A single engine plane landed on the 407 today…
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Eastbound lanes near Woodbine.
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The plane makes an emergency landing on Highway 407 in Markham, Ontario. - Eminetra Canada
According to the toll road operator, the plane made an emergency landing on Markham Highway 407 on Wednesday morning. The plane landed in the 407 eastward lane near Woodbine Racetrack before 11:00 am Images disseminated on social media showed a single engine propeller plane on the road with a...
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Yeah, after getting maintenance done, always do a flight test BEFORE deciding to take it for a trip. Wait for light winds, so that you can do a 180 and land downwind if need be. At Buttonville I would take off on 33, there's still a few fields ahead if you need them. If you get a little further out before trouble, hard starboard and tell the tower you're landing on 21, less chance of conflicting traffic. Then tell the mechanic that they owe you a bottle.
He was at 2000' when the engine failed so he was likely too far from the airport. That's why you practice forced approaches. Thankfully the 407 isn't very busy at 11:00 AM. Textbook emergency landing though.
New footage from our CCTV cameras of the plane that made an emergency landing eastbound on 407 ETR just west of Woodbine this morning!
Like the lucky and skillful pilot said after the incident : it was the buildings or the highway.
It seems it took off and landed not even a few minutes....engine problems perhaps? I saw it while driving on woodbine going north...it's quite an old looking plane.
They said the engine started sputtering after takeoff when they reached 2,000 ft. The plane is from the 70s but had recently passed inspection. It could've been a case of carb ice which caused the loss of power. Icing is most likely to occur and to be severe when temperatures are roughly between 10 to 20 degrees C and the relative humidity is greater than 60%. It's a common occurrence with carbureted airplane engines. Engines are equipped with system called "carb heat" to prevent or clear carb ice. It's possible they didn't have it engaged.
I liked the fact he landed as close to the shoulder as possible.
#Amazing...
Where the Plane landed, are those Breakdown Lanes or Special HOV (High Occupancy Vehicles)?
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I would have thought (I am not a pilot, and not knowledgeable) that at 2,000 ft right after takeoff, he could have returned to the airport.
he's losing altitude it seems and even though Buttonville was close, he's coming from the south and there are a few tall buildings (tall enough) south of airport...if he was coming from north, i think he would've made it.
Depends on the climb rate. By the time he got to 2,000 ft. he was a fair distance from Buttonville and not able to glide back to the runway. Which is why he picked the 407.
You only use carb heat on run-up and landing i don't think it happens at full full throttle usually at low throttle.or idle
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