
God bless his family
And their broken hearts..
Good job on ATC for doing their best and good job on Southwest flight crew for not only reporting what they saw but also asked to divert to get a closer look to report a more accurate location. I also wonder if the pilot knowingly aimed at the empty field to cause as little issues.
SW needed to fly the approach and stay out of it
@@palmdc8 👎👎
@@palmdc8 👎🏾👎🏾👎🏾
No you dimwit, they were right there. Their ability to give immediate intel would have been critical if the pilot had survived and needed help or if there were ground casualties. Also, it likely that ATC was hoping for the best and was eager to hear that the poor guy was ok.
@@palmdc8 And possibly let someone die by letting the crash site stay unknown longer. I promise you would feel different if you were injured and bleeding in a plane crash.
Investigators will be looking at whether it was controlled flight into terrain, often survivable, or a stall-spin, rarely so. That was exactly the point that ATC was trying to drive home, kudos to that controller.
He may have hit wires on his way into that field. Glider pilots learn to look for the poles - even the poles can be invisible in trees.
Fact is, there is always the risk of striking a structure in a populated area.
This sort of thing can leave you asking "what could I have done differently" for years, no matter how professional you may be. My heart goes out to all parties involved.
Life is precious and can be snatched away at literally any second. Try to never take anything, or especially ANYONE for granted. RIP Sir.
The lady said "it's pretty much the only clear spot" makes me think the pilot put it down there intentionally to avoid any ground casualties. RIP sir and may God bless your loved ones.
I grew up near a naval air base. One day a fighter jet crashed a few blocks from our house, right in the middle of a residential street. My dad, a former Air Force pilot, said the deceased pilot intentionally aimed for the street to avoid crashing into homes and possibly killing civilians.
@@markvanmorrison5001 often these things are said, and they bring a little comfort. But often there’s not the level of control to do that.
This happened a mile from me and was sickening to hear about this. RIP to the pilot.😢
Do you have the Google map location. I can't accept that during this emergency there was no place to set the plane down. It seems to have plenty of time, altitude and even partial power to set down some place and at least live.
@@chipcity3016 My theory is that he had mismanaged his airspeed and from where he was it may seem close to KBNA but he was a few miles out. He ultimately ended up outside a park that was once a grass strip.
@@chipcity3016 A lot of conflicting info as usual. One story says close to the intersection of Banbury Crossing & Old Smyrna Road in Nashville, TN... ANother says at Sneed Acres 9207 Old Smyrna Road, Brentwood TN (36° 1.072′ N, 86° 46.044′)
ATC was phenomenal. My daughter is a pilot and as a mother I worry about this all the time. The way ATC stayed calm and positive Well there are no words for those actions. AMAZING
I would never fly with a female pilot. Way too emotional.
@@trawlins396 i never fly with you to cold.
@@suzannephillips9966 ??? Da fuq??
Thank you. God bless the controller. Very soothing and calm…RIP to the pilot, and prayers for the family.🙏
It sounded like he gave up before he even had a chance. As soon as his engine was running rough, he should’ve looked for and headed for an immediate place to go to. Apply full carb heat and leave it on then slightly lean the engine to overcome the extra richness. Next insure your fuel pump switch is on and proper tank is selected, cycling back and forth. If the engine won’t smooth out, you start looking for an immediate safe place for landing while you still have altitude and you’re able to circle and set yourself up for a proper approach. Fear has no place in the cockpit. Training should’ve kicked in. Condolences to the family though.
I agree - if he had an EFB like Foreflight or Skydemon or Garmin Pilot, with the "glide ring", he would have known what his options were. There was no way he was making it to an airport, but perhaps he had hoped his engine would continue to produce a little power. As pilots, it's always good to play the game of "engine quit right now, what do I do? where do I land?"
What do you think is going on here? Not knowing anymore information, is there something that we missed in the PreFlight? Why is a engine running rough 15 to 20 minutes into a flight?
@@WALTERBROADDUS Most common things are fuel management problems - either forgot to change tanks, or perhaps a tank vent is clogged, and didn't switch tanks, or amazingly enough, ran out of fuel. That can happen for a lot of reasons - not paying attention, forgot to pre-flight, asked fuel truck to fill up the tanks but didn't check them. Fuel contamination can cause this - filled with Jet-A instead of Avgas - that normally shows up quicker than 15 mins.
Other things that can cause an engine to fail like this are ignition problems - perhaps one of the mags had failed and the pilot didn't notice, and then the other failed. This is pretty rare. And of course, there are the occasional catastrophe engine failure, which is extremely rare, where an engine throws a rod, or drops a valve.
Hopefully we'll find out when the NTSB report comes out, and we can learn something so this guy will not have died in vain.
I’m a CFI, and yes!
Spot on.
@@dermick do you think one of those aircraft parachutes would have saved this guy?
