Dangerous Landing at Courchevel Altiport, France - Piper Malibu

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krodders@reddit

Courcheval does not have a go around. Once you're landing, you're landing.

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BraidRuner@reddit

something something walk away from and use the aircraft again. Well one out of 3 in this case. He landed and walked away. The plane will never be used again.

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TheEpicGold@reddit

Explain? Why is there an airport where you can't just go around?

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Because it is built in very mountainous terrain and that is where they managed to squeeze in a runway. It’s a sloping runway where one end faces the mountain. Go around would mean flying into the side of the mountain.

It’s technically an altiport not an airport, and there are quite a few others in the world like this. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Altiport

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krodders@reddit

Thanks for this. Altiport is new to me

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mrbubbles916@reddit

Because there is a mountain on the other side. You could certainly try but it's not going to go well. There are many airports like this. Especially in Papa New Guinea. Literally hundreds of little strips that have no go around options.

The airport near Mt Everest at Lukla is also very similar to Courcheval. No go around possible there.

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CarbonKevinYWG@reddit

It 100% is a thing. Aspen, CO is also that way within a certain distance of the threshold.

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Icy-Bar-9712@reddit

Los Alamos NM as well.

All landings 27, all takeoffs 09

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befiuf@reddit

Check out "Missionary Bush Pilot" on Youtube. The guy flies into mountain airstrips in Papua New Guinea that don't have a go around every day.

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TheEpicGold@reddit

Yeah I got a video of him reccomended once. And yeah that's true, just thought because the runway in this video looked pretty long and asphalt, only bumpy. But thx.

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krodders@reddit

Courchevel Altiport (French: Altiport de Courchevel) (IATA: CVF, ICAO: LFLJ) is an altiport serving Courchevel, a ski resort in the French Alps. The airfield has a very short runway of only 537 metres (1,762 ft) with a gradient of 18.6%. There is no go-around procedure for landings at Courchevel due to the surrounding mountainous terrain

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TheEpicGold@reddit

Ah ok that explains it.

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IndyCarFAN27@reddit

I mean they did say that about Lukla until one crew somehow managed to perform one without slamming into the mountain, so maybe one at Courchevel is technically possible…

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krodders@reddit

I found a video with a Lukla go around. Let's just say it was on a edge of a miracle. I reckon the pilot had to check the tyres afterwards to check for chimneypot debris

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ZZ9ZA@reddit

Courcheval is much steeper (uphill) than Lukla. 19% vs 11%.

Elevation is lower, but it’s still well over 6000ft

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MallNinja45@reddit

I'm sure it's possible with the right airframe, but not for the vast majority of types that land there.

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Blue_foot@reddit

And you are landing UP A HILL!

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obecalp23@reddit

Is that true?

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Hurock@reddit

Like Lukla in Nepal.

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PatataMaxtex@reddit

At that airport its propably for people who like to crash into a mountain instead of a bit of snow

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Pale-Ad-8383@reddit

I know the guy that salvaged this thing. Basically if he can get it off the mountain in 24-48 hours it was his. He told me he’s gotten a few birds out of there.

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Noperdidos@reddit

How did he get it off the mountain?

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Pale-Ad-8383@reddit

In pieces. There are apparently way more totalled airplanes in that airport than anyone wants to admit. Most get removed at night or early next morning. He apparently owns a set of equipment stores down the mountain as it’s a “must remove by” contract usually. Insurance totally most of them as they think they get chopped up to get out. He unbolts wings and sometimes surgically cuts them. Occasionally he can bring up parts and fly them out.

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Noperdidos@reddit

Interesting!

At least it’s in fairly large pieces, ended up sold on this auction: https://eu.ironplanet.com/for-sale/Aircraft-2013-Piper-Malibu-Mirage-PA46-350P-%28FRANCE%29-France/2562273

So I’m guessing he flies the pieces down in a larger cargo plane?

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Used_Towel8820@reddit

There’s road access so probably by truck, this runway is literally only for rich people who want to flex.

