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Betsy said Shad and Gentry both suffered T12 back injuries and remain hospitalized. I could feel him the whole time.. The pilot's inadequate preflight performance planning and his decision not to utilize all available runway during high density altitude operations which led to an inflight loss of control and subsequent collision with terrain. The investigation was unable to duplicate any operational discrepancies with the landing gear system. i will be interested to hear what happened here, but the engines on the 210 (and 206) have a tendency to be finicky coming back up to power after a power-off descent (i've had them cough on me many times in different planes pushing the power back up at bottom of descent) i wouldn't recommend power-idle descents to any of my students. All rights reserved. The pilot stated that this was his third passenger carrying flight of the day and he determined his takeoff weight was about 146 lbs below max gross weight. I thought it would be better to try and land in the sagebrush flat, Feild said. Why ? The pilot was not injured. The pilot, Shad Feild, and his wife were also in the plane. During the descent, the aircraft flew into a strong headwind, and Feild responded with the application of throttle. Dollar Flight Club Premium Plus (Lifetime Subscription), Delta Filled a Trans-Atlantic Flight With Nothing but Lost Bags. For the takeoff from the grass strip, he elected not to utilize flaps or the full length of the runway, leaving about 100-200 ft behind him. I didnt want to flip over and hurt the people in the back., For some reason in my mind, I was just so calm, Mikesell said. Saturday morning, Brewster County Deputies responded to a remote location, in Southeastern Brewster County, to investigate a helicopter crash. He landed the airplane in the field which was then examined by a certified Airframe and Powerplant mechanic. The second option was an open field. The lake, a beach and sagebrush all offered places to land. For the terrain that we were in and how it all unfolded, it takes more than a good pilot to get through this, he said. Any further inquiries about the incident should be referred to the New Hampshire State Police Marine Patrol Unit. Thankfully everyone survived; however, pilot did a poor job of maintaining aircraft control which likely resulted in more serious injuries. Otherwiseif some surging..(speculation) its really amazing how much air can be entrained with the smallest of air leaks in a fuel system. No damage on 2 of the 3 prop blades. Two people. Someone else said that it looked like we were just being carried down to the ground, and I swear that is literally what happened., I lost my dad about four years ago, and I know that he helped, Feild said. I can't speculate - I'm just glad they all made it out and their recoveries go well.