Fantastic work! Glad that all ended so successfully and, not only was no one hurt, but that aircraft looks to be in really great shape after a forced landing! (Apart, of course, from the engine!). What I want to know is, what was the 'BANG!' you heard and why did the engine fail?

As a flight instructor with some 1500 hours on the DA40, i find it remarkable that you would be able to complete all these items with an engine failure below 1000ft. I'm not sure even I would have had the resources' to pull up and complete two independent checklists, brief ATC, PAX as well as secure the engine before touch down, all within around 60 - 90 seconds. I would probably have done a simplified troubleshoot fast by memory and then focused on setting up a solid final to land. Just some reflections, very well done to you! I did also once have a "partial" engine failure on the DA40NG, with it only producing some 35% load over mountains, yet they are very reliable, would take the E4 over a Lycoming any day.

Nicely done 👍 I was on the frequency that day somewhere in the region of Brienz on the way back to LSZI from a flight in the alps and still remember the mayday calls, the ZRH Information controller saying "Emergency in progress, stand by" to other pilots and then reports of the save landing from another plane circling above 😉 The other pilot reported no significant damage to the aircraft and was counting the people climbing out of the aircraft. The controller then compared it to the number of people on the flight plan, so make sure these numbers are right and/or report any change when on frequency after takeoff.

Wow. Great reaction. I doubt that many would’ve reacted the same way you did! Excellent job, flying, navigating, end EVEN communicating👍🏼. Be proud and humble on what you’ve experienced

Wow, so calm and relaxed with 22 years old! You did a great job - congrats- and thank you for explanation. Emergency checklist ist what I should go through 😅✌🏽

Glider pilot here, I've done about 85 paddock landings so far. My thoughts: - Great paddock selection! It's something we train for, but most pilots wouldn't. Choosing a good field, that's flat, big enough, and not downhill or too downwind is the most critical thing. - Most dirt paddocks like that tend to stop pretty quickly. Longer grass fields tend to stop much more quickly than an airfield too. - Anywhere under 1000 feet, I would focus heavily on choosing a good field and focusing on the circuit and landing. Anything else (e.g. radio, engine failure checklists) is distracting from the critical thing which is flying the plane. Of course try the obvious things, and if you're high enough then do them all. - The circuit is the way glider pilots give themselves options. Straight in, if you hit heavy sink there's nothing you can do. If you're on downwind or base you can turn in sooner depending how fast the descent is. Great job, couldn't have gone better :)

We feel the real pilot in us when we attempt such emergencies.

The report says the injector #3 had been removed at a prior date due to a leak. During the incident, the injector was somehow shot out of the cylinder head (explaining the loud bang) and the high pressure line also came loose, causing the loss of fuel pressure to the other injectors.

Bravo !!! Très bien géré. Et merci pour le retour d’expérience ! C’est incroyable!

Great flying and managing this emergency! I hope you continue to fly and have a long and rewarding career as an ATP. Happy to have a great pilots like you up front when I fly commercial.

Fantastic video and an excellent recount of this pilot's emergency landing. Thank you for sharing this textbook happy ending.

Nice presentation. You made your flight instructor VERY PROUD that day! KP

Congratulations from a felliw ex DA40 pilot. well done

Danke für Dein Video. Hoffe mir bleibt nie der Quirl stehen, aber wenn dann hoffe ich daß ich das auch so cool hinkriege wie Du anscheinend. Notlandeübung kann man so oft machen wie man will. Ist einfach nicht das Gleiche. Wie hoch AGL warst Du als der Motor ausfiel? Schaut nach 3000+ aus.

Amazing job by this young pilot

Superb performance

Good job and right attitude from the pilot, congrats! I was wondering what the problem was with the engine and what caused the engine failure, thanks!

Wow congrats

Hut ab! Tolle Leistung 🙋🏻‍♂️

You will also land that ATP-job, no doubt. Congrats

Amazing story, amazing outcome

Well done mate.

Excellent landing Sir!

Great video, bravo to the pilot! Nice work!

Great video!! Thanks for sharing

Congrats! As an emergency landing can just be trained in theory as long as you not need it, I am pretty sure he managed that well because his trainingg wasn't that long ago. I think even more experienced pilots will not manage that well.

Awesome!

Great job. I hope I can stay that calm if it every happens to me. Would have been interesting to hear, what went wrong with the engine?

Amazing execution. I won’t fly again until I am that fluid in my procedures. I could have gotten down into a field if available, but I wouldn’t have remembered my proper restart procedures, fuel check, ECU check, fuel shutoff, master shutoff, etc. I need to get more rigorous. Thanks for showing us what “right” looks like! What engine was this aircraft equipped with? I assume the diesel due to the ECU switch.

amazing video thanks

I flight instructed in the DA40NG for 350 hours. The engine reduced power to 72% on me while taking off. It happened departing a short runway in the mountains (KGWS). It happened at rotation speed and there was not enough runway to abort. I had to take the problem in to the air and I barely cleared the trees. The turbocharger wastegate controler was to blame. I don’t trust the Austro engine and I won’t fly the DA40NG anymore.