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Pale-Ad-8383@reddit

Exactly, and apparently they don’t like to see incidents or admit to them either. Most are removed by truck

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Jeveran@reddit

It's Courcheval. How can it not be dangerous?

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Remote_Horror_Novel@reddit

This is the place where usually only pilots that have flown there before and taken their specific course can land there right? I’m guessing there is no go around and that’s why they went with the late landing into the snow bank?

It almost seems like in situations like this it might be safer for the pilots to remove their seatbelts and run for the back of the plane if they know they are going to hit the snowbank or a wall, because the cockpit often collapses but the plane generally survives well.

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DirtierGibson@reddit

The thing is, yes – it's a notoriously iffy airport.

But it's also been for a long time a destination for the privileged, and, shall we say, entitled. You know how in disaster movies you see rich assholes trying to bribe pilots to do danferous things? Sometimes it's kinda like that over there.

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Used_Towel8820@reddit

The funniest thing to me is it has road access. The planes are literally just for rich people flexing. This is the only point of the runway, because taking a 1:30h taxi from the normal airport is for the poor.

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budas_wagon@reddit

I'm not a pilot but I've watched a lot of the usual plane crash youtube videos and one thing I've learned is you absolutely do not want to be on a charter flight with pushy rich assholes

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nedim443@reddit

Or pushy Soviet Generals.

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LurkerWithAnAccount@reddit

What do you suppose that mirror like icy sheen and snow looking material all over the runway in winter could be?

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Lironcareto@reddit

Super long landing. Should have gone around

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Used_Towel8820@reddit

You can’t

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MattheiusFrink@reddit

Oooohhh, that's gonna hurt the wallet.

Prop strike inspection, engine mount and firewall inspection for structural integrity, and God help then if anything needs replaced.

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I_Am_Zampano@reddit

But hey, no need to waste time on a go around

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Used_Towel8820@reddit

So they can hit the mountain with 50 extra knots ?

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Kartoon67@reddit

There is no room for any late go around in this platform.

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bdubwilliams22@reddit

……… the prop is gonna need to replaced.

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Huugboy@reddit

The prop needs to be replaced, the pilot luckily doesn't.

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Jakl15@reddit

Yes he absolutely does need to be replaced

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Huugboy@reddit

His underwear maybe.

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BaslerLaeggerli@reddit

They are landing in Courchevel. Chances are that they don't have to worry about money.

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levimuddy@reddit

Wasn’t qualified to land there, if I recall it was a charter and the guy went to prison.

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GITS75@reddit

He was qualified to land in Courchevel mountain airfield.. But few months prior and not on PA-46.

It wasn't really a charter... BigBlank isn't a charter company but an online platform.

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levimuddy@reddit

Thanks, I’m going off gossip I heard from some locals the year after it happened (saw it buried in the snowbank).

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AlexisFR@reddit

Lol of course they blame the poor pilot instead of his boss or the client that forced him there

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dotancohen@reddit

They do have to worry about how they're leaving, however.

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_yote@reddit

There is road access up there, looking on google maps.

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Automatedluxury@reddit

In an ambulance this time.

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Ancient_Boner_Forest@reddit

What is insurance like for private planes?

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TheGacAttack@reddit

Expensive. $5k-$More annually, depending on the aircraft, coverage, and covered pilots.

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Ok-Fox1262@reddit

Shit. That's looking competitive with car insurance now.

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drrhythm2@reddit

That’s almost exactly what I pay for auto insurance for two cars.

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Swimming_Way_7372@reddit

I think I pay 1/2 that for 3 cars.

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drrhythm2@reddit

Yeah, I mean it depends on where you live, what cars, driving history, coverage, etc. We carry a good amount of coverage plus an umbrella, more medical pay than normal, and it definitely doesn't help that I was at fault in an accident (for the first time in forever) about six months ago. Rates went up about 20% after that. We also carry new car replacement (which got us $20k extra after the aforementioned accident) so I'm definitely way ahead of the game.

