As a professional pilot with over 15,000 hours, I can say that was an excellent reaction and handling of a very serious situation. You can take me up anytime. Great job.
My first solo flight ended in a forced landing (carburetor ice) Other than not recognizing the problem and applying carb heat, I did everything else right. I lowered the nose and landed straight ahead, it was open prairie for miles in every direction. The instructor arrived and we discussed the problem. Then he propped the engine for me (it was a J-3 Cub) and told me to fly back to the airport which was about a mile away. That was on my 16th birthday, November 3, 1944.
Thanks MrAviation. Been watching your videos since before I got my PPL. You do an awesome job of putting those together. Look forward to the new adventures!
Very smart piloting, and well handling the most killer situation that not many pilot survive from! You was lucky enough you made it up to 950f before your engine quit!! That is why I like to make my cross wind within 500 feet at least I have little time to get back !! At the end it's all about how crowded the area with building and how lucky you are!! Oz
I watched you go down. I was driving down Concord Ave with my ex wife. I said he's way too low for Buchanan and then plop... Holy shit! Well done. Randomly found this while looking up the reach helicopter out of Buchanan.
If this had happened to me on my 3rd solo I would be dead now. This is seriously impressive, cool calm and collected, can even fly that plane again. Really excellent job.
Great job on landing safely and avoiding people. I’m just about to take my first solo flight this morning and going through some emergencies on TH-cam. I did wonder: if you were to do it all over again would you keep full power a little longer on the climb? I also wonder if turning on the aux fuel pump and trying a restart would have done anything.
That's the one useful thing about golf courses. Generally they are a complete waste of space. But at least they provide emergency landing opportunities in the middle of heavily populated areas.
Fast and proper reaction, excellent work especially considering that was your third solo!...Happy to see you managed to handle it well and walked out fine. Thanks for the share as this is a real deal, a vivid experience to learn much from... Good job and wish you safe landings!...
Absolutely outstanding. And the fact that you have taken the time to document your learnings and share it with others may save a life one day. Great work in the plane and great work for all other pilots that follow in your footsteps.
BRAVO! well done, great post crash analysis, If that's your third solo, I'd say you are a natural born pilot (if there is such a thing). The 60 questions from tower was distracting..."stby" Keep your patterns tight folks! Thanks for posting.
Yes - keep your pattern tight. The reason you do pattern work is not to just practice your landings, slips and cross wind inputs, but to also gain experience and confidence that a solo pilot should have prior to cross country. If the pattern is tight, in case of an emergency, you should not have any problems making a safe landing on a runway. Thanks, Blanco.
Great job Misha, particularly considering your little flying experience theretofore. You instructor made a good decision clearing you for solo. You had very few options but handled the emergency masterfully! Keep up the good flying.
Great job keeping the presence of mind to first fly the A/C. This is an excellent training tool. You already have what it takes to be a damn good pilot! Keep it up. I agree with H.K's statement, "you can take me up anytime".
This is really impressive, you've done everything perfectly. I have watched this video a few times for learning purposes, but it amazes me every time how good the outcome is considering you were still a student!! Thanks for sharing!
Wow, YOU ARE THE MAN! I can't tell you how valuable this video is for all of us as pilots. I fly out of Concord all the time and I always wonder where to land in case of an emergency and seeing you doing that, gives me hope and also puts in perspective that real engine out happens and it happens to anyone, does not matter if you are a student pilot or been flying for 50 years. Always respect flying and be prepare for anything.
Even knowing what was about to happen from your briefing, watching that was definitely an "** **it!" moment! Thanks for posting this. It has been very informative to watch. Well done on a successful outcome with very few available options!
As I sit out Winter flying and prepare my 172 for next years season, I watch flying videos from all sources then I came upon this video for the first time. I have to say, Misha, this incident beats any of mine. I am glad you walked away from this landing with virtually no injury. I am happy for that. You did all you could while remembering to fly the plane, first and foremost. My instructor told me that no matter what "fly the plane all the way to the ground". You did just that. Thank you for sharing your experience with the flying community. I always admire those who share so others may learn. Flying is always a learning experience and no two flights are the same. Pilots who believe this are the ones who live to fly another day. Just signed off to solo with an hour or two under your belt says a lot about you and about your instructor. Kudos to you and to your instructor. Now you have a hangar story of your own that most likely will beat most other stories. Keep flying and keep learning.
