2 DIE after airplane CRASHES into wooded area near St. Augustine Airport!

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A Mooney M20K crashed in a wooded area about three minutes after departure from Rwy 13 at St. Augustine-Northeast Florida Regional Airport, FL (SGJ).
The aircraft was attempting an emergency return to the point of departure of SGJ due to an opened door.
The two occupants were fatally injured and, the aircraft was destroyed.
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00:00 Intro
00:04 Description of the situation
00:46 "Door just popped open"
13:02 Real footage from the crash site
14:47 "Unfortunately, no medical need"
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@the_flight_records 2 ай бұрын

01:17 Unfortunately, the pilot was unable to ready to roll again... RIP... Kudos to the controller and the police helo pilot.

@BlueSkyUp_EU 2 ай бұрын

01:27 - He was so joyful, in a good mood. Heart breaking

@Jmg831 2 ай бұрын

@@BlueSkyUp_EU😢

@komet5420 2 ай бұрын

Any reason "wake turbulence" was censored @ 6:04 ?

@the_flight_records 2 ай бұрын

@@komet5420 I made a typo there! Closed to avoid embarrassment. Sorry about that.

@the_flight_records 2 ай бұрын

@@tracksuitJohnI took the title from the news.

@4tfy442 2 ай бұрын

I fly out of this airport every day, and this controller is the nicest controller I’ve ever had the honor of meeting. He always goes above and beyond.

@elit2175 2 ай бұрын

Cheers from st. Auggie

@micadean1600 Ай бұрын

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@davedickson6301 2 ай бұрын

I also would like to commend the ATC, Police Helicopter pilot , medevac pilot and first responders for the quick and decisive actions and professionalism. This was my brothers plane and he was the pilot. He had just picked the plane up in North Carolina the day before, and he and his best friend were on their way down to homestead to visit with my family down here. We are dealing with the aftermath as is his children, his friends family and other family members. Life is precious and we don’t take it for granted.

@gregreinert5815 2 ай бұрын

Deepest sympathies to you and your family. Godspeed.

@davedickson6301 2 ай бұрын

@@gregreinert5815 thank you!

@joinjen3854 2 ай бұрын

So sorry to you and the family. I was just in St Augustine a few weeks ago.

@davedickson6301 2 ай бұрын

@@joinjen3854 thank you.

@lynnparent5565 2 ай бұрын

Dear, dear family's, I'm so sorry this I happen to all their loved ones😢❤❤❤❤

@mrpotter315 2 ай бұрын

I hope that controller is recognized in his community for the outstanding work that he did. It’s very impressive to hear a professional manage us hugely stressful situation as clearly and calmly as this man did. Terrible tragedy, but the community did everything they did to find these poor folks. Unfortunately it was not going to help this time.

@davidbrooks1724 2 ай бұрын

Absolutely agree . These controllers are amazing. Handle large load in short amount time

@DougBowman6 2 ай бұрын

Agreed 💯

@WHBVERDE69 2 ай бұрын

I did most of my cross countries and some night ops over at KSGJ. This controller is always professional and nice! Great guy!

@riverrat7411 2 ай бұрын

Yea, that broke my heart listening to him. I bet he went home and collapsed, you can just hear the pain in his voice. What a phenomenal job of maintaining composure, I hope he will be ok.

@DougBowman6 2 ай бұрын

@@riverrat7411Same here, dude was amazing, juggled traffic, willing to take suggestions from pilots, wanted to find the missing plane. Just heartbreaking. Hopefully dude gets some time off and a big atta boy for getting it done.

@SextonHardcastle85 2 ай бұрын

The Controller is a consummate professional. To handle the traffic and coordinating search and rescue efforts is absolutely amazing. My heart goes out to all involved in this sad situation.

@brooklynrobotworks9866 2 ай бұрын

It was affirming to listen to the entire audio, witnessing how professional everyone was. Thank you.

@carlmclelland7624 2 ай бұрын

As a retired controller, that tower operator did an outstanding job of maintaining control in a professional manner. As a retired corporate pilot & flight instructor, with about 1,000 hours of Mooney time, I can imagine the distraction created by that open baggage door flapping and banging. HOWEVER, it wouldn't adversely affect the ability to fly and land safely. Another commenter made mention of the laminar flow wing on the Mooney, and he's correct about low and slow and tight turns. That said, had the pilot flown a normal pattern at the correct airspeed, he would have landed safely.....

@spitfireinvasion 2 ай бұрын

Yeah I was wondering about the effects of a blown open door, would that affect the flow over the horizontal stabilizer at all or is this just a case of distraction, low airspeed, base to final stall spin?