Insurance company owns it once engine quits. He flew over numerous open fields in route to the crash site. Quite trying to save these old airplanes!
Quit..
RIP, Prayers for this pilot’s family 🙏😢.
Very sad. I sure hope the controller is being taken care of. It is extremely traumatic for them also.
People who follow Dan Gryder as "Probable Cause" here on TH-cam know that he is not an advocate of necessarily landing at an airport in a small airplane engine failure. Same for a road. He advises wheels up and landing in a field. Say's Dan, "Decide early on to let the insurance company own the airplane and give yourself the best chance of walking away from it". Wheels up is to shorten the landing and reduce the chance of fire.
agree with Dan. He's going to have a lot to say about this. But first he needs to comment on the Twin that went down in Ohio recently (with the two experienced pilots)
Fixed gear in this case though.
@@medwaystudios True enough, but depending on the location, you may have a much longer "runway" available to you in a grassy field. A huge factor since you only have one chance to get the landing right.
@@chuckschillingvideos I agree.
How do you land gear up in a fixed gear airplane oh so wise one?
My heartfelt sympathy to his loved ones. Great job to the ATC.
So sorry for y'alls loss. Couldn't imagine. At the very least, you know he loved you all. So so sorry..
This was just horrible to listen to. You could hear the fear in the pilot's voice, and the trepidation in the SWA crew's voice, like they knew what they were going to see. Condolences to the deceased and family, may peace be upon all of those involved.
I trained out of Murfreesboro all the way to my CFI. I recognize the ATC voice as I’ve called him up plenty of times. This is very surreal to listen to. These ATC have one of the toughest jobs around since not only do they have to deal with an airport that is a focus city and hub airport filled with a ton of airline traffic, but also multiple flight schools, including one with almost 1000 students, which means they have to deal with really botched radio calls from students who are brand new to radio communications. I have nothing but the utmost respect for these guys.
The hard thing about this is the pilot made very logical decisions. He diverted to the closest airport he could get and aimed for it. He was just in a really bad spot for it to happen, since the Nashville area doesn’t have much open green area around it. The best thing we can learn from this is always look out for your field options and be ready to use them. He did his best though to do that and it just didn’t work out.
Its a really tragic situation.
32 certified controllers at BNA. Each one worked in excess of 15000/ops in 2022. Many ARTCC facilities work less than 8000/controller/year.
We are slamming busy, and getting busier. In the rare case when we deny your practice approach, it's only because there are 20 others sharing the frequency in a small area, and we literally don't have enough frequency time to talk about it.
Forgive us and try back later!
Source: Self, BNA APP/TWR ATCS
Rest in peace❤️ Great video Lex! Keep em comin
Damn, my heart, thoughts and sympathy to the family. I fly these small airplanes and every time I hear about these it breaks my heart.
Wow, that's too bad. Thanks for posting!
Heartbreaking. Makes one wonder how many better options he may have flown over hoping to get to an airport. I would have kept moving toward the airport hoping the plane stayed aloft. Nothing lonelier than a dead engine with no hope of making it and only a voice over the radio to comfort you in your last moments.
Roads are a bad option much of the time. Should have taken a nice big field. Tragic. Will be interesting to find out why the engine failed - that's the root cause of this one.
@@dermick Is that because of the risk of power lines?
@@edb7742 Power lines, fence posts, trees, but mainly people on the ground that didn't choose to take the risk of flying. Imagine saving your life and your aircraft, but injuring or killing someone on the ground. Big open fields are the best place for an emergency landing, if you can't make it to an airport. The chances of survival when landing in a field, under control, gear up (if you have RG), are very very high.
If you are going to land in tall corn, best to be close to the edge if possible. If you land in the middle of a huge field, it might take a while for them to find you, or for you to find your way out.
@@dermick I agree with you 99%. If it is a corn field, don’t worry about where in the corn field. Just get it on the ground. Other aircraft or drones will find you fast enough.
@@dermick Makes sense, thank you.
Wow.
For him to say that is....
Wow.
Just wow.
Condolences to family, kudos to controller for best response reply to him. You can hear him kinda chocke
up when he replyed to the pilot; "Sir, your gonna be fine, just keep flying that airplane...."
Wow.
This, was deep.
Thanks for sharing Bro.
Peace.
Looks like he was attempting to make it into a field right there next to the road and just came up short. Just a few feet short...
Yep i agree
There was an old half mile long landing strip in the field to the west, less than a half mile from the crash site. The hangar is even still there.
Very sad outcome. I applaud the ATC controller for his attempts to encourage the pilot...well done.
What remarkable footage of such tragic ending. Also appreciated narrator remaining silent most of clip. Ty and the truth.
