Ditching; Landing With A Defective Main Landing Gear Tire - Pipistrel ALPHA Trainer LSA Pilot Operating Handbook

ALPHA Trainer LSA
Pilot Operating Handbook
7 Seat Belts
8 Transponder
9 ELT
10 Radio
Flaps
11
(when landing is assured)
3.9.2
1 Radio
2 Transponder
3 BPRS
4 Doors
5 Airplane
6 Flotation Devices
NOTE: If available, life preservers should be donned and life raft should be
prepared for immediate evacuation upon touchdown. Consider OPENING
a door prior to assuming the emergency landing body position in order
to provide a ready escape path.
It may be necessary to allow some cabin flooding to equalize pressure on
the doors. If the doors cannot be opened, break out the windows and crawl
through the opening.

3.9.3 LANDING WITH A DEFECTIVE MAIN LANDING GEAR TIRE

Land the airplane at the edge of the runway that is located on the
side of the intact tire, so that changes in direction during roll-out due
1
to the braking action of the defective tire can be corrected on the
runway.
2 Land with the wing low on the side of the intact tire.
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DITCHING

EMERGENCY PROCEDURES
SECURED
SQUAWK 7700
ACTIVATE
Transmit (121.5 MHz) MAYDAY,
giving locations and intentions
+2
Transmit (121.5 MHz) MAYDAY,
giving location and intentions
SQUAWK 7700
PULL
UNLATCH before impact with
water
EVACUATE
INFLATE WHEN CLEAR OF
AIRPLANE
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