@airmecher 2 ай бұрын

You are so right. All through flight training all of my instructors stressed when things go wrong, fly the airplane! A couple even popped the door open right after takeoff. It is loud. But the aircraft flies. Just shrug, and land.

@MikeM275 Ай бұрын

The single most important thing stressed to me in all of my flying with instructors, starting with Privates thru ATP was.....FLY THE PLANE. So many accidents are caused by distractions instead of flying the plane. A door unlatched should have been nothing to worry about here. The pilot sounded like he understood this and wasn't worried. I can't fathom how this crash could have happened.

@spitfireinvasion Ай бұрын

@@MikeM275 yeah that's what gets me on this one, it sounded like the pilot was super chill at first...

@carlmclelland7624 Ай бұрын

During my years of instructing, I often loaded the student, especially instrument students with distractions. The point of that... always fly the plane first. The baggage door flapping, a distraught passenger... who knows? The position of rest, as depicted above, shows the plane impacted right of the runway centerline after flying a left hand pattern. Further, it shows the plane crowding the airport on downwind. I'm seeing the pilot overshooting the turn to final and the age old... kick in a little rudder and skid it around, only to be at low speed in a steep, skidding turn, and a resultant stall spin. (Also keep in mind, depending on the conditions the pilot has created for himself, the 'stall-spin' could very well emulate a snap roll, rather than a mere stall with the outboard wing coming up and over). EVERY student pilot I trained, before I wrote the recommendation for the flight test, did spins. An hour of ground school to explain what a spin is (aggravated stall), explain what a person would sense, and the recovery. I'd use a Cessna 150 Aerobat and after the first demonstration, they were enthused, rather than scared. The coup-de-grass, I'd pick a long straight road and create the scenario... "We're low and slow, and over shooting the turn to final, so I'm skidding around the turn to final and adding back pressure to speed up the turn and............... over we go!" When the students responds with... "Well now I know why," you know you've possibly saved a life.

@davidcubero2137 Ай бұрын

I'm a recently retired Airline Pilot with over 40 years of service & I'm an owner of Multiple G.A. Aircraft. In my experience, I believe that this Pilot simply became so distracted by The Opened Baggage Compartment Door that He lost his Situational Awareness & let His Aircraft become too slow & went into a Stall/Spin Situation. Unfortunately, being on Final he would have been too low to even attempt any Stall Recovery. My heart goes out to The Family & Friends of The Men that perished in this crash! I'm sincerely sorry for their loss! May G-d Comfort them in this difficult time!

@JonathanWinton123 2 ай бұрын

This controller is amazing. What a gentleman in such a difficult situation.

@love2fly558 2 ай бұрын

Pilot didn’t say which door. Passenger door is not big deal, however Luggage Compartment door in Mooneys is an emergency. Mooneys don’t fly well with LC doors open, and also run the danger of the door separating and hitting the horizontal stabilizer. The LC door is locked with a latch and a key locks the latch in place for further redundancy. I owned a M20J, I added “LC door and latch locked” in my preflight chklst.

@gmanbuilder9843 2 ай бұрын

Baggage Door is clearly still attached to the airplane in the video footage. Open, but attached.

@kevgardner8548 2 ай бұрын

Open baggage door on an m20 has little to no effect on performance. Embarrassed to admit it, but been there done that. Distractions, if you let them, will kill you.

@n118nw 2 ай бұрын

There's a video on YT of a M20 crashing in a field because of an open door.. I don't recall off the top of my head if it separated and damaged the h.stab or not.. but I know of a M20J that crashed because the bank angle was too steep on a base to final turn and the pilot couldn't roll out.. and I'm wondering if the pilot did that in his turn to final

@mana29166 Ай бұрын

Me too.

@geraldheinig1473 Ай бұрын

@@kevgardner8548 M20G jock here. Also embarrassed to admit it, but been there, done that too. Biggest damage was to my ego 🤣🤣

@jaceallen3270 2 ай бұрын

I flew with my door unlatched once and it opened I looked to my left and said “OH SH*T” and my instructor said “do you feel like you’re about to fall out?” I said “no” and he said “then we’re alright”

@MKwan82 Ай бұрын

The problem is wind resistance. One of my CFI was a 70 y/o navy pilot and he demonstrated to me how the door can act like rudder if you have them opened in flight. They probably didn't carry enough altitude to buffer for the extra resistance and potential deadly spin stall recovery since the door can act like a giant rudder.

@dgriffin6074 2 ай бұрын

The audio had me respecting the job air traffic controllers do even more. Talk about multi-tasking!