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Swimming_Way_7372@reddit

Sounds like your policy is pretty strong. I would say I definitely don't take the lowest priced policy I can find but I don't have the coverage you have either.

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AlexisFR@reddit

The hell kind of car you have were you pay that much? It should be much more than 500-800$ per year normally.

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Ok-Fox1262@reddit

Recently car insurance has rocketed. If you are a new or young driver then people are being quoted several thousand pounds.

I pay £1000 and to me that's extortionate. But it is a specialist vehicle, a campervan.

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ResortMain780@reddit

I highly doubt 5k will get you all risk on an airplane like that, but even if, you are likely to be involved in a car accident or fender bender once every few years. You are unlikely to suffer a plane crash ever in your life -even if you fly for a living.

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KB346@reddit

Wow. That’s a bit wild when you put it that way. 😳

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Ancient_Boner_Forest@reddit

Yes but people usually have it though right? So he’s covered? Or would pilots in incidents like this not want to use it due to increase in rates?

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TheGacAttack@reddit

Many (most?) aircraft are financed, and every lender I know would require that the aircraft be insured.

I cannot speak to this particular aircraft at the time of this accident.

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undercoveraviator@reddit

There are a lot of parts that are replaced anytime there is a prop strike (or even a “slow down of 100 rpm or more, iirc). Plus I’d really be surprise if there wasn’t engine mount and fuselage damage. That airplane could very well be totaled.

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MattheiusFrink@reddit

I'm well aware. I'm a GA mechanic and we've got a malibu in our hangar right now getting a whole new set of jugs.

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DrSendy@reddit

If they have to replace the jugs up there, they might get their eyes poked out.

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Kepler1609a@reddit

Be careful - Lots of fake jugs in Malibu

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well_shoothed@reddit

oh my

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Longjumping_College@reddit

Not wrong, HA!

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undercoveraviator@reddit

Which side of the firewall are you taking about??

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MattheiusFrink@reddit

the firewall itself.

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DepthHour1669@reddit

At least the Malibu ones are expensive and look real. If you go to San Fernando valley the jugs all look fake

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etheran123@reddit

This happened a number of years ago. Looking up the registration of F-GUYZ, I found a auction page showing the aircraft disassembled as of 2019, with nothing else since. Assuming it was probably bought for parts or is still sitting in a warehouse somewhere.

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MattheiusFrink@reddit

That tail number 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

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Surprise_Donut@reddit

Woman pilot?

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wighty@reddit

Improved: F-BOIS

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nlevine1988@reddit

I assume this airport is pretty remote, how do you even get a plane out of there once it's not air worthy.

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MattheiusFrink@reddit

Fly in parts, materials, repair crew. They rebuild on site. Op test like crazy, test flight if necessary, then off it goes.

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LounBiker@reddit

Lol.

Check where Courcheval is.

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zer0toto@reddit

« Remote » it’s one of the most popular winter sport/touristic place in France and is 2 hour away by road from Lyon, third biggest city in France, and even closer to some major regional French cities…

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nlevine1988@reddit

Well I stand corrected.

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maddentim@reddit

Not to mention you probably can't fly the plane out and will have the fly in the people and parts to fix it

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LounBiker@reddit

There are roads to Courcheval!

How do you think the staff arrive each day, parachutes?

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BraidRuner@reddit

Could have been worse...could have had to write down a number to call..

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alexthesole@reddit

Used to overhaul PT6As, that's a full power section overhaul and replacement of the center line bearings in the power section regardless of condition. Couple hundred thousand just for the engine to get back to serviceable, not countain the airframe stuff

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No_The_White_Phone@reddit

People who can afford.. and I mean AFFORD… a plane like this can easily buy another.

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DEADB33F@reddit

I mean yeah, but pretty sure the majority of PPL pilots who fly planes like this lease them by the hour.

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Lyuseefur@reddit

Good news is, it’s a nice place to hang out while repairs are done.