HELL YA! As pilot for a living watching this gave me the chills. Great job.... you did not stop flying the plane until you came to a stop. Awesome awesome job
As a cfi, I wanna let you know I saw you do everything necessary for a safe landing. Proud of you. I hope this never happens to my students but I work so hard with them on low alt engine outs. Its better to save yourself and bang up the plane on a car, tree, (in your case, a fence) and you gave yourself back your own life. Good job, PIC.
I once had to land my plane engine out on a road. You did very well, especially since it was only your 3rd solo. Bravo! I bet your friends are now looking to fly with you since you have proven you know what to do!
Wow! When I saw it was only your third solo, i was like: "Oh boy, this isn't going to end well". I am absolutely amazed! That was textbook! A perfect example of handling an emergency. You stayed cool, flew smart, reacted quickly yet properly and, as I always say: "Don't f**k around just fly the plane!" (you focused on keeping the plane on optimal glide and kept your eye on the landing spot). Beautiful crash landing, absolutely perfect! You sir, are a natural.
Dude! As an ex military helo pilot and FW pilot since 16 (now 52) I can tell you, I was impressed by how you handled that. Trim for glide; Choose a landing site; plan approach; do what you can; commit to landing. I loved your final approach. Top Man! Did you par 4 the 5th hole? You can borrow my 3 wood anytime! That was fantastic dude. Well done.
We flew out of KCCR until we sold our plane and moved 3 days before this. GREAT JOB. That tree at the end of 19L/1R - I wish they'd chop that down if they haven't already. Was looking for it when you went by. Way to stay calm and you nailed that landing!!
YOU ROCK - You had a great CFI. Well done. I saw you pull back a little on your short final but I think you relaxed and realized what you were doing. You flew it all the way to the scene of the accident!!
This is only the 20th time I've watched this video because it is just that good, this man acted as calm and professional as any pilot I've ever seen and I'm one myself .
Very happy things worked out well here. I bet the golfers were dumbfounded on what's going on, but that's a classic example of knowing your surroundings and props to you for not choosing the highway. Thank God everything worked out, and what a great job on remaining calm and reverting immediately to the fundamentals of emergencies. Didn't panic, ran the checklist, got on the ground safely. This video is a great example of how to handle such situations.
Wow, well done! I’ve only been up in a small, private plane once and after watching a TON of these types of videos I can say I’d definitely fly with you as my pilot. It amazes me how calm so many pilots are in an emergency and that fact makes me feel very relaxed when I fly commercial. I’ve also learned I’m in a much better situation on a large plane when an emergency engine failure happens so yeah, that helps. Lol!
I'm an airline pilot and have also flown many hours on gliders and single engine pistons - Just wanted to leave my congratulations for putting it down the way you did !!
Aspiring student pilot here. Thank you for sharing this. These types of videos are so informative. You were amazingly calm. If I had been watching without sound or captions, I wouldn't have even known the point at which the emergency happened based on your body language. I definitely saw the effects of the adrenaline surge after you were on the ground! Excellent job.
One of many that will read your featured article in Flight Training magazine. Thanks for sharing. I didn’t realize I had watched this before. Any pilot that shares experience like this, saves lives, no doubt. I have my ppc, but this I hope this is one logged in my subconscious for future use if needed.
I've flown over to CCR from HWD, even at least once to build night hours as PIC. Misha, you've done a splendid job as an aviator and presenter, and gave us a lovely peek at Mt. Tam into the bargain. I'm far from the East Bay and CC County, now, but it brought back great memories. I also love the little hints of Slavic in your speech, the L's, the hard h's, the narrowed vowels in some places. Even without seeing your name, I'd have heard that. As Scott Manley says, "Fly safe!"
Very nice Job, I have flown over 7500 hrs and at least 2000 hrs in light aircraft as an instructor and that was amazingly well handled for any pilot let alone one of your experience at the time.