@mijo3642 2 ай бұрын

I had a Mooney 20C, This aircraft has a laminar flow wing.. you cannot pull tight turns at slow speed. An open door is NOT a safety issue!!

@bikeguy3034 2 ай бұрын

Agree - it is also aligned with the airflow so has no real impact on drag etc. It also didn't depart the aircraft as images of crashed aircraft shows baggage door open and attached. I actually think the pilot just became overwhelmed, let the airspeed decay on the turn and stalled.

@frankfielder 2 ай бұрын

The "impossible turn"?

@ianlitchfield9273 2 ай бұрын

@@frankfielder No thats not the 'impossible turn'

@moonmullins8227 2 ай бұрын

Pilots initial voice is calm and seems to understand it is a non event. Must have totally lost his situational awareness and let it stall and spin low to the ground. You don't get to try again.

@christophergagliano2051 2 ай бұрын

Yes and that's why it is absolutely ridiculous to fly a square pattern with two sharp 90° turns. It's much better to make a curving final approach from downwind as it reduces your bank angle and thus increasing the margin of safety with regards to load factor (bank angle). High performance seldom if ever fly a squared up pattern due to the risks as just noted.

@relic69 2 ай бұрын

With such a sad situation, the communication was incredible. The controller was outstanding.

@bonnford9164 2 ай бұрын

My son flies out of that airport, the planes land next to Hwy U.S 1 and I do not like it, too afraid a plane will land on a car.

@jacobanderson9292 2 ай бұрын

that makes no sense @@bonnford9164

@Rick_Retired 2 ай бұрын

St Augustine airport was not presenting a high density traffic situation. It was night 2's preference to remain on scene to direct foot traffic, and did so. The controller had made it clear to night 2 that they could just say the word and get immediate landing clearance to re-fuel. The police helicopter, night 2, coordinated safely, and effectively, with the controller who was then able to to handle inbound traffic as well. That professional sequence displayed an incredible synergy.

@billyray3761 2 ай бұрын

The frustrating part of this is that an open door is a non event. Forget the door and fly the plane first. Condolences to the family.

@erickborling1302 2 ай бұрын

That's absolutely right. Pilot got distracted by the door issue.

@scottulrich2725 2 ай бұрын

My CFI showed me what would happen if a door came open, which is pretty much nothing. Unless you push it out and you can move a 152 around and still fly.

@GiancarloGiuliano-wo5iy 2 ай бұрын

For my first solo, my CFI inadvertently damaged his window latch and the window would flap in and out the entire time. My CFI apologized but made it very clear that it was not a safety issue. It’s so sad the occupants in this crash did not realize how trivial this situation was and that this outcome did not need to happen. RIP 😢

@dks13827 2 ай бұрын

@@erickborling1302 why? how ?

@afdchocolatemilk2107 2 ай бұрын

It is a Mooney thing, billy ray?

@Rose-rh2rg 2 ай бұрын

"No medical need." What a sad summery.

@fv1291 2 ай бұрын

Summary.

@carlmorgan8452 2 ай бұрын

That's a rap

@N75911_ 2 ай бұрын

@@carlmorgan8452 Not quite. We'll have weeks of investigating by the NTSB and have a preliminary report in a couple of months and figure out what really happened.

@stewie84 2 ай бұрын

That controller is absolutely fantastic! He did an amazing job managing this whole tragic situation and kept everyone else safe.

@the_flight_records 2 ай бұрын

Absolutely

@squanchy474 2 ай бұрын

RIP crew. This is what being a ATC is really about. Managing regular and emergency traffic together. Great job in that respect, nothing that could have been done better I think

@VooDooDaddy46 2 ай бұрын

Airspeed is life.

@MKwan82 Ай бұрын

Altitude too in that situation. He needed extra to trade it for airspeed.

@nullc0ntext 2 ай бұрын

As tragic as this is, listening to everyone reminds me the world is not entirely a cold and hellish place. Kudos to everyone involved for their courteousness and professionalism in this.

@TheMountain295 2 ай бұрын

He was probably so worried about the door that he forgot to fly the plane. Aviate, navigate, communicate. Very sad.

@charleshultquist9233 2 ай бұрын

His voice didn't sound stressed or worried.

@Pushyhog 2 ай бұрын

he sounded stressed last two. ditto, forgot to fly. bad on dwn wind leg.

@CanardBoulevard 2 ай бұрын

What a shame. A good friend of mine owned this airplane for quite a while, I have flown it several times. It was a beautiful, fast airplane. RIP the pilots.

@emergencylowmaneuvering7350 2 ай бұрын

Didnt know how to fly a close pattern and do a short approach too. Then stalled it when overshot final too. 3 student pilot errors. Plus leaving the door unsecured. 4 student pilot errors in a few minutes only. EFATO CFI for 3k hours..