The ATC handled it with professionalism, and trying to encourage the pilot to keep calm. I know that area very well, and having been in the aviation community for over 30 years, the area was a very condensed and congested area, especially that time of morning, but I would have still tried to aim for I-65 after declaring an emergency.. My deepest sympathies to the family, for they’re loss.. I remember hearing about it when it happened. News travels fast through the aviation community..RIP
He crashed in the town I work in, right on a road I drive most days. There is a large field that is going to be a park about a mile up the road from where he crashed, and just a little further down the road is a new subdivision project that doesn’t have any houses in it yet, you can see the subdivision in the background of some of the photos. Sadly, he couldn’t make it to either one of those open areas, either of which may have given him better chances of survival
So many of these old planes and engines running rough I had an in flight emergency with a rough engine myself scary situation especially at night
Inevitably - the news coverage MUST include a comment along the lines of "It could of landed on my house!" sigh... RIP and condolences to the pilot and his family.
Nothing like a rich, older lady in Brentwood to make herself the victim!
I'm sorry but I saw it too and who gives a damn about her house she should have stayed out of the interview.
@@Darkvirgo88xx Yea, who cares about an innocent persons house anyway.
@@kellik5453 Thank god she didn't become a victim of some rich dude flying his plane!
Heartfelt prayers to entire family and friends and colleagues, very tragic, Blessed Are Those Who Mourn, For They Shall Be Comforted. 🙏🕊
ATC POV… Is an outstanding TH-cam channel. Ty
Oh my this is too close. I am near all these airports. Prayers to the pilot and his family. General Aviation has not been doing well especially as of late. Lots if incidents. I am right on the departure flight path from KBNA. I used to work at KBNA. I love this airport. So sorry for this pilot and his family.
Lack of CFIs, lack of professional pilots, high costs keep the rest of the GA community unable to maintain adequate proficiency..... this si all largely due to gov overreach and over regulation.
More airplanes and more pilots, who could use more training from really good instructors.
What a class act Nashville ATC! So sorry for pilot and his family.
Also, thumbs up to news casters for including his "last words" for family.
Really cool.👍🏿
Oh man.. as a commercial pilot hearing last words just breaks my heart
Breaks my heart when he said tell my family I live him what an empty feeling in my heart now
RIP for the pilot and condolences to his family. So sad. From an uninformed look, this seemed to be an eminently survivable incident. Relatively flat terrain, lots of open areas, only really need a few hundred feet of flat space. If he could’ve found that, he should’ve survived (albeit with the airplane destroyed, but that’s not important-belongs to the insurance company anyway)
RIP to the pilot. I dont understand did he try to land on the road? I see just fine field right of the road. Once again to all fellow pilots - we need to train spot landing exercise on the runway and train power loss out of the runway - to train that landing spot vision. Really said situation
“You only need” about another 200 feet of altitude to clear those trees, another 10 minutes of engine thrust, about five minutes more flight time to make the airport. You only need a miracle. That he didn’t get.
@@edsal26 The more interesting question is whether or not he was actively setting up for a field instead of trying to reach the airport well before impact. If he was not doing the former, first and foremost, this outcome was then far more likely. Training matters, including the priorities taught in training.
@@ReflectedMiles of course it’s all about survival ultimately. An unexpected emergency like loss of thrust should be practiced until it is reflexive. Even if he had set up to land in the field before him he hit power lines during approach.
I've got a new theory. He was targeting the field to the north of the road, dove towards the north edge of the field, and had way too much speed to get it down. Looking at ADS-B data, his speed increases from ~80 mph to about ~100 mph in the dive, his ads-b altitude indicates that he's basically right at ground level at the north edge of that clearing. I think that field is getting developed, and there's construction going on; it might not have been as clear as indicated by satellite views.
Gotta learn those forward slips to dump altitude without gaining a bunch of speed.
So sorry for him an sorry for his family prayers for all
I'm born & raised in Nashville. I'm very familiar with the area that plane crashed and make no mistake about it, that pilot saved other lives. Some how and some way he managed to crash in the 1 area there wasn't houses or businesses. God Bless him & his family for their loss.
Plenty of fields. The road had power lines on one side and trees on the other. Sad situation
I had a PA-28. It would remain in the air, in ground effect, at just under 50mph. Keep your wings level and it up hard to get hurt real bad. Panic and lose control and getting killed in real easy.
Condolences to the family. And good job to the pilot and ATC for giving it their best shot under pressure. When handling an emergency things happen fast; you have to balance the analysis of options and troubleshooting with quick and decisive action. That said, I’d be curious to know what you PA32 pilots would do for troubleshooting. I assume a check of fuel selector, mags on “both”, mixture, maybe carb heat, engine gauges & fuses, and fuel pump on. Would you try to lean and clear a potentially fouled plug? Balancing the decision to make a turn to get to airports with emergency services (and losing airspeed & time) vs continuing straight ahead to the nearest option; it almost sounded like the pilot was thinking about this when he double checked with controller about Maury vs BNA. Another thought is that I wonder if private recreational airfields show up on the ATC display. Looks like he was at 5400msl, and before the turn Ellington (or maybe Maury) was ahead of him, with a few small private airstrips along the way (R&S Buzzard, Racecar, etc). Certainly a tragedy, and I hope some answers are found for the family.