Wow, great job! With so little experience you handled it so well. I remember seeing the raw video back in the day. I never put it together that it was you. Glad to see you back to posting. Fly safe as you always do. Hopefully our paths will cross in person. I look forward to a chat with you.
Great job! I did my solo flights and got my PPL at KCCR back in '97. 1300 flying hours later and I've never experienced anything like this! I hope I never will either, but one must be ready for it! Thanks for sharing and congrats on a well done emergency landing!
Thank you for sharing this. Great work, and glad you're safe. I used to fly out of PAO many years ago, and used to go in & out of CCR on occasion. This brought back memories. The only close call I had at CCR was flying a Tomahawk with an instructor, cleared for takeoff on 19L. The tower also cleared a Bonanza for takeoff on 19R, and it nearly chewed our tail off on departure.
Just seeing this now, so not sure if will be seen. I got my Private Pilots license from school at San Carlos so I flew to Concord and landed their frequently. That is also where I had to go for my final test. I can't imagine having this happen on only my 3rd solo, basically one of the most dangerous situations. Not enough altitude to make back in a populated urban area. Glad you made it, and amazing you continued on flying. On my 3rd solo I am not sure if I would have continued or not. Great Job
Wow man, you handled this amazingly. I couldn't help but laugh when you landed on the golf course, since you didn't hit anyone or anything but that little fence it just looked funny as you bounced down the course with people in the background. I just did my first solo a few weeks ago and can't imagine something like this happening. I can't believe this video doesn't have more views.
GREAT Video & Analysis ! **SPECIAL NOTE: It's currently 8-DEC. 2020 and I just now once again viewed the entire video. All together I've probably watched it well over a dozen times since it was first posted 5- to 6 years ago. There's no doubt that this video/ incident is an incredible learning tool for all pilots, and I'm sure it's still being utilized for training etc. Misha, I hope you are still out there flying and enjoying aviation!
That's awesome Scott. Thanks so much! Oh yeah - I'm flying as much as I can. We pulled 9501W from the school and I've been putting in a lot more hours - especially in the last year. Trying to publish as many to TH-cam as possible. Thanks!
Great job of getting into that spot with just about no other option...wow. Also, nice video with the description of what happened and the video itself.
Wow an outstanding video. I am 81 now and thinking of my aviation life experiences. As a student pilot many years ago I soloed out of Palo Alto, If I saw your video then I would have given up flying maybe. Now looking back on it all, the facts are I lost one friend when he crashed his plane in California and another friend who survived his crash but totaled his plane near Palm Springs. My son is a captain with a major carrier now but looking back on it all my wife was right...I should never have let him solo at 15.
What’s important to me here is I realize now that there’s time to maneuver although minimal. It isn’t like you are in a free fall nose dive into the ground. Thank you for sharing this, sincerely.
Playing through... Thanks for posting, amazing and valuable footage. This vid and the one of the guy in the 182 really allows me to imagine myself in the left seat. Glad it worked out.
Great job sir. I have flown out of there a lot years ago. You lucked out in a lot of ways but mostly you handled it perfectly. Golfers were probably pissed.
Wow!! I don't know how you kept so cool. When the motor went out I went OH S--T and was scared for you!!! But you kept your cool .I can tell after you landed you were a little overcome. Again well done!
Sir, you did a great job of remaining cool and flying it to the ground all the way. I am retired and have 17,000 hrs. mostly ag time and I had 13 of these fails to get back to the airport. Never bent anything but it always was my decision to select an alfalfa field or low crop of 100 acres to land. Less mistakes and better chance to be successful.
You handled the emergency and lived. Flying is only fun,when you DO IT AGAIN! Although I'm not a fan of the game of Golf, it does provide alot of grass runways in congested areas! Having lived through 2 complete engine failures in Single engine light aircraft, one after takeoff with enough altitude to make a successful downwind landing and one at cruise altitude within 5 miles of an en route airport. I know that sickening realization that you hope to have more luck than skill. At that point I had over 500 hours,Commercial/Instrument and multiengine ratings and was very current. You did what had to be done, and at your experience level, it was an amazing performance. I hope you continue your training.