@MattPiekarsky 2 ай бұрын

@@emergencylowmaneuvering7350 The door ripped off and struck the tail causing the plan to spin into the ground... Check the report next time.

@70baja 2 ай бұрын

@@MattPiekarsky What report is this? The aerial footage appears to show the door still attached to the aircraft

@70baja Ай бұрын

@@dohabandit Do you have a source for the ntsb report? Their website has no reports for events after 2-27-24

@jamesjordan6005 2 ай бұрын

That's what I call a profession controller. He was able to put that entire search operation together with inbound traffic and maintained his cool through it all and the team he put together to search the area were outstanding as well. Excellent job to all involved and prayers out to the families of the diseased.

@RealThunderberg 2 ай бұрын

Not a pilot here just a flight sim guy and aviation enthusiast forever. Can't even begin to tell you how much I appreciate and learn from y'all real deal pros who take the time to weigh in with comments under these videos always providing so much insight as to what might have gone wrong in these incidents. RIP the two lost w condolences to their dear ones & serious credit to ATC for the way he handled the communications keeping everybody organized and managing the scene.

@user-rh9mh5kh3p Ай бұрын

Blah blah blah

@john-lk1xd 2 ай бұрын

When I first pulled that audio, what an amazing turn of events. Controller was a rock star, felt for the Helicopter pilot when he said, no need for medical, just took the wind out of sails. Sad day, RIP

@clqudy4750 2 ай бұрын

I live here and saw this when it popped up in local news feed. No details until later. Sucks this happened to the 2 people from NC in their Mooney. St Augustine is lucky to have every possible resource available for emergencies: Sheriff helos, our beautiful Life Flight and crews, and an excellent ATC crew. But none of that helped these aviators. Rest in Peace. 😞😢

@user-vr5pm3nb4p 2 ай бұрын

I had a Mooney, M20F. On climb out the door popped open. Not the back luggage door but the access door. Plane flew normal and returned to land. Uneventful. This pilot seemed fine right up to the moment he wasn't. Probably distracted and stalled. Very unfortunate. Condolences.

@logisticspilot 2 ай бұрын

baggage door open on a mooney can quickly turn into an emergency...its not faired with the wind...can depart an hit the tail

@FlyingNDriving Ай бұрын

@@logisticspilotwell the baggage door is still attached in the video so...

@TampaCEO 2 ай бұрын

This is textbook professionalism by all people involved. Thank you all for demonstrating exactly how to handle a situation like this. R.I.P. to the people on board.

@robertvogt5606 2 ай бұрын

This controller handled this situation & all traffic exceptionally well .

@hutcheod5640 2 ай бұрын

Air traffic controller sounds amazing. Knows his area, has controll of his Airspace and is calm.

@philallen5406 7 күн бұрын

What an absolute professional controller this guy is, handling the crash situation and traffic . so cool, calm and collected

@petepeterson5337 2 ай бұрын

Bonanza guy here. I trust the Mooney folks who say that an open door is not a serious safety hazard. The couple of times when I have had unexpected events airborne, including a door opening on my V35B, I literally said out loud to myself; "THIS Is a screw-up opportunity!", and REALLY focused on flying the plane, airspeeds and GUMPS!

@petepeterson5337 Ай бұрын

@@dohabanditGood Morning Mr. Bandit - I very much hope you are wrong. This plane never achieved very much airspeed, so coming off is not what I would expect. PRESUMABLY the cargo door hinges are designed to survive a door coming open at any IAS the plane is certificated to operate at. Hopefully this doesn't lead to a costly major AD for our Mooney friends.

@kendallevans4079 2 ай бұрын

I'm not a pilot, just a fan of aviation. I must say I'm impressed how, in a situation like this, everyone seems to come together and help as much as possible!

@erickborling1302 2 ай бұрын

Except the individual who said "no joy" (that's unprofessional) instead of "no contact."

@BradM73 2 ай бұрын

@@erickborling1302 "no joy" is a fairly standard term used in aviation, especially by military pilots. I would not consider that unprofessional.

@juliaeberz4508 2 ай бұрын

I did my PPL at KSGJ in 2011. ATC was always very friendly and professional, as this controller here (I think I remember his voice from the numerous touch-and-gos I practiced there). It breaks my heart that two people died at "my" airport. R.I.P. from Frankfurt, Germany 🖤

@SCOHEN250K 2 ай бұрын

He was approximately 600-700 m away from the centerline of the runway on downwind. Possibly too close. Then he made a tight turn (>30degrees bank perhaps) because he most likely overshot the turn. The result was low speed and too tight a turn. He could have widened up his downwind by flying up the river a bit and then maintaining the proper speed.

