Twin otter in LA

J.P.WISER · Post by **J.P.WISER** » Sun Mar 12, 2006 9:02 am

Anybody have the full story on transwest's twin otter. It looks a little bent.

joebloggs · Post by **joebloggs** » Sun Mar 12, 2006 9:07 am

Hope its not true...these things are bad for business, especially in this corner of the country. Say it aint so joe...

FREEFALL · Post by **FREEFALL** » Sun Mar 12, 2006 10:38 am

???????

Level@3000 · Post by **Level@3000** » Sun Mar 12, 2006 5:32 pm

I've heard it was CCE on skis. It was apparently frozen down on the ramp near the hangar. With lots of power it became unstuck, took out the pilot's truck, and destroyed a wing on the turbo beaver as well as crumpled fuselage. Both props and engines taken out as well on the T.O. Oh and for good measure a station 60 on CE. Apparently the same pilot tore a gearleg off and bent a wing on a 185 this fall. Still employed?????

bigsky · Post by **bigsky** » Sun Mar 12, 2006 6:40 pm

holy f u c k that is some fleet reduction

J.P.WISER · Post by **J.P.WISER** » Sun Mar 12, 2006 6:46 pm

Sounds impressive any pics??

low and over · Post by **low and over** » Sun Mar 12, 2006 8:14 pm

Anybody ever hear of REESE'S PIECES !!!

*185 BENT WING
*185 BROKEN GEAR LEG
*185 BENT SKI
*2 - T/O BENT PROPS
*BROKEN T/O NOSE OLEO
*BROKEN T/O NOSE SKI
*CRUMBLED T/O NOSE COMPARTMENT
*2 - PT6 ENGINES DESTORYED.
*BURNER CAN BENT TO PIECES ON ONE
*CHEV. TRUCK WRITE OFF BY INSURANCE
* GET THE IDEA YET !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Visual Sensations · Post by **Visual Sensations** » Sun Mar 12, 2006 8:16 pm

Rumor has it the managing partner in PA is going to let him keep his job. They are just going to put him back on the Turbo - Otter for a while. What a JOKE.

low and over · Post by **low and over** » Sun Mar 12, 2006 8:27 pm

Just Curious, I think you work at Borek. You might want to let Sean know about what happened at TWA. The guy that did this was telling a lot people that he had a spot at Borek waiting for him as soon as he can pass his ATPL.

Arrow · Post by **Arrow** » Sun Mar 12, 2006 8:40 pm

Was the turbo-beaver involved OEV. If so this is the third time in its life that it has had sex with another plane.

low and over · Post by **low and over** » Sun Mar 12, 2006 8:43 pm

NO. It was OED this time.Owned by some guy in BC I think. Bet he's not to happy.

BlueSkies12 · Post by **BlueSkies12** » Sun Mar 12, 2006 8:44 pm

You mean he doesn't see the humour in it?

touchngo · Post by **touchngo** » Mon Mar 13, 2006 12:45 pm

REESES PIECES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I LOVE IT!!!!! J.R still prolly cocky as ever eh!!

AntiNakedMan · Post by **AntiNakedMan** » Mon Mar 13, 2006 3:31 pm

I live in La Ronge but I haven't heard anything about this... mind you I'm also smart enough to not work for TWA

As for the pilot who bent a wing on a 185 and tore the gear leg off, after talking to their chief of maintenance i believe it was determined he was turning and the outside ski hit slush, causing the gear to crumple... plus I know of gearboxes on 185's cracking which will cause that gear to come off pretty easily.

Who knows, maybe I am misinformed....

Anti

Arrow · Post by **Arrow** » Mon Mar 13, 2006 5:05 pm

Sorry, I meant to say OED. Watched it chew the tail off a piston beaver, then a twin otter chew its starboard wing. Very nice turbo-beaver, or was.

KISS_MY_TCAS · Post by **KISS_MY_TCAS** » Mon Mar 13, 2006 7:44 pm

Heard through the vine another one of thier T/Os recieved some tail damage while getting pulled out of the hangar because the hangar door wasn't open high enough

Level@3000 · Post by **Level@3000** » Tue Mar 14, 2006 8:14 am

What you've heard TCAS appears to be true. It looks like VOG sitting on the TW ramp sans tail. Maybe more Reeses pieces? Wake up managing paaartners.

Grease Monkey · Post by **Grease Monkey** » Sat Mar 18, 2006 7:53 pm

It was true, they backed a T/O into the hangar door and dammaged the tail. Someone left the door down about a foot and the tail was just a little to tall !! Lucky for them the other T/O was already damaged. They just switched tails and the way the go. They pushed a crane into a jetstream flap the same day in Toon Town. Bad couple of weeks.

JTP · Post by **JTP** » Sat Mar 18, 2006 9:37 pm

You get what you pay for and pay for what you get.... when will these operators realize that quality pilots can and do save you more money than the little extra you have to pay to keep them.