+LT. Bertolini Thank you very much LT. Means a lot coming from an experienced pilot. I did in fact continue my training, after about a 6 month hiatus, and got my PPL ticket in October of 2015. Have been flying, as weather permits here in the Bay Area and planning to begin my instrument training in the second half of 2016! Thanks again!
i knew that you gonna land safely but anyway i took a deep breath after you landed on the field. it should be a great experience like you said on the video becouse you were not high enough and also over the congested area! congrats again!
Great video! You were calm and decisive. Glad everything turned out OK. Just a reminder to all pilots, on every takeoff, to always be looking for a place to land in case of engine out. Resist the temptation to do a sharp turn back to the airport, while low and slow. I think I would have chosen the Football (or athletic fields) ...but I wasn't there....You walked away....Great Job! All the best!
Thank you for sharing this video, and great job! Considering you were a student pilot, I am amazed how calm you were, and how excellent you handled the situation.
As a professional pilot with over 15,000 hours, I can say that was an excellent reaction and handling of a very serious situation. You can take me up anytime. Great job.
Nice humble-brag....
A Student Pilot Life who pissed in your cornflakes?
And for a Front row seat at a ball game 😁👍💪
@@justinborysenko3885 what??
As a pilot with 20,000 hours(in fsx), I can say “eh”.
My first solo flight ended in a forced landing (carburetor ice) Other than not recognizing the problem and applying carb heat, I did everything else right. I lowered the nose and landed straight ahead, it was open prairie for miles in every direction. The instructor arrived and we discussed the problem. Then he propped the engine for me (it was a J-3 Cub) and told me to fly back to the airport which was about a mile away. That was on my 16th birthday, November 3, 1944.
Jim Foreman Wow Jim. Thank you for sharing. that's amazing!
That's how the greatest generation did things. No bullshit and if you screw up it's on you
I’d love to just sit back and listen to your stories! Thank you for sharing
Wow cool
Magnificent job. I love your debrief, and it really helps other pilots learn from your experience. Fly on!
I love ur videos !
Thanks MrAviation. Been watching your videos since before I got my PPL. You do an awesome job of putting those together. Look forward to the new adventures!
Very smart piloting, and well handling the most killer situation that not many pilot survive from!
You was lucky enough you made it up to 950f before your engine quit!!
That is why I like to make my cross wind within 500 feet at least I have little time to get back !! At the end it's all about how crowded the area with building and how lucky you are!!
Oz
Aviation101 yay
I watched you go down. I was driving down Concord Ave with my ex wife. I said he's way too low for Buchanan and then plop... Holy shit! Well done. Randomly found this while looking up the reach helicopter out of Buchanan.
If this had happened to me on my 3rd solo I would be dead now.
This is seriously impressive, cool calm and collected, can even fly that plane again.
Really excellent job.
Brings a whole new meaning to someone on the golf course yelling "fore!!" Good job with the handling of the situation.
LOL! To many weet bix on the 5 iron.
NO MAN, ITS A PLANE!
Don't you mean "fo-wer"?
Outstanding job, well handled!
Hi Sir, Are you a Pilot or Not?
Great job on landing safely and avoiding people. I’m just about to take my first solo flight this morning and going through some emergencies on TH-cam. I did wonder: if you were to do it all over again would you keep full power a little longer on the climb? I also wonder if turning on the aux fuel pump and trying a restart would have done anything.
That's the one useful thing about golf courses. Generally they are a complete waste of space. But at least they provide emergency landing opportunities in the middle of heavily populated areas.
+HDaviator--They are not too happy with USA GA pilots lately..They think we are going to kill them anytime..
+CFITOMAHAWK Well... Fuck e'm.
+HDaviator fuck em
HDaviator tell that to them in person, not me..
Travis Nelson
--They are getting ready to shoot us if we land next to them again..I read on a site..
Best use of a chain link fence yet! You turned into it nicely at the end to protect most of the plane. Good job.
MY hope is that all pilots new and old, take a look at this video, and see that calm produces good results. NIce job PILOT.