@larryeans4072 2 ай бұрын

ATC professional and deserves recognition. Humbling audio. Sad day

@johnsealey3990 2 ай бұрын

Kudos to the controller - managed his airspace very well.

@halmc8109 2 ай бұрын

A sad event, the lesson will almost certainly be this: don't forget to fly the plane. It's alarming when a door pops open, but you're still flying an aircraft.

@scotty657 2 ай бұрын

I would guess the package door was left ajar

@BillSmith-rx9rm 2 ай бұрын

Based on the pilots communications, he seemed calm. But obviously the open door distracted his attention.

@gregdrmax 2 ай бұрын

Guessing too slow and tight of turn...stall.

@annsheridan12 2 ай бұрын

Classic stall spin.

@zsolteditor 2 ай бұрын

the controller, the teamwork.. just good.

@bradleybarnett2490 2 ай бұрын

The pilot didn't seem to upset about the door opening. It SHOULDN'T be a big deal and he sounded like it wasn't...but something happened. Very curious to know what exactly.

@Brian-mp2mv 2 ай бұрын

I've not been able to fly since August 2006, when our plane was circling over Comair 5191 crash site at Lexington airport the morning of the accident. I didn't fly a whole lot before that, but watching emergency response vehicles and the smoldering wreckage changed my views of commercial flight. Got off the plane and extended my rental car to use for return trip home. RIP for the souls on board.

@davidbsac Ай бұрын

Well, I understand your fear. However, statistically you’re a lot safer in that airplane than you are in any car.

@irishcurse65 2 ай бұрын

A open door shouldn't be that distracting. I had a door on a 172 pop open a few times. Tragic. RIP

@KashifKhursheed-ng1vk 2 ай бұрын

I had the window on my side of a 172 open right after takeoff with a loud woosh , that startled my instrument instructor but I remember not reacting to it... I guess cuz I'm I had it drilled into me that at critical times there is no way I going to needlessly be distracted by secondary issues.

@leeroyholloway4277 2 ай бұрын

Cessna doors will barely latch on a good day...

@peacelovejoyandhappiness 2 ай бұрын

What do you think caused their crash? I feel so bad they are gone. Rest in peace in heaven brother and sister.

@irishcurse65 2 ай бұрын

@@peacelovejoyandhappiness Don't want to speculate. The police helicopter said there wasn't a lot of tree damage like it went straight in. Seems like a stall spin but that is simply a guess

@peacelovejoyandhappiness 2 ай бұрын

@@irishcurse65 thank you so much for your response. I hope you have a wonderful Easter. More prayers for the deceased in the accident. 💐 🙏🏼

@annabellecamp66 2 ай бұрын

Im with SJCFR and saw it all coming in through our dispatch. Hearing this end of everything is very eye opening

@bryansimmons4550 2 ай бұрын

Just goes to show how tight the aviation community is. Probably none of them except maybe the two helo pilots and the Riddle pilots knew each other, but they all volunteered their services, skills, and aircraft to come to the aid of fellow aviators in distress. It's sad that such a non-event as an open door on a single-engine small private plane could result in loss of life. I was flying solo in a Cherokee once when the cockpit door popped open soon after takeoff. You can't reach the right door from the left pilot's seat, so I assessed the situation as a non-emergency and returned to land, following the published traffic pattern for the airport. I shut down, did a walk around for possible secondary damage, and after finding none, I reentered the cabin, thoroughly secured the door, fired it up and performed a second, uneventful take off. The flight back home was nice and easy, and I thanked myself that I didn't panic over a simple open door. I am NOT saying that this Mooney pilot did anything wrong, but any time there is non-standard action: Aviate, Navigate and then Communicate.

@kirkpowell6161 2 ай бұрын

What a professional controller!

@haber1259 2 ай бұрын

Very sad. I was in the back of a Mooney last year and our door popped open. My buddy flew a normal pattern and we landed real quick and secured the door. This humbles me a bit. Very sad for these 2 and their families. Prayers for them all.

@callmewifey9120 2 ай бұрын

I learned about this after flying from KTLH to KSFB. When i landed the pilot ahead of me was on freq during the crash, very scary and my condolences to the familys

@joshrandall5297 2 ай бұрын

Great job by the ATC in a difficult situation. Clear and concise communication by all involved. Condolences to the families of the deceased.

@jackreynolds612 2 ай бұрын

So sad. RIP. Condolences to their families. This ATC did an outstanding job!! You guys/girls are very appreciated!

