Cessna SKYWAGON 180 - Emergency Procedures: Ditching and Cloud Flying; Ditching Procedure; Disorientation in Clouds

If all attempts to
restart
the engine
fail and a forced
landing
is
imminent,
select a suitable
field
and
prepare for
the landing as
follows:
(1)
Pull mixture control to idle
cut-off
position.
B
Bo
(2) Turn fuel selector valve
"OFF.
"
--
(3) Turn
all switches
"OFF."
(4) Approach
at
85
MPH.
(5) Extend
wing flaps
as necessary within
gliding
distance of
field.
(6)
Unlatch
cabin doors
prior
to final
approach.
(7)
Land in a
three-point
attitude.
(8)
Apply
heavy
braking.
DITCHING.
Prepare
for
ditching
by securing
or
jettisoning
heavy
objects located
in the
baggage area,
and collect folded
coats or cushions for protection of
occupant's face at touchdown.
Transmit
Mayday message
on 121.
5
MHz.
giving
location and intentions.
(1) Plan
approach into
wind
if winds
are high
and
seas
are heavy.
With heavy
swells and light
wind,
land
parallel
to swells.
(2)
Approach
with
flaps
40°
and
sufficient
power for a 300 ft./min.
rate
of descent
at 75 MPH.
(3) Unlatch
the
cabin doors.
(4} Maintain a
continuous
descent until touchdown in
a
tail-low atti-
-
o
tude. Avoid
a
landing
flare because
of
difficulty
in judging airplane
height
over a water surface.
(5)
Place folded coat
or
cushion in front
of face at time of
touch-
down.
(6)
Evacuate airplane
through
cabin doors. If
necessary,
open
windows to flood
cabin compartment
for
equalizing
pressure so
that
door
can
be
opened.
(7)
Inflate life vests and
raft
(if
available)
after evacuation
of cabin.
The
aircraft can
not be
depended on for
flotation for more than
a
few
minutes.
DISORIENTATION IN CLOUDS.
When flying
in marginal
weather,
the pilot sholild
make sure that the
Wing
Leveler (ífinstalled)
control knob
is "ON."
However,
if
the
air-
plane is
not
equipped
with this device
or
gyro
horizon
and
directional gyro
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