Fast and proper reaction, excellent work especially considering that was your third solo!...Happy to see you managed to handle it well and walked out fine. Thanks for the share as this is a real deal, a vivid experience to learn much from... Good job and wish you safe landings!...
Thanks James. Blue skies.
This was pretty much a flawless execution of an emergency landing. I love how calm the pilot remained.
Absolutely outstanding. And the fact that you have taken the time to document your learnings and share it with others may save a life one day. Great work in the plane and great work for all other pilots that follow in your footsteps.
You did SUCH A GREAT JOB Micha. Excellent reaction, solid landing, and you walked away. Big props to you.
"Zero persons on fuel" indicated the stress level. Fantastic job, especially on the video lecture.
Yes! That was definitely stress talking! Thanks, I am glad you liked the breakdown.
BRAVO! well done, great post crash analysis, If that's your third solo, I'd say you are a natural born pilot (if there is such a thing).
The 60 questions from tower was distracting..."stby"
Keep your patterns tight folks!
Thanks for posting.
Yes - keep your pattern tight. The reason you do pattern work is not to just practice your landings, slips and cross wind inputs, but to also gain experience and confidence that a solo pilot should have prior to cross country. If the pattern is tight, in case of an emergency, you should not have any problems making a safe landing on a runway. Thanks, Blanco.
blancolirio ii
Great job Misha, particularly considering your little flying experience theretofore. You instructor made a good decision clearing you for solo. You had very few options but handled the emergency masterfully! Keep up the good flying.
Great job keeping the presence of mind to first fly the A/C. This is an excellent training tool. You already have what it takes to be a damn good pilot! Keep it up. I agree with H.K's statement, "you can take me up anytime".
What a fantastic video. You've done yourself proud. I'll pass this on to everyone I can.
Perfect Job Sir! I loved the fact that you mantained the control of the situation and the stress. Well done! Thanks for sharing!
This is really impressive, you've done everything perfectly. I have watched this video a few times for learning purposes, but it amazes me every time how good the outcome is considering you were still a student!! Thanks for sharing!
Wow, YOU ARE THE MAN! I can't tell you how valuable this video is for all of us as pilots. I fly out of Concord all the time and I always wonder where to land in case of an emergency and seeing you doing that, gives me hope and also puts in perspective that real engine out happens and it happens to anyone, does not matter if you are a student pilot or been flying for 50 years. Always respect flying and be prepare for anything.
Even knowing what was about to happen from your briefing, watching that was definitely an "** **it!" moment! Thanks for posting this. It has been very informative to watch. Well done on a successful outcome with very few available options!
Thanks for passing that on man, great video, you kept your cool and followed your training you, your family and instructor must be proud...Congrats.
Great job! And thanks for sharing and for emphasizing the danger of "the impossible turn"
Glad you are well and still flying!
As I sit out Winter flying and prepare my 172 for next years season, I watch flying videos from all sources then I came upon this video for the first time. I have to say, Misha, this incident beats any of mine. I am glad you walked away from this landing with virtually no injury. I am happy for that.
You did all you could while remembering to fly the plane, first and foremost. My instructor told me that no matter what "fly the plane all the way to the ground". You did just that.
Thank you for sharing your experience with the flying community. I always admire those who share so others may learn. Flying is always a learning experience and no two flights are the same. Pilots who believe this are the ones who live to fly another day.
Just signed off to solo with an hour or two under your belt says a lot about you and about your instructor. Kudos to you and to your instructor. Now you have a hangar story of your own that most likely will beat most other stories.
Keep flying and keep learning.
Thank you so much for sharing this video. We can all learn from your situation. You handled it perfectly and walked away in one piece. Great job!
Wow, great job on this. You executed the emergency procedure and lived to tell the tale. Thanks for sharing this!
HELL YA! As pilot for a living watching this gave me the chills. Great job.... you did not stop flying the plane until you came to a stop. Awesome awesome job
On heck of a job for a third solo; one you will never forget. Excellent job to yourself and your instructor!!!!