@BLKAV8R2021 4 күн бұрын

Thank you for sharing this video. I just had a similar issue like this today when I took off from Charleston International Airport (KCHS) on an IFR flight plane to Allendale SC. The rear door popped open shortly after departure on the Diamond Da40 I was flying. Eventually the entire rear door flew off as I was making my right turn to return to the airport. I declared an emergency and ATC got me back on the ground quickly. I remembered this video when you first posted it as things were unfolding in my aircraft. Thanks again for sharing this. Aviate, navigate, and Communicate.

@hotttt28 2 ай бұрын

Aviate navigate communicate !RIP condolences to the family

@kristensorensen2219 2 ай бұрын

The turn from base to final is a common stall spin location because of excess rudder and low speed. This shows why flying your airplaine is top of your to do list. Obviously a sloppy preflight ended in two dead. Why people like this think they should be flying with passengers is anyones guess. As a CFIA&I it is something I have seen the results of poor airmanship!!😢

@Pushyhog 2 ай бұрын

ditto, so many crashes over the years.

@barryhoneycutt3894 2 ай бұрын

The ATC is frk EXCELLANT what stress that is..... kudos. Sir

@swiftadventurer 2 ай бұрын

Been talking with ATC for 44 years... I'm not familiar with excellant... what is that?

@lindaj5492 2 ай бұрын

The training of everyone on this exchange is really impressive. Condolences to those bereaved.

@bobcfi1306 2 ай бұрын

I was a little surprised the tower did not shut the airport down. What is the SOP for this situation?

@baronvonronskisapp 2 ай бұрын

True dam busy.

@kewkabe 2 ай бұрын

The crash didn't happen on the airport so there's no need to shut it down, just coordinate search and rescue if needed.

@baronvonronskisapp 2 ай бұрын

True, but sure got congested with aircraft. Safety First, it was not LAX. Thanks for the comment.@@kewkabe

@erickborling1302 2 ай бұрын

Small recip with an open door? Just what they did.

@KPMACHINE1 2 ай бұрын

But what if there was another reason for the crash and they landed another plane that hit debris and blew up! Shoulda at least done a FOD check and fuel check.

@billyjack3361 2 ай бұрын

I’ve owned Mooney’s for 45 years. IF it was the main door and NOT the baggage door it is not an emergency. You don’t even have to land to close it. There is a procedure to close the door in flight in the Pilots Operating Manual.

@mperson1890 2 ай бұрын

The pilot didn’t SEEM worried. Possible loss of situational awareness/altitude. Was this at night?

@mehere8299 5 күн бұрын

@@mperson1890It was at high noon.

@KonaMan62 2 ай бұрын

WOW - Although a tragic end to what's generally an easily manageable/survivable inflight incident, the professional conduct of ALL involved makes me proud to be a member of the GA community. In addition to the Tower Controller's excellent "multi-tasking" abilities, his initial situational awareness is something training videos are made of. Additionally, the mixture of Police, Corporate, Private, and STUDENT Pilots is awesome to listen to/witness. For those not familiar with aviation callsigns, the multiple "Riddle____" are training aircraft from nearby Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University. Those flights could be solo students or training flights with instructors onboard. In either case, you couldn't tell from the radio traffic which it is. My sincere condolences to the family and friends of the pilot and passenger, and "BRAVO" to everyone else involved from the Tower, Law Enforcement Air Crew, and @EmbryRiddle organization. That's how it's done, folks. #GeneralAviation #EmbryRiddle #ATC #FAA

@atypocrat1779 2 ай бұрын

The animation seemed to show the airplane overshooting the the extended centerline of the runway and you know what probably happened next. RIP.

@philipmarsh3522 2 ай бұрын

Very sad. Controller really handled everything incredibly well, amazing how someone can maintain situational awareness with so much happening.

@Loneranger670 2 ай бұрын

Tight turn at low speed caused the Mooney to just drop straight down like a stone. RIP

@rlkinser 2 ай бұрын

I've seen other Mooney aircraft where a departed baggage door struck the elevator. This pilot seemed pretty calm and relaxed, which makes me wonder if something else may have contributed... like the door departing the aircraft and striking the elevator.

@bikeguy3034 2 ай бұрын

Images of crashed aircraft showed baggage door open and still attached. 13:02. If the main door opened, then it's not going to 'open' - just be unlatched - but yes if the entire thing just fell off and hit the elevator then that might explain it.

@pittss2c601 2 ай бұрын

or pilot error

@erickborling1302 2 ай бұрын

@@bikeguy3034That baggage door would not be torn from the aircraft at speeds the Mooney flies. Even if it struck the elevator, aircraft control could be maintained, and apparently was, given the communications.