Why did it fail?

R.I.P HB-SGU 😭

He had to stay there for 8 hours after the landing??? That's insane!!!!!

Can you elaborate why an off field landing is preferable in brown fields as opposed to green or planted ones? My first reaction would have been to avoid brown fields, my fear is to get the nose wheel stuck and flip the plane in a muddy, brown field…

This my friends is why Cirrus has a parachute

Well done! Why do have to shut the engine and fuselage in such a case off and why you should land on brown areas?

Exemplary dead stick landing by the pilot, well done. The video is a bit superficial. What was the technical reason for the engine failure?

Well done. What was the issue with the engine.

Well this is a kinda pilot you wanna have in your airliner as well !

What happened to the engine ? 🇨🇵✌️

Missing from this post is the most important question: What was the reason for the engine failure?

So what happened to the engine?

Excellent job. What went wrong with the engine please?

Anyone have a comment how a Cirrus would do on this? Too low for the parachute, I’m wondering if the glide characteristics of the DA 40 helped them to survive?

I was curious enough to want to read the Final Report as to the cause of the engine failure. Some mechanic did not install the proper fittings on the fuel line for piston 3 during a repair procedure on the engine. This caused a fuel line failure as the fuel line decoupled from the engine and thereby causing loss of fuel to the engine, rather quickly. Just wondering if a Pilot should during the pre-flight check, now look at the engine, to see of all of the lines are in proper working order? The failure is quite noticeable from the picture taken from the investigation.

What was the cause of the engine failure? What engine?This could have been added to the video. Thank you for sharing.

Yes brilliant result But what failed on the aircraft please ?

Nice job! So what was the engine failure reason?

But...for godsake, what happened??? Why the engine got off??? 🤦🏻‍♂️🤦🏻‍♂️🤦🏻‍♂️

What's was wrong with the engine?????

Se tivesse um motor auxiliar elétrico no bordo de fuga da asa, qualquer falha no motor, não ofeteceria risco.

What failed ?! Great story but we want to know what part of the engine died !

sooo what cause the engine to fail?

Can we get a update on what caused the engine failure? Diagnosis

This guy is cool as a cucumber 😎 What was the reason behind the engine failure?

Awesome job . What happend to the engine? I cannot read the report.

what was the problem with the motor?

What was the cause of the engine failure? this aircraft is the CD135 version?

But why no word about the technical malfunction? What was the reason for the engine failure??

Great work and you are lucky you found a good field and flew the airplane properly. But it could had been much worst if things were not perfect. That's why I fly a Cirrus, you pull the chute!

What caused the engine to fail?

What was the problem with the plane?

Why does this plane have the MPP windscreen?

But what caused the failure ?

Was it a blown piston?

Was it the austro engine?

I was hoping they were going to tell us what happened to the engine that caused it to fail…

What was wrong with the engine?

This is not uncommon for the DA 40. Would have been good to know it there was a specific cause. Engines do not stop for no reason.

You didn't ask, what was the cause of the engine failure?

What cause the engine failure?

What was the cause???

AT 00:56 he has trousers on, 2 seconds later he's sitting in shorts - what's all that about?

What scares me even more than an engine failure is a failure of the navigation systems like the rudders. Is there any possibility that this could happen? Fortunately I never saw such a failure.

Yeah but why did the engine fail?

Should put a toyota engine in the damn thing they wont quit on you

Pilot trusts a plane that failed him. What was the problem?

อันนี้ถ้าเห็นด้วยขอจดสิทธิบัตรคุณคิดว่าไปพักเครื่องบินเป็นของจำเป็นไหมถ้าเครื่องยนต์เกิดขัดข้องผมว่ามันเป็นของที่ควรจะโดนสละทิ้งทันทีเพื่อการลงจอดฉุกเฉิน

zero footage of the touchdown ? wtf.

All these planes can have a brs and they all should. He wouldnt be alive if he was in ifr or night flying. Our faa should grant a reward for these manufacturers

Big hole in the story: why did the engine fail? WTF?

Bla Bla Bla. No word on what happen to the engine!!! What was the failure cause? Real amateurs, just for show off!

Not a good look for Diamond.

wenn Ihr schon so ein Filmchen reinstellen tut...........dann wäre es nett, wenn Ihr auch den SUST-Bericht (= cause of the engine failure) reinstellen würdet...... = prominent das label der MFGZ inkl. maintenance-Halle-Innenseite zu sehen hilft da nix.... MFG