As a cfi, I wanna let you know I saw you do everything necessary for a safe landing. Proud of you. I hope this never happens to my students but I work so hard with them on low alt engine outs. Its better to save yourself and bang up the plane on a car, tree, (in your case, a fence) and you gave yourself back your own life. Good job, PIC.
I once had to land my plane engine out on a road. You did very well, especially since it was only your 3rd solo. Bravo! I bet your friends are now looking to fly with you since you have proven you know what to do!
Wow! When I saw it was only your third solo, i was like: "Oh boy, this isn't going to end well". I am absolutely amazed! That was textbook! A perfect example of handling an emergency. You stayed cool, flew smart, reacted quickly yet properly and, as I always say: "Don't f**k around just fly the plane!" (you focused on keeping the plane on optimal glide and kept your eye on the landing spot). Beautiful crash landing, absolutely perfect! You sir, are a natural.
Dude! As an ex military helo pilot and FW pilot since 16 (now 52) I can tell you, I was impressed by how you handled that. Trim for glide; Choose a landing site; plan approach; do what you can; commit to landing. I loved your final approach. Top Man! Did you par 4 the 5th hole? You can borrow my 3 wood anytime! That was fantastic dude. Well done.
We flew out of KCCR until we sold our plane and moved 3 days before this. GREAT JOB. That tree at the end of 19L/1R - I wish they'd chop that down if they haven't already. Was looking for it when you went by. Way to stay calm and you nailed that landing!!
That's the most exciting thing those gents on the course have seen in a long time. Well done, and glad you made it through.
YOU ROCK - You had a great CFI. Well done. I saw you pull back a little on your short final but I think you relaxed and realized what you were doing. You flew it all the way to the scene of the accident!!
Outstanding emergency work with such limited experience. I had the same thing happen to me in a Piper Cherokee 140 in 1967. Happy Landings.
Great Job Man!!!! This was very impressive especially for someone who had only been flying solo for 1.5 hours. BRAVO ZULU!!!!!
This is only the 20th time I've watched this video because it is just that good, this man acted as calm and professional as any pilot I've ever seen and I'm one myself .
Very happy things worked out well here. I bet the golfers were dumbfounded on what's going on, but that's a classic example of knowing your surroundings and props to you for not choosing the highway. Thank God everything worked out, and what a great job on remaining calm and reverting immediately to the fundamentals of emergencies. Didn't panic, ran the checklist, got on the ground safely. This video is a great example of how to handle such situations.
Wow, well done! I’ve only been up in a small, private plane once and after watching a TON of these types of videos I can say I’d definitely fly with you as my pilot. It amazes me how calm so many pilots are in an emergency and that fact makes me feel very relaxed when I fly commercial. I’ve also learned I’m in a much better situation on a large plane when an emergency engine failure happens so yeah, that helps. Lol!
I've been flying for 30+ years. This is one great lesson which everyone should see. Excellent landing.
I'm an airline pilot and have also flown many hours on gliders and single engine pistons - Just wanted to leave my congratulations for putting it down the way you did !!
Aspiring student pilot here. Thank you for sharing this. These types of videos are so informative. You were amazingly calm. If I had been watching without sound or captions, I wouldn't have even known the point at which the emergency happened based on your body language. I definitely saw the effects of the adrenaline surge after you were on the ground! Excellent job.
One of many that will read your featured article in Flight Training magazine. Thanks for sharing. I didn’t realize I had watched this before. Any pilot that shares experience like this, saves lives, no doubt. I have my ppc, but this I hope this is one logged in my subconscious for future use if needed.
John M. Greiner thank you!! It means a lot!
I've flown over to CCR from HWD, even at least once to build night hours as PIC. Misha, you've done a splendid job as an aviator and presenter, and gave us a lovely peek at Mt. Tam into the bargain. I'm far from the East Bay and CC County, now, but it brought back great memories. I also love the little hints of Slavic in your speech, the L's, the hard h's, the narrowed vowels in some places. Even without seeing your name, I'd have heard that. As Scott Manley says, "Fly safe!"
Thank you so much for sharing this. I’m so glad your training took over and you were able to remain calm.
Very nice Job, I have flown over 7500 hrs and at least 2000 hrs in light aircraft as an instructor and that was amazingly well handled for any pilot let alone one of your experience at the time.