@moonmullins8227 2 ай бұрын

door still there and elevator still attached.@@bikeguy3034

@santstravels 2 ай бұрын

Can someone explain to me why they didn’t close the arrivals given they were trying to find a crashed aircraft that potentially needed urgent medical attention? Seems weird that they prioritised the jet arrivals and delayed the search and rescue operation.

@airops9825 2 ай бұрын

Screw the non-essential traffic, they can divert.

@GaryLaaks1 2 ай бұрын

Sad. I would imagine the open door distracted the pilot and he may have forgotten to drop flaps and got too slow.

@pdquestions7673 2 ай бұрын

trying to fly a tight pattern, overshot final and accelerated stall... he was in a hurry and just distracted enough to degrade airmanship

@smartysmarty1714 2 ай бұрын

Exactly. This one didn't have to happen.

@emergencylowmaneuvering7350 2 ай бұрын

@pdquestions7673 2 ай бұрын

@@emergencylowmaneuvering7350 I was also a CFII MEI in the 1990s, and my honest experience was that pilot skills at all rating levels were generally below what the FAA says it's looking for. Basically analogous to how everyone test-preps for the written tests.. so that we never really know how people would test if they didn't essentially train for the test itself. As I spent time actually flying w students and other pilots, it was like any other profession. Some people, despite having a certificate, are really not good at flying, most people are ok or average, and there's always a few who really have a feel for it & deserve to be called pilots. The system is designed to allow a pretty large ballast of mediocrity and naturally some small percentage of frankly not very good pilots.

@logisticspilot 2 ай бұрын

if it were a baggage door then NO...

@thetilo8682 2 ай бұрын

So sad to see this crash.RIP. I had the passenger door pop open on a M20K on rotation - that messed up aerodynamics a little and it was hard to climb, but returned to the runway without problems. Pilot must have become distracted and stalled on base to final.The controller is amazing.

@kentwilliams3326 2 ай бұрын

I used to have the right door on an older Cessna 172 (5483T) routinely pop open in flight. Because of the airflow along the fuselage it would only open 6 - 8 inches while making quite a racket and drawing a slight vacuum on the cabin. No problem if at altitude, I simply slowed to the best glide speed, reached across the cockpit and slam the door. If near the ground (where it seemed to happen the most) I waited until I had sufficient altitude to execute the above.

@robertg5393 2 ай бұрын

wow. rip. what a professional responses from all involved.

@SGTSnakeUSMC 2 ай бұрын

Base to final spin is very possible if he was distracted and overshot the turn.

@emergencylowmaneuvering7350 2 ай бұрын

@firstcoastcrypto Ай бұрын

This ATC is a true professional and his coordination skills are amazing! I know this area extremely well as I own a house about 3 miles from where the plane went down. My prayers go out to everyone involved and I pray the occupants RIP.

@tomdaley9154 2 ай бұрын

Wow this controller is a true professional. I really hope he sees comments on videos about this. Really well done. And im a pilot, i hope if i ever have a problem i get a dude like this talking to me. The vast majority of air traffic controllers in this country are absolute polite professionals. But you definitely get some grumpy ones at times. Understandable it's very stressful, but in an emergency everybody needs to be like this guy.

@maccamacca7762 2 ай бұрын

Very sad. Great situational awareness from Night 2 @ 3:30

@eaglerare1273 2 ай бұрын

Great comms and coordination with the tower and the PD helo. Prayers to vics and families affected

@PotooBurd Ай бұрын

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@theladder06 2 ай бұрын

Sad situation…RIP. Excellent communication and very professional by all involved.

@ScortchedYFronts 2 ай бұрын

Many Tower controllers in Florida have to deal with so many flight schools...They have to TRANSLATE often.

@kevintaylor791 2 ай бұрын

This is very sad, my heart goes out to the families. but what always strikes me about tragedy in aviation is the professionalism in the face of tragedy. Everyone in the air acted calmly and professionally, dropped all other plans, to do their best to get help where it's needed. Likely a bunch of strangers, working like a well oiled machine. After a tragedy, there is mourning, of course, but it's never left at that, we learn from it. Sometimes that lesson is a reminder of basics, sometimes that lesson finds a fatal flaw in an aircraft that requires modification, but we strive to learn the lesson, whatever it may be. More areas of life need this.

@ryanchavers5785 2 ай бұрын

I have had a door open a couple times in a bonanza. The door, although a huge distraction, pales in comparison to keeping my passengers calm. One time I had to land with a friend of mine practically setting in my lap after his door opened. (It only cracks open) The pilot didn’t panic as a good pilot wouldn’t. I suspect he just got a little distracted.

