Could we reach 400 likes before Sunday? *This pilot on the Skyhawk did it awesome landing on the taxiway and bringing his aircraft down safely with an engine failure!! :)*

If you accidentally line up with the taxiway you don't correct it when your engine is out. Especially when the field is yours. It was a perfectly valid place to land.

Had to land it any way he could. Very calm and professional. He had picked up rime ice, may have had soupy controls and a bum engine. I remember a phrase i heard years ago. In am emergency, whatever you do, six months later someone who wasn't there, now sitting in an armchair with a drink in his hand, will tell you what you should have done.

"Whatever you need to do to get to the runway is approved!" -Lands on taxiway.

And that was how he got the nickname "Hot Chocolate."

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Very professional and calm handling, even got time for ordering some chocolate

I died laughing when Atc asked him to keep his descent slow. Skyhawk engine failure- "I'll descend how gravity wants LMFAO

What I love to listen to in this video is how *awesome* ATC was in this situation. I really liked him dropping to a "human voice" and asking "is everything alright?". They really showed first class service and care in doing everything to accommodate this Cessna while pushing out all the "big boys" trying to get in. Once losing the engine that high, the heater is gone as well and the plane is in well below freezing temps. Perhaps he became slightly hypodermic, which, in addition to the stress, could have affected his coherency a bit. Also, since doing a (non ILS) spiraling landing in and out of IMC conditions, there may be some point where he aligned on the taxiway that it made more sense just to stick rather than adjusting with it since you can't add power if you come up short. From what I gather, this was not his intended airport, so he may have not had the runway maps, etc. as required to a planned destination airport. So given the scenario, I'd say the pilot did pretty well too. Asking for a blanket and hot chocolate was a nice touch :-).

I had a complete engine failure 37 years ago after the engine sucked an exhaust valve. I looked at my wife and said, "What the hell am I going to have to buy for this plane now?" My wife, whose eyes were as big as saucers said in an excited voice, "Buy? You better find a place to land!" I had so much excess altitude that we glided to the airport 3 miles ahead next to a freeway. The next thing my wife said was, "Oh, look. All the cars on the freeway are stopping."

at 7:51 they clear him to land 28 but he reads back 28 Right. He might have got confused close in and thought the taxiway was a parallel runway. I'm sure an engine failure in a single is a pretty stressful situation. He was an emergency aircraft and the tower gave him the entire field so in the end its probably not that big a deal.

The way ATC made this guy feel is the magic of GA. They sensed his proficiency level and filled in the gaps with finesse. In a few minutes a high functioning team was developed-a rarity in any venue. Once the team developed it seemingly pulled out the best in the pilot.

And landing on the taxiway reduced the inconvenience to other aircraft and passengers. A most considerate fellow, and very calm in a crisis.

Never realized that (emergency or not) blankets and a hot drink are a valid request for a pilot to ATC.

The offer of a hot beverage is a nice touch.

Blankets and hot chocolate for the emergency. :)

I got so confused when he reported the engine failure and then said "disregard." It's like he was embarrassed to trouble the ATC with his emergency lol.

Great ATC support and good flying.

That was very polite and considerate of him - landing on taxiway so that the airport didn't have to close the runway.

I have an engine failure at 11,000 Say again *D I S R E G A R D*

Impressive how ATC always try their absolute best to support the pilots, and especially pilots in emergency situations!

Experienced pilot. Asking for a cup of coffee. Priceless....

He litterally just pulled a Harrison Ford, granted he was without power, but still pulled a Harrison Ford! at least he didnt get a number to call. great landing by a very calm and cold pilot!

Little subtitles glitch at 1:57 for a few seconds, thanks for the upload ! P.S : Another glitch at 6:38

A calm mind makes better choices. Great work by the pilot and ATC.

My guess to the engine failure (without any research or reading the comments) is that he picked up carb icing in the IMC conditions and said disregard after thinking he relit the engine, before realizing it was dead for good.