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GyroBoing@reddit

That's called a crash

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Embarrassed-Form5018@reddit

Any landing, you can walk away from is a good landing.

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The-TDawg@reddit

Any crash you can walk away from is a good crash…?

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Available_Sir5168@reddit

Yes, because replacing/repairing an aircraft is possible, if expensive. Replacing a human? Less so.

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Fantastic_Shake_9492@reddit

Depends on the human

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Positive_Method3022@reddit

It will take months for this plane to be allowed to fly again, even if it doesn't look damaged. They will need to run tests to verify the integrity of the structure. See if there are hidden cracks.

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djfl@reddit

As a guy raised in a family that takes aviation seriously, with multiple pilots, folks in other aspects of aviation, etc...this is a horrible saying.

I remember a guy bragging to me about how great a bush pilot his uncle was because "he'd survived all of his crashes." I laughed out loud because this guy was serious...then I realized he was serious, and I didn't want to talk to him anymore.

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Exita@reddit

Old military saying from WW2. Pretty common for planes to return after sorties with so much damage that they’d scrap it immediately. Planes were more or less disposable, pilots weren’t. So if they got the pilot back it one piece it was a good day.

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djfl@reddit

Makes sense in that context, thanks. In a lot of other contexts that I hear it in, I like it much less.

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Plastic_Brick_1060@reddit

I don't know the origin of this adage but it's just not true

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RadiantFuture25@reddit

Not for the plane

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BigAngryMob@reddit

Any landing where the plane can fly again is a great landing.

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RadiantFuture25@reddit

Any landing where the plane can walk away is a good landing

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cbrookman@reddit

Any landing where the plane can fly again right away is a perfect landing.

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deezalmonds998@reddit

Any landing where is a good landing

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neumaticc@reddit

any is a landing good

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Available_Sir5168@reddit

That’s the point.

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bimbochungo@reddit

This is Kerbal Space Program philosophy

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jumpy_finale@reddit

They say in the Air Force a landing's OK
If the pilot gets out and can still walk away,
But in the Fleet Air Arm the prospect is grim
If the landing's piss-poor and the pilot can't swim.

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TimberWolfeMaine@reddit

In the aviation community we refer to that as an ‘arrival’, not a landing.

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KSP_HarvesteR@reddit

There's no such thing as an unsuccessful landing.

Clearly, the plane was successfully landed. QED, it is not still flying.

If anything, this one might even have been a little too successful, in that it may prevent the plane from having to be landed again in the future.

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Spiritual_Ostrich_63@reddit

I mean you can technically fly thru snow...

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hgaterms@reddit

More of squish

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Preindustrialcyborg@reddit

i could hear the pilot going "SHITSHITSHITSHITSHIT FUUUUUUUCK" during that landing

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pabo81@reddit

It’s in France, so: “MERDEMERDEMDERDE… Sacré Bleu!”

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dotancohen@reddit

Actually, he was going "F! Guys!".

Yes, that is the actual airframe in the video!

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old_knurd@reddit

I like the Russian language info on that page. Makes life easier for the oligarchs.

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DeeDeeRibDegh@reddit

Not funny…but 🤣🤣🤣

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Redrick405@reddit

Worst airframe ever to get in and out of.

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EliWCoyote@reddit

Buff right out.
But seriously…concussions, maybe? Injuries?

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FrankieRoo@reddit

Wow. Thank goodness for that “soft” snowbank at the end of the runway.

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ShitBeansMagoo@reddit

ha ha. BOOF!

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alcohaulic1@reddit

*Le BOOF!

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KilllerWhale@reddit

hon hon le beuf

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Butterscotch1664@reddit

Actual cannibal Shia le beouf!

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Ataneruo@reddit

Fighting for your life with Shia LaBeouf Wrestling a knife from Shia LaBeouf

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EvilGeniusSkis@reddit

Stab it in his kidney

Safe at last from Shia LaBeouf

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IronGigant@reddit

No, it would be

"Hon hon hon, Boof!"

