tell me about your worst flight?

Answer 1

On November 13, 1957 (a Friday to boot) I was being flown from Oakland Calif to Honolulu Hawaii on a MATS (Military Air Transport Service) aircraft to my new duty station.

The aircraft was 4hrs late taking off because of engine problems. This was a 4 engine aircraft with radial piston engines. We were finally airborne about 5PM. The flight seemed like it was going well until we passed the point of no return (not enough fuel to get back on) Less than one minute later we lost #4 engine. Then #2 engine about 5 minutes later. #3 engine and #1 engine were running fine. When we were about an hour out of Hawaii # 1 engine started acting up. The pilots kept it running but I don't know how as it was belching yellow, red and blue flames out the exhaust. Oil was visible on the cowling when the flight crew shown a light on it.
When we finally arrived at Hickem field we had no hydraulic pressure and a aux. pump had to be used but they could not get it started. Finally on final approach they got the aux. engine started and the landing gear down.
There were maybe 80 people aboard the flight including service men's wives and children as well as military personal. The 6 hr flight had taken nearly 9 hrs to complete.
A MATS aircraft of the same type had crashed into the ocean about two months earlier killing all aboard.

Answer 2

I was flying a Cessna 172. It was my third crosscountry flight. The weather report was supposed to be clear all day. I fly about 75miles away from the airport and I get to my first stop. Touch and go and I'm listening. I take off and I head of to my next airport and i tune in to listen to the orginal airport and find out that it's storming. So i figure maybe by the time i come back around, that it will be all clear. So i'm on my way back and find out that it's not all clear. I spend the next 2 hrs circling some lake and by that time i gotta use the restroom. I had fun in the plane and figured out the gps and autopilot pretty well, which helped out alot in later cross country flights. I checked the wheather reports when i landed and found out that the rain was unexpected. Crappy! O'well, that's florida weather for ya.

Fly safe yall!

Answer 3

My worst flight would definately be when I failed my private checkride. I failed the first part of the test, the navigation portion. It was hazy that day, and because the visibility was so bad, I got myself lost. Yup, I got lost with an FAA examiner on board. Not the coolest thing to do. I felt quite depressed when he told me that I failed (almost to the point of crying, I have wanted to fly since I was six). What made it worse was the examiner wanted to continue and finish it, so I had to finish the whole damn thing knowing that I would not walk home with my liscense. That was hard.

It paid off in the end, though. I didn't have to do those maneuvers when I retook the test.

Answer 4

When TACA/Lacsa were just joint partners but still were not Grupo TACA. In 1995, they still had a smoking/non-smoking section and it was open seating. At the time, I was 14 travelling with my parents, my brother, age 9, and cousin, age 10. We ended it up seating in the last row of the non-smoking section of the aircraft. We had to put up with the smokers for 4+ hours. I ended up getting $2,000 (basically full re-imbursement) from TACA/LACSA and wrote to the FAA about this matter. To this date, it has been the most annoying, painful experience on a flight.

Answer 5

my worst flight, i didn't get to sleep for 24 hrs and i board the plane hoping that i could sleep on the hour flight. i got on and the plane was packed which is fine, i sit in my seat next to a smelly lady who snorted and was hacking mucus the whole flight. and the sun was now rising. so it's bright, the smell is unbarable, and i was grossed out and was treified i was going to get hacked on if i fell asleep. but other than that it was a nice flight.

Answer 6

I dont know if this is the most worst experince I have.... this happend about 2 years ago. I was on a regular patrol mission.... then my porst side engine stalled.... I got flames out on my ports side.... the visibility is poor... heavy rain is pouring.... the see swells I am running low on fuel, I got already 2 carrier landing attempts that time both failed, If i missed the next attempt I will have no choice but to eject.

Answer 7

flying an older 737 on aloha airlines connecting flight from oahu to maui. the turbulence was so unbelievable, we dropped almost 2,000 feet then jumped 2,000 feet.

Answer 8

when i was in a 737, we are landing in a small airport. about the end of the runway, the stupid pilot realizes that the planes going a little too fast. i dunno what brakes he pressed, but all the passengers were thown forward. luckly, we are required to wear a seatbelt or i would have definatly cracked my neck or something.

Answer 9

i was flyin on a SAAB 340 entering louisiana when the second hurrican hit.....too long of a story for all the details

Answer 10

in a cb with downdrafts