Author Topic: Fatal helicopter crash near Melbourne Airport, Florida  (Read 12468 times)

Offline GeoffSM1

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Fatal helicopter crash near Melbourne Airport, Florida
« on: September 07, 2016, 06:22:29 PM »
No emergency call from the aircraft.
Full details and video link here
https://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/wiki.php?id=189860
« Last Edit: September 07, 2016, 06:31:14 PM by GeoffSM1 »



Offline jdflyer

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Re: Fatal helicopter crash near Melbourne Airport, Florida
« Reply #1 on: September 10, 2016, 03:37:53 AM »
Off topic really but the controllers comment at the end of the clip bothered me.  He chastises a pilot for making a long landing saying he should have asked permission for that.  While courtesy to others may be an issue, it is really required to have clearance to make a long landing or is a landing clearance really restricted to using only part of the runway?

Offline martyj19

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Re: Fatal helicopter crash near Melbourne Airport, Florida
« Reply #2 on: September 10, 2016, 10:59:05 PM »
To my knowledge a clearance to land is a clearance to use as much of the runway as is needed for as long as necessary.  The exception is a land and hold short clearance which must be explicitly accepted and may be declined.  Minimum time on the runway is always a goal but gusty wind conditions or poor approach speed control are two examples of factors that might cause touching down to be delayed beyond the normal range.
« Last Edit: September 11, 2016, 11:21:48 AM by martyj19 »