Tower: do what it takes to land safely. 4MR: Bet. That taxiway looks cozy. Can I have some hot cocoa and a blanket? Tower: your wish is our command. Moral of the story is any landing you walk away from is a successful landing. Good job to everyone involved.

What I find impressive is how calm the pilot is. It's almost as if an engine failure is an everyday occurrence for him. It didn't seem to bother him in the slightest.

Dude was pretty friggin chill...and probably literally. Nice job getting the rubber side down

Its amazing to me how pilots and atc's are able to keep there cool like this during an emergency.

Atheist ATC@4:26 "and how many souls on board?....correction --people on board?"

I hope if I’m ever caught in a situation as bad as an engine out in IMC I’ll have as clear a head as this guy and as thoughtful controller as the ones helping him out

excellent work by the pilot & ATC!

Incorporate into your flight planning body temperature risk assessment, and have appropriate additional warm clothing accessible during flight - being cold for long will affect your judgement and performance and could develop into a severe risk. I once took off on a warm autumn day, but flew 3 hours north at 8,500, and with inadequate pullover I was miserable, vowed to never again make that mistake. As usual, great videos by the VASAviation folk - much appreciated!

Awesome job going into IMC with an engine failure and getting her down safely. I'm curious why he chose the taxiway over the runway but still amazing job staying calm.

ATC is such a godsend. So thankful for them

Anybody else notice he said he has 8 hours of fuel on board? He must have some extended tanks 😋

In light of the recent Lear Jet crash, I believe in New Jersey, it is fantastic news to hear of a pilot bringing his bird home with no working engine. Good job all the way around!

Solid piloting.

Coolest cookie I’ve ever heard!

Cool as a cucumber.. what a great pilot. Props to ATC too.

Blankets, hot chocolate and foot massage. That's what I'd have asked :)

Nice job!

Damn I wish I was this calm in a situation like this. I had an engine failure in a twin with my instructor and had the shits for days afterward.

for anyone wondering why he took the taxiway and not the runway, if you look on google maps, the seems to be antennas and/or light fixtures out from the runway, looking at his stoping distance on the taxi way he was probably really really low coming in, and might have been affraid to hit those, as there are no such things out from the taxiway he landed on, and instead flat field in case he didnt reach.

Why is Syracuse Approach asking him to descent and MAINTAIN 3000 with an engine failure?

The controller is a f'n rockstar.

Very, very nicely done by all concerned

When did this happen? Once again, my home airport! But I must have been away that day. Awesome hearing all my familiar peoples on the radio, including other pilots! :)

More GA pilots need to not be afraid of the words "emergency" and "Mayday". He should have declared immediately. Also sounds like carb ice. Rough run, struggling to restart

Carb Ice may be one factor. The danger zone is between -5 and +15 C but possible between -10 and +25C. High humidity at lower temps and fog or cloud a higher temps add to the problem.The other factor with fuel injected aircraft is Induction Icing, where the ice builds up on the primary ram air intake. An alternate intake exists on the fuel injected 172, switching to this draws in unfiltered, non ram air from inside the engine cowling. If you get carb ice bad enough to quit your engine you have little chance of starting it again as you need to run the carb heat, with the engine running, to clear the ice. No engine means no way to clear the ice. Icing does fail engines, in both injection types. You need to be able to recognize the symptoms early, run the carb heat as a preventative and detection measure periodically in flight and be very aware of conditions if you aircraft is fuel injected and picking up ice. I like to run the carb heat every 20mins as a check and continuously at times the engine is at low power (i.e descent). If the conditions are right in the danger zone, then more frequently as well as continuous monitoring of engine gauges, power setting and airspeed as these can provide a picture of the aircraft performance.

Any port in a storm, I say. Glad it ended well!

wow I love it

What a baller...dude must be a toker.

That is one cool customer... :D

Your videos are amazing! Edit: removed a comma

What a great opportunity to ask for some hot chocolate!! xD

Subtitle gliches in the video

The pilot really sounded cool under pressure.

