7. LANDING EMERGENCY
7.1.
FORCED LANDING WITHOUT ENGINE POWER
1.
Flap: UP
2.
Airspeed (Best glide speed): 65 kts IAS
3.
Find a suitable place to land safely, plan to approach it upwind.
4.
Fuel selector valve: OFF
5.
Electric fuel pump: OFF
6.
Magnetos: OFF
7.
Safety belts: Tighten
When certain to land
8.
Flaps: as necessary
9.
Generator and Master switches: OFF.
Glide ratio is about 10.2 therefore in zero wind conditions every
1000ft Above Ground Level it is possible to cover about 1.5 NM (about
3 km).
7.2.
POWER-ON FORCED LANDING
1.
Airspeed (Best glide speed): 65 kts IAS
2.
Flaps: UP
3.
Locate the most suitable terrain for emergency landing, plan to approach
it upwind.
4.
Safety belts: Tighten
5.
Canopy locks: CHECK LOCKED
When certain to land, right before touch down
6.
Flaps: as necessary
7.
Fuel selector valve: OFF
8.
Electric fuel pump: OFF
9.
Magnetos: OFF
10.
Generator and Master switches: OFF
7.3.
LANDING WITH A FLAT NOSE TIRE
1.
Pre-landing checklist: Complete
2.
Flaps: Land
3.
Land and maintain aircraft NOSE HIGH attitude as long as possible.
As aircraft stops
4.
Engine securing: Perform (see Para. 3)
5.
Airplane evacuation: Perform (see Para. 2.4)