Handled beautifully, thank you for sharing this! Really goes to show it can, and will happen at ANY time, we must always be prepared.
Another good example of why you don’t reduce engine power below 1,000’! Awesome job!
Wow, great job! With so little experience you handled it so well. I remember seeing the raw video back in the day. I never put it together that it was you. Glad to see you back to posting. Fly safe as you always do. Hopefully our paths will cross in person. I look forward to a chat with you.
Misha, I just watched this video for the second time. You are a hero. You remained calm. You flew the aircraft. Well done.
Thanks Neil!
Great job! I did my solo flights and got my PPL at KCCR back in '97. 1300 flying hours later and I've never experienced anything like this! I hope I never will either, but one must be ready for it! Thanks for sharing and congrats on a well done emergency landing!
Thank you for sharing this. Great work, and glad you're safe.
I used to fly out of PAO many years ago, and used to go in & out of CCR on occasion. This brought back memories. The only close call I had at CCR was flying a Tomahawk with an instructor, cleared for takeoff on 19L. The tower also cleared a Bonanza for takeoff on 19R, and it nearly chewed our tail off on departure.
"BRING ME MY BROWN PANTS!" Nice work! Glad to see you safe.
Excellent work bud. Hell of a story. And amazing footage.
Great video. I love how cool and calm you kept. Very good lesson for us pilots!! Thanks for sharing.
Excellent lesson for all pilots.. Thank you for sharing your story, and well done!
Waouw. I'm 50 hours solo now and I REALLY wouldn't like this happens to me.
Very good job and stress management. Congratulations !!!!
Glad you made it back to ground and could life to share your story with us.
Great job! Handled so well. Congrats and wishes to many more hours of great flying ahead
Fantastic learning experience, great flying, and best of all you walked away! Great job!
+David Courtney Thanks David.
I am so happy your okay and bless your heart, you handled your frightening situation very well. Thank you for sharing your video.
Just seeing this now, so not sure if will be seen. I got my Private Pilots license from school at San Carlos so I flew to Concord and landed their frequently. That is also where I had to go for my final test. I can't imagine having this happen on only my 3rd solo, basically one of the most dangerous situations. Not enough altitude to make back in a populated urban area. Glad you made it, and amazing you continued on flying. On my 3rd solo I am not sure if I would have continued or not. Great Job
From a fellow pilot, well done, you walked away and the plane was even repairable. Good result
Brilliant work and video. My dad had a similar emergency landing with family members in a Commanhe, landing at 60 in a pasture.
Wow man, you handled this amazingly. I couldn't help but laugh when you landed on the golf course, since you didn't hit anyone or anything but that little fence it just looked funny as you bounced down the course with people in the background. I just did my first solo a few weeks ago and can't imagine something like this happening. I can't believe this video doesn't have more views.
Thank you for your comments Hunter! Good flying...
GREAT Video & Analysis
! **SPECIAL NOTE: It's currently 8-DEC. 2020 and I just now once again viewed the entire video. All together I've probably watched it well over a dozen times since it was first posted 5- to 6 years ago. There's no doubt that this video/ incident is an incredible learning tool for all pilots, and I'm sure it's still being utilized for training etc. Misha, I hope you are still out there flying and enjoying aviation!
That's awesome Scott. Thanks so much! Oh yeah - I'm flying as much as I can. We pulled 9501W from the school and I've been putting in a lot more hours - especially in the last year. Trying to publish as many to TH-cam as possible. Thanks!
Good Job with that landing and remaining calm. I am sure it was a difficult time but you made it. Thanks for sharing
Great learning experience thanks for posting. Great job. I learned a lot from this. Glad you made it.
Great job of getting into that spot with just about no other option...wow. Also, nice video with the description of what happened and the video itself.
Wow an outstanding video. I am 81 now and thinking of my aviation life experiences. As a student pilot many years ago I soloed out of Palo Alto, If I saw your video then I would have given up flying maybe. Now looking back on it all, the facts are I lost one friend when he crashed his plane in California and another friend who survived his crash but totaled his plane near Palm Springs. My son is a captain with a major carrier now but looking back on it all my wife was right...I should never have let him solo at 15.