When you think about it, he did them a favour by landing on the taxiway with an engine failure. He's not blocking the runway, so the other planes can come into land. One of those happy accidents.

What pilots will do for a free cup of coffee these days.

That engine got cold REAL fast.

Pardon the pun, but that pilot is the "Ice Man," in more ways than one!

“I have an engine failure” “What was that?” “Nahh nah” “Did you say you have an engine failure?” “Oh for sure I definitely have an engine failure.” “Wanna land?” “Yes please.”

Great work all around. Just wondering, will you be doing a video of the Southwest flight that needed to land at Allegheny County Airport because of the flight restrictions of the airshow last weekend in the Pittsburgh area?

Kudos to the pilot for remaining calm.

Trying to climb on top through altitudes in which ice was reported? That was a very questionable decision. Sounds like he had ice build up in his induction system. I certainly hope trying carburetor heat was his first move. It would be very embarrassing if he went through all this and all he needed to do was turn on the carb heat.

Some captions waaaaay outta sync. Great capture this though. Thanks :)

Wow. Good job everyone involved

I have never heard of a Cessna 172 having 8 hours of fuel on board.!

What the controller demonstrates is what the latest #FlightChops video is about (02 / 2020). As an pilot of an GA aircraft in distress don't hesitate to get in touch with the controller and they will help you!

I wish all emergencies required only blankets and a hot coffee/chocolate afterwards ;) I guess I'd have asked for a double vodka in these circumstances as well ;)

I wonder if the engine failed because of the mixture being to rich for that altitude? He mentions it restarts here and there but it runs very rough when he puts the mixture in. I know for a fact with a full rich mixture at altitudes above 5-6000 your engine will not run well.. I had this happen to one of my classmates last year. Good job to the pilot keeping cool and ultimately getting it on the ground safe.

The pilot was 100x calmer than I would be if my engine went out at 11000 feet.

A few mistakes in the subtitles in this one but still pretty good. @2:22 that is the pilot and not approach talking

That controller was more concerned about the engine failure emergency than the pilot himself. 🧐

I bet that hot coffee or hot chocolate was the best he has ever had :)

I aspire to be the type of pilot that is in the middle of an emergency and key the mic and goes *you boys mind bringing along of a cup of black coffee?*

Sometimes we all just need a blanket and some hot chocolate. Can I get a nice scented candle too? :)

Eh, every pilot’s got some Harrison Ford in him. He even got free coffee out of it!

8 hours of fuel remaining in a skyhawk? What does he have drop tanks or something?

Who does this guy think he is - Han Solo? (All kidding aside great to see him get down safely)

Where did he fit all that 8 hours of fuel? Never heard of a 172 with that big of tanks! Then again, he has a LOT of hours of fuel with the engine off!

I wonder why he told them he had an engine failure but then said "disregard", but then confirmed an engine failure. I'm just wondering what his thought process was.

What ended up being the Issue that cause the engine to run poorly? Given the cold, I wonder if someone forgot Carburetor heat? Others were reporting icing

Maybe induction icing ? Climbed right through icing conditions in a non FIKI aircraft

Lucky he was in a modern airplane. With steam guages he'd lost gyros after a while when still in IMC.

These controllers did an excellent job.

i notice the atc corrected himself from "souls on board" to "people on board." i thought "souls" was correct? is there a new rule?

2:03, the captions get ahead of the video for one round. :)

Hot chocolate! LOL what a dude

It would be nice to have a little info at the end of these videos.

Hey my town and my home airport are visible on the map. Its so weird seeing something like this happening so close to home

at least they didn't have to shut down runway 28 after he touched down

Subtitles freeze because of the cold air @ 11000 feet

When he changed it from souls to people, does that mean that some of them don’t have souls?

I wish I could radio for blankets and hot chocolate..

I’m wondering if that airplane is carbureted, could be carb icing.

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

thought the hot chocolate was just a joke. atc actually asked for that. how kind