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RadiantFuture25@reddit

Is the boof from the airbags?

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piercejay@reddit

Shia?

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impishboof@reddit

Yes?

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Anton370@reddit

The snow bank may have been soft, but his insurance agent just got very very hard.

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FiddlerOnThePotato@reddit

Yeah snow may be soft but it's hard enough to still count as a prop strike. New prop and engine time yay!

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AlexisFR@reddit

Nah, that means they'll have to spend money

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josh6499@reddit

Insurance agents get hard when you buy something expensive.

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KinksAreForKeds@reddit

That's certainly one way to stop the prop.

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SirShmooey@reddit

https://youtu.be/Johmlmq-dRU?t=33

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oojiflip@reddit

Still one hell of an impact if it's only lap belts on that

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kingoptimo1@reddit

Ya prolly 40mph into a wall

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krodders@reddit

Actually, yes. When the snow isn't there, it's a rock face, so it helped.

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KilllerWhale@reddit

Needless to say, pants were shat.

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Final_Bar_7011@reddit

HELP (high energy landing problem)-situation..

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SpecialistWind2707@reddit

That is a runway? I have questions.

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ilikewaffles3@reddit

Should have just gone around. What is this guy stupid.

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LounBiker@reddit

So stupid.

Everyone who flies into LFLJ knows the go around process, right?

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ilikewaffles3@reddit

Exactly just climb out at 5000fpm. It's not that hard

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CptCheez@reddit

There is no go around at that airport. There’s a mountain in the way.

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-fff23grd@reddit

Expensive boop

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ClosetLadyGhost@reddit

James bond theme music

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ronerychiver@reddit

“My god! Those are Soviet SP-5 nuclear torpedoes! If the cruise hits them!”

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ClosetLadyGhost@reddit

Wrong one. Golden eye.

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ronerychiver@reddit

Ahhhhh shit you’re right. He steals the plane in World is not enough and jumps out of the one in Goldeneye.

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skodes21@reddit

So will they total an airplane the same as a car? How does that work

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lanbanger@reddit

Here is a link to the final accident report. Worth a read to curb speculation as to what happened and why.

https://bea.aero/fileadmin/user_upload/BEA2019-0041.en.pdf

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fonetics@reddit

French fry'd when he shoulda pizza'd.

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Miserable-Lawyer-233@reddit

How is that runway legal?

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Aware_Owl_Whoo@reddit

Reminds me of the runway at the start of Golden Eye

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GITS75@reddit

BigBlank: Air France-KLM subdivision: Online platform to bring together plane owners, pilots and passengers... Not a charter company.

Pilot logged 398 flying hours principally by glider towing flights and parachute drop flights...

Obtained certification to land on Courchevel mountain airfield in December 2018 with a different plane.

First flight as captain on the PA-46 the day before the accident.

Safety pilot had no certification on Courchevel mountain airfield, neither on PA-46... Wasn't involve in the preparation of the flight.

Did I see a lot of red flags ....

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anomalkingdom@reddit

Red flags like a 1st of May parade i Beijing,

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YoakeNoTenshi@reddit

There's the swiss cheese model and people drilling right through it :D

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anomalkingdom@reddit

Why on earth didn't they go around when they could?! Easy to sit on the sidelines watching it from the comfort of the couch and all that, I know, but I would think they realized the situation pretty early on? Anyone know more, were they Bingo fuel or something?

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CPTMotrin@reddit

Too fast, too high? How about a side slip to burn off some energy?

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exadeuce@reddit

If you find yourself needing a side slip to get onto a normal glide path/speed, you should go around instead. Your approach is unstable, and this is the cause of basically every landing accident.

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CptCheez@reddit

There is no go around at that airport…unless you like flying into the mountainside.

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CPTMotrin@reddit

You’re missing the point. It appears that airport did not have a go around option. I would only try that maneuver when it becomes necessary. And in my opinion, a pilot should know how to perform a side slip for a variety of reasons.

