Unintentional Glider
A really Nice Airplane called a Piper Malibu lost its propeller in one of the hardest high mountain airports and the pilot made a safe landing back at the airport.
Pilot lands safely after propeller falls off Eight-mile glide complicated by oil on windshield
A pilot managed to land safely after the propeller fell off his plane and oil splattered the windshield.
Barry Cox had to glide eight miles and navigate without being able to see out of the windshield before landing smoothly at Aspen-Pitkin County Airport on Wednesday.
“(Cox) just did a tremendous job,” said the airport’s assistant aviation director, David Ulane. “Not only did he land without a propeller, he wasn’t able to see out the front. . . . It’s one of the more tremendous things I’ve seen.”
Cox, his daughter and two acquaintances were 10 minutes into a 110-mile flight to Denver International Airport in a single-engine Piper Malibu when oil splashed across the windshield and he heard a loud boom.
This is just an outstanding job by the pilot Barry Cox.
“Barry (Cox) was so calm about it,” said friend and passenger Stan Cheo, of Woody Creek. “He pulled off an amazing stunt. He’s an incredible pilot.”
Agreed