@jusadude7162 2 ай бұрын

I have driven past this airport so many times. RIP to those who died. So sad.

@cruisingal2 2 ай бұрын

Reading over comments, some people said that it could be a problem with a door popped open on a Mooney specifically, others said not, just fly the aircraft. Regardless, one thought on the matter is if they had a purse or luggage that was threatening to fall out, the pilot could have been concerned/distracted especially if a passenger was complaining about it, and of course flying the plane should have been his only concern and getting back on the ground.

@dwaved1 2 ай бұрын

What a great job from that controller, it's always nice to know guys like you are there to support us when needed.

@normandupont 2 ай бұрын

This is a good job from the controller getting eyes on the situation while managing traffic and interacting with assets from aircraft crews coming in and out. Good decisions on managing a situation with clear radio conversation input and output...This should be taken for traffic and piloting schooling has a good exemple of cooperation...Bravo St. Augustine airport crew and controller.

@truckin-my4mi 2 ай бұрын

What professionalism. From control tower to pilots.

@CazualTim 2 ай бұрын

Wow. I'm so sorry for those experiencing the loss. I know that extends far beyond family in small communities like aviation. That ATC should never have to work again. When we encounter emergencies, may we all have 1/10 the composure he did.

@danielkenweisu4682 2 ай бұрын

Shows quick things happens in aviation and how the smallest issue can cause loss of situational awareness and fatal accidents. Almost everyone I know who flys has had a door open on them in flight before

@Repo8971 2 ай бұрын

Damn! I sure hate this. Prayers for all involved.

@emergencylowmaneuvering7350 2 ай бұрын

Didnt know how to fly a close pattern and do a short approach too. Then stalled it when overshot final. 3 student pilot errors. Plus leaving the door unsecured. 4 student pilot errors in a few minutes only. Aviation and Motorcycles are like a self cleaning oven, It eliminates the bad that stick to it. I was Aerobatics and EFATO CFI for 3k hours.

@Robinbamv 2 ай бұрын

This is not the first Mooney baggage door incident I have seen, some time back in the U.K. a baggage door came open and then departed the aircraft hitting and warping its self around the stabiliser and restricting elevator movement. The aircraft was in the cruise but above an airfield , the pilot immediately landed at the airfield. He recorded the incident with a GoPro and it can be found on KZfaq. In my opinion the door opened because the safety pin on the internal emergency release was positioned the wrong side of the release handle and did not secure the door.

@briancooney9952 2 ай бұрын

Aviate, Navigate, communicate. Rule #1: Fly the aircraft! An opened door is not an emergency, don't turn it into one. Can't count the number of times i've had doors pop open in flight. My door, Passenger doors, etc. It's unnerving. But it's not an emergency.

@Steve-Cro-Magnon-Man 2 ай бұрын

I was in a Mooney in 1989 when the door popped open and sucked the owner’s newspaper out the door. He said - I told them to fix that.

@MajorCaliber 2 ай бұрын

Err, umm, probably just edited out, but... did 773 Mike Sierra EVER get his takeoff clearance?...

@JG-mf1yk 2 ай бұрын

Pilot seemed calm and under control. Could be that additional damage caused the crash or that he obviously overshot the runway and pulled too hard too slow to make the runway centerline.

@orangecrush5862 2 ай бұрын

Wow, absolute professionalism of the controller and the other pilots involved!! Sad outcome! RIP!

@basspig 2 ай бұрын

So this is what the fourth airplane crash in Florida in this month so far?

@rizzodefrank 2 ай бұрын

I remember a Mooney door coming off and wrapping around the horizontal stab slightly jamming its movement.

@johnlongphre3918 2 ай бұрын

At first, I thought this was the main cabin door that popped open. The pilot doesn't specify. The footage seems to suggest that it was the baggage compartment door. The baggage compartment door is wide open. I assume that the footage shown was from before the police arrived on foot. Either door popping open is distracting. I strongly believe that he simply forgot to latch the baggage compartment door while getting ready to fly. It will pop open right around rotation speed. At that point, you could chop the throttle and settle it back on the ground or keep flying. Sad. It seems the pilot forgot to just "fly the jet", and let his airspeed get too low, then banked hard when he overshot the runway centerline when turning base-to-final. R.I.P. Could happen to any of us. Don't forget to latch the baggage compartment door before hopping in your aircraft!

@roderickcampbell2105 2 ай бұрын

So many helpful and professional folk. But all of them cannot fix this.

@stevenslager2323 Ай бұрын

Why are people bragging how much better they’ve handled a door open in flight? You don’t really know what happened and nobody gives a shit how good you think you are