Prayers to the family. So incredibly sad. Air Controller did an amazing job, just a very tough situation all around.
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Sad but true. He's where he doesn't have to worry about crashing anymore. God bless.
Good report. Thank you.
This is so sad. I live i the area and hadn't heard about it. Bless that family. RIP
My thoughts go to the pilot as much as they do to the ATC. I can just try and feel the grief he's going through right now
Tragedy. ATC was so professional in handling a difficult situation. 😢
Excellent videos. Fast turn around on events!
Heartbreaking.
Emotional 😭. Tell my family I love ❤️ them. Condolences to the families and friends. The tower controller was professional. Gave the pilot hope. Rip Amen 🙏.
Condolences to the family, so sad.
Very sad outcome. But you have to appreciate the cooperation and professionalism of these men.
What a sad story! the pilot and the ATC were doing their best. I always have this feeling (?) that in a situation like this one, with a dead engine, but flying high enough and fast enough, a light airplane should be able to approach the ground gliding at an angle/speed combo that's survivable, but personally I've never been in such a situation and the devil is always in the details I guess. Poor man, RIP brave pilot.
Wow, I am in the Nashville area frequently. Especially Franklin and Brentwood. Condolences
The controller and Southwest crew went above and beyond. I get the impact that the controller is himself a pilot. He gave the pilot all of his options, and in a high-stress situation reminded the pilot of things that could help him (mixture, gear, and “fly that plane all the way down”) as well as trying to keep him calm.
Unfortunately, there was simply not enough energy to get to a place to land.
Great to hear ATC offering alternatives to airport like the road.
that controller initially talking to him sounded like the coolest controller in the world.
The controller is doing a great job. Even a reminder for checklist too! That was smart
That is sad! Failure to spot a field? Looks like a large field right by the crash but a very populated area with tons of power lines:( Thoughts go to his family! Truly. Heartbreaking.
This has happened a block from my house before. Small engine plane was having some kind of mechanical issue but before he crashed he dumped his fuel reserves so that he wouldnt cause a giant fireball when he crashed. The guy knew he was going to die but still made a decision to try and cause as little damage to others as possible. He ended up striking a tree in our neighborhood and lets just say it took a long time to find all of him. He was no longer in one piece. He did save lives though by dumping that fuel. Ill never forget the sound as he flew over our house. Sounded like a motorcycle gang going through.
Taylorville, Illinois.
Oh wow, this controller was awesome. A voice of confidence and calm in a pilot's traumatic distress. So sad the end result was what it was.
For his situation i have no words to add as the pilot knew his fate. Rip
I live here in Nashville, just a few miles from KJWN John C Tune. From one aerial shot of the crash site, it looks like the plane was just a matter of 10-20 ft in altitude, from making it. Fields on either side, with a single line of trees, which he flew into. Prayers to his family and close ones. Very unfortunate
For those who know, I am wondering about all of the crashes. They used to seem pretty rare, now they're quite common. Is it poor servicing? Lack of experience? We just have more near-real-time access to information? Just so tragic for it to be so frequent.
More coverage..
Internet lets us hear about them all now.
All the cool kids now land on roads.
new planes are ridiculously overpriced , so people keep fixing junk 50-60 years old … I’m afraid we’re about to see more and more of situations like this one in the future as the old junk gets even older
If you have interest in Aviation, I recommend the Blancoliro Channel, and Probable Cause by Dan Gryder. I have been following these two for quite a while now, and they both address aviation accidents. Probable Cause addresses AQP, or Advanced Qualification Program. Juan Brown with the first channel is a 777 first officer with American Airlines, and Dan Gryder is a retired Airline Captain and CFI that flies a DC-3 and most other aircraft that fly.
that pilot gave up flying before he crashed.
This is so tragic. No words
That’s rough…. RIP sir.
I remember when this happened.I live in Nashville and this was all over the news for a couple of days
Thanks good repot.
Great professional job by the Controller. Rest in Peace to the PIC.
How sad 😔🙏
There is something missing about this. In VFR conditions and the duration that he remained talking to the controller he would have been looking for places to put the plane down. My flight instructor was always making me do engine out procedures at random. My instructor would always ask me if i had an engine out where would i put it down, making me complete all the procedures down to about 500 feet. Honestly, for the guy to say in that distant voice, "tell my family i love them," makes me think he may have also been dealing with mental issues.
Just started my PPL. This made me cry.