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120SR@reddit

It’s not a good thing that CFI’s teach students to cross over the numbers at 90kts in a 172 and normalize floating for a minute down the runway. Teach setting a stable pitch (AoA) and control the descent via power.

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CptCheez@reddit

What CFI on earth is teaching that? Skyhawk should be flying 65kts at top of final and like…55-60 over the fence.

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ButtStuff6969696@reddit

Probably not a single CFI on the planet teaching that.

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CPTMotrin@reddit

My CFI didn’t teach that. He taught if to hot or otherwise not stable, go around.

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Hurock@reddit

Which CFI teach that?

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No_Size_1765@reddit

Bad pilot

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LounBiker@reddit

I can't understand the downvotes here.

Pilot error combined with insufficient trainimg and oversight, see accident reports.

https://bea.aero/en/investigation-reports/notified-events/detail/accident-to-the-piper-pa46-registered-f-guyz-on-08-02-2019-at-courchevel/

https://bea.aero/fileadmin/user_upload/BEA2019-0041.en.pdf

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UsefulBrick3@reddit

What a shit runway

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LounBiker@reddit

Yes, it's definitely the runway that's the problem here.

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earthforce_1@reddit

That's why we have go-arounds kids!

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KSP_HarvesteR@reddit

Except here we actually don't.

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earthforce_1@reddit

Jesus, then you would need a net at the end of the runway like they have on aircraft carriers.

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obscht-tea@reddit

or a good old soft snowbank

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LounBiker@reddit

That's what the snow is for

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Thebraincellisorange@reddit

This airport has no go around options.

once you are on finals, you are 'landing' one way or another.

a consequence of squeezing an airport in mountainous terrain. this thing has mountains on either side and a massive one at the end of the runway.

land or die should be at the top of the Nav chart for this place.

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30lbsledgehammer@reddit

You can always go around

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LounBiker@reddit

Not there you can't.

I mean you can try, but the result will be way worse.

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Odd_Technician_3617@reddit

Okay serious question here. This looks kinda remote. What do you actually do after an accident in a remote area. I mean you cannot tow the thing back to “the dealership” like a car. Do you have to haul spare parts over there and fix it? How does this actually work if the plan is seriously damaged?

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Zaphod424@reddit

It’s in a ski resort with road access, I imagine it’ll have been towed to one of the hangars there and then either repaired on site with parts delivered by truck or if it was damaged beyond repair it’d just be taken away in parts by truck

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Noperdidos@reddit

Had the same questions. We might be in luck! https://old.reddit.com/r/aviation/comments/1fhjas8/dangerous_landing_at_courchevel_altiport_france/lnbj3wy/

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p3rseusxy@reddit

🎵You can aaalways go around🎵 oh wait, it's courchevel...

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bustervich@reddit

Ah yes, good ole F-GUYZ

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old_knurd@reddit

I like the Russian language info on that page. Makes life easier for the oligarchs.

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bustervich@reddit

Wat?

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old_knurd@reddit

It was an attempt at a joke. I suppose it wasn't a very good joke if I need to explain it:

The Courchevel "ski resort is considered exclusive, attracting wealthy clientele including royal families. It hosts one of the largest concentrations of 5-star ranking luxury hotels."
That's (probably) the kind of place that attracts its share of Russian oligarchs.
There is Russian text in the page you linked. That text auto-translates to: "Plane Flies Into Snowdrift A plane in Courchevel, France, failed to brake and flew into a snowdrift. There were 6 people on board. One girl was seriously injured"

So, if I Russian oligarch is considering chartering a flight into there, don't you think that's the kind of information that would be useful to him? It's already in Russian, saves him the trouble of using Google translate.

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AlbanianRozzers@reddit

No way that's actually the tail number XD

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KSP_HarvesteR@reddit

If you total the plane, you get to buy a new one with a new tail number 👍

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dotancohen@reddit

Ah yes, good ole F-GUYZ

Yeah, 'cause that's what the guy paying for it was yelling at the rest of the passengers as he watched the snow bank get larger and larger in the windscreen.

