So a plane lost an engine.
VIDEO – Plane Carrying Students Lands After Losing Engine: ‘Answered Prayer’
Passengers experienced something frightening yet incredible on Tuesday during an inter-island flight from Molokai, Hawaii.When the Mokulele flight lost an engine in midair and everyone heard a loud noise, the passengers tried to stay calm, but that proved to be difficult, Hawaii News Now reported Thursday.
I’ve been on at least three flights that lost engines, that I recall off-hand.
One was a regional puddle-jumper flying out of LAX. I don’t think most passengers knew what was going on, but I was seated right by the engine and knew what was up when the pilot announced a minor problem. I kept my mouth shut so’s not to panic anyone.
Then there were, not one, but two C-141B flights out of Rhein-Main to Incirlik. Lost one engine the first time, and had to turn back.
Next time out, we lost two engines. And back to Rhein-Main again.
Never made the news. For that anyway.
I’m sort of thinking there was a fourth time, but I can’t really recall it. I did get knocked out on a C-130 flight, when the web troop seat support broke and hit me in the head. Bled a bit, too.
Then there was that American Airlines flight into Memphis. Pro-tip for pilots: you aren’t supposed to land, over speed, on the nose gear first.
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I believe you have a story about the passenger cabin filling with smoke on one flight. Was that one of these? I think you might want to stay out of planes.
Nope. I wasn’t counting that Pan Am flight. We had engine trouble, but they didn’t fail.
Actually that flight had engine trouble, electrical system probs (likely the smoke source), and cabin pressurization issues. That was just before the Lockerbie bombing, so when first happened, I initially chalked it up to crappy Pan Am maintenance.
I haven’t flown since 1999.