Handled perfectly, specially for having so few hours under your belt. True pro from the beginning.
Wow, just by look of it, you don’t seem to be a solo student but a experienced pilot. Good job on this and I appreciate the video to learn from!
What’s important to me here is I realize now that there’s time to maneuver although minimal. It isn’t like you are in a free fall nose dive into the ground. Thank you for sharing this, sincerely.
Playing through... Thanks for posting, amazing and valuable footage. This vid and the one of the guy in the 182 really allows me to imagine myself in the left seat. Glad it worked out.
Thanks Greg.
Great job sir. I have flown out of there a lot years ago. You lucked out in a lot of ways but mostly you handled it perfectly. Golfers were probably pissed.
Great handling of that emergency! Excellent training video.
Fantastic job, very well executed. I hope you've continued flying, and have many happy landings ahead. Cheers from Chicago!
Thanks Isaak.
Wow!! I don't know how you kept so cool. When the motor went out I went OH S--T and was scared for you!!! But you kept your cool .I can tell after you landed you were a little overcome. Again well done!
Lol - Good video! Hole in one! Reminds me of when I ground-looped a Citabria 50 years ago. Glad things didn't wind up too badly.
Very well handled sir! That has got to be a gut-wrenching experience
I got anxious watching this video. Very nice job, considering the amount of flight time you had. Excellent landing too! Glad you made it out okay!
Outstanding work....I’m impressed. A-4 F-14, 757,767
Really nice job. Thank you for your honest impressions and video.
Well done! You are a lucky man! Thanks for uploading!
Sir, you did a great job of remaining cool and flying it to the ground all the way. I am retired and have 17,000 hrs. mostly ag time and I had 13 of these fails to get back to the airport. Never bent anything but it always was my decision to select an alfalfa field or low crop of 100 acres to land. Less mistakes and better chance to be successful.
This is viral now! Great job for such limited experience. You are a great pilot already!
Great video and personal analysis, Misha.
You handled the emergency and lived. Flying is only fun,when you DO IT AGAIN! Although I'm not a fan of the game of Golf, it does provide alot of grass runways in congested areas! Having lived through 2 complete engine failures in Single engine light aircraft, one after takeoff with enough altitude to make a successful downwind landing and one at cruise altitude within 5 miles of an en route airport. I know that sickening realization that you hope to have more luck than skill. At that point I had over 500 hours,Commercial/Instrument and multiengine ratings and was very current.
You did what had to be done, and at your experience level, it was an amazing performance. I hope you continue your training.
+LT. Bertolini Thank you very much LT. Means a lot coming from an experienced pilot. I did in fact continue my training, after about a 6 month hiatus, and got my PPL ticket in October of 2015. Have been flying, as weather permits here in the Bay Area and planning to begin my instrument training in the second half of 2016! Thanks again!
Excellent decision making and excellent handle of the emergency
i knew that you gonna land safely but anyway i took a deep breath after you landed on the field. it should be a great experience like you said on the video becouse you were not high enough and also over the congested area! congrats again!
good landing... well held that man. For the few hours you had , you handled that perfectly.
Great video! You were calm and decisive. Glad everything turned out OK. Just a reminder to all pilots, on every takeoff, to always be looking for a place to land in case of engine out. Resist the temptation to do a sharp turn back to the airport, while low and slow.
I think I would have chosen the Football (or athletic fields) ...but I wasn't there....You walked away....Great Job!
All the best!
Great job. I am impressed. Quick thinking saved your life.
Man, just a great job there. Not sure I would have been so calm on my third solo. Thanks for posting.
Thanks for watching cfunk!
Thank you for sharing this video, and great job! Considering you were a student pilot, I am amazed how calm you were, and how excellent you handled the situation.
Thank you for your comments Keisuke!
Thanks for sharing. Very glad it ended well for you. You handled it like a boss. Cheers!
Wow - terrific job! Super impressed with how you handled that. Hope I'm as cool, calm and collected if something like that ever happens to me...!