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BraidRuner@reddit

^LLU,^TMA,^SRD,^OS,WTF

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eldwaro@reddit

Dangerous landing. I believe you mean crash

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MikeGinnyMD@reddit

::Plays “You Can Always Go Around.”::

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Plastic_Brick_1060@reddit

Another 5000 feet of runway and it would have been totally fine

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VirtualComcrete@reddit

Came in a lil hot.

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Prestigious-Duck6615@reddit

this video makes the landing strip look hilly

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JakToTheReddit@reddit

That looks midly expensive.

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dustsmoke@reddit

Somebody should tell the pilot that you're supposed to slow down to land.

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Nulla01@reddit

Missed it, by that much.....

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BuckMurdock5@reddit

“Hmm Vref is 80 but it looks snowy add 10%. Add another 10% since we ate a full breakfast and another 10% since the shitters full. Tail wind is another 20%. Awww hell let’s approach at 95% Vne and see what happens, we can always go around through that mountain.”

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Drive_By_Shouting@reddit

Expensive screw up. The FAA urinalysis team is en route.

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Dickcheese-a1@reddit

Please don't do this.

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Awh_Yeah_Titty_City@reddit

"Dangerous" landing huh. Every landing in an aircraft is inherently dangerous, as is every flight for that matter.

What I see here is a pilot not having his best day, at perhaps one of the most challenging approaches in the entire world bar none. Yet, everyone on that aircraft got to go home, perhaps with a few bruises. A good flight in my book!

I'm impressed myself. Lenticular clouds and mountain wake turbulence is no joke. But im sure someone in here with 60 hours in Microsoft flight sim will tell me how they would have greased in on this strip.

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SpeedFarmer42@reddit

You call that a good flight? Yikes. Wouldn't want to fly anywhere with you xD

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LightenUpPhrancis@reddit

Learning to fly in a 172, not longer after my first solo, got some instructions from the tower that I didn’t quite understand. So halfway down the runway I asked again for clearance for a touch and go, and got it. It was a military runway, so plenty of space. Went ahead and did my touch and go in the final third of the runway. Returned to the Aero Club and got my ass chewed out by the director.

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S70nkyK0ng@reddit

That looked expensive

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Celemourn@reddit

It’s ok. He stopped by the end of the runway.

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GreenTrees831@reddit

Is this where Golden Eye was filmed?

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0lvar@reddit

For England, James?

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Plane-Meat-5149@reddit

And apparently not deploying flaps goes unnoticed....

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Tater_Mater@reddit

Reminds me of the runway in golden eye.

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wt1j@reddit

Malibus and approach speeds. Helped out with a Malibu crash last year - also high approach speed related. Gotta manage that energy.

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Ridtr03@reddit

But the design of that runway though?? Icy conditions and it’s got a downhill run… hmmm

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marklandia@reddit

Cameraman farts Pilot sharts

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Poopy_sPaSmS@reddit

Dude wasted 3/4 of the runway that was already short af

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MaxwellBygraves67@reddit

If there was ever a time to go around, it was then.

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TessaBrooding@reddit

“That’s looking bad” and it was bad. Wonder how injured they were.

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hooDio@reddit

just for some contextm, this happened in 2019

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Miggix13@reddit

Is the same spot they use to set Goldeneye ?

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dealershipdetailer@reddit

What the hell is that run way?

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Educational-Ruin9992@reddit

Bonk!

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jmrmaker@reddit

Like a glove!

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Menethea@reddit

Short runway for a mid-field landing

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Baaoh@reddit

Clearly this person didnt try out the MSFS2020 challenge enough times

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dbryar@reddit

Well to be fair, he knew that missing the lower section and the gradient to do the braking he was going to impact the snow bank, and shut off the engine to preserve the prop and shaft from the rotational strike that was coming.

Less damage means more likely to be able to fly home without changing too many parts

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