T-28 Pilot Report

 

             Flight:     782

               Date:     020612 (actually 13 June in UT time)(Wednesday)

   Flight Time:     00:03:50 – 00:35:00  UT

                             5:01:16 Tom’s clock time

               Pilot:     Tom Warner

     Controller:    

       Location:     Greeley, CO

        Mission:     Research flight

                                Heading = 320; North departure

                                6:03:00 Tom’s time

                                Take off: 00:03:50 (video time in UT)

                                Engine looks good

 

Computer

Time

Video

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Comments

 

00:05:12

Indicator of some kind of recycle on the electricity (?)

 

00:05:37

Heading to 320

 

00:07:21

Flying toward Cheyenne, WY

 

00:08:12

Everything looks good on the fuel

 

00:08:34

Finished FM test

 

 

NO is ON, Pilot

 

00:08:52

Heading toward Cheyenne, WY

 

00:09:27

Good oxygen check

 

00:12:12

Shifted in high blower, looking good

 

00:13:46

Small precipitation core ahead, try to get under it; 13,500 ft

 

00:17:56

Base of the cloud, a little precipitation. NO is looking dead

 

00:18:24

NO switch is ON, but he had a power recycle at the beginning of the flight

 

00:18:55

Few counts on the 2DC, confirming pp region

 

00:20:44

180-220° heading, 18,500 ft., out of cloud

 

00:21:06

Best echo 2:00 his position

 

00:21:28

Turn around to go back in the cloud

 

00:22:10

18,200 ft., out of cloud for a little bit

 

00:22:43

Cloud base 18,500

 

00:23:18

In cloud

 

00:23:33

Low reading on 2DC, get out of cloud

 

00:24:21

In cloud at 110 heading

 

00:25:51

Mechanical problem reported; permission to go to Cheyenne

 

00:26:18

Warning light on, will go to Cheyenne; was not holding power

 

00:27:05

Turn off electrical staff

 

00:27:37

Do not declare emergency yet, keep the position

 

00:29:40

Pressure disp in the oil chamber, losing oil. Tom declares emergency landing (indicator shows only 2 gallons of oil left)

 

00:31:40

Engine idle, lost oil, will be able to land safely

 

00:33:28

Over the airport in Cheyenne, turn left to land

 

00:34:28

Gear coming down

 

00:34:48

Landed; on the ground at 6:35 pm