Van's RV-7A - Untitled | Aviation Photo #1225773

Anonymous

15 years ago

What timing to capture the moment and clarity!! i think this picture will be doing the rounds on the internet

Anonymous

15 years ago

Wow, what timing to catch this one!

Anonymous

15 years ago

This is simply amazing! To catch the event in the process ... the map flying around, clearly visible in the canopy, along with the guys trying to brace themselves ... and the propeller tearing itself to pieces while it chews the turf. An absolutely incredible photo. Here's hoping the folks involved were no more than just a little shaken ...

Anonymous

15 years ago

Wow, talk about being at the right place at the right time with camera in hand!! I trust everything was ok in the end!!!

Anonymous

15 years ago

Very dynamic photo! I love how you can see the spinner tearing into the ground and the pilots bracing for the impact. Hope everyone was ok!

Anonymous

15 years ago

Oh my god! Most impressive shot I've ever seen here.

Anonymous

15 years ago

Excellent timing and detail.

Anonymous

15 years ago

The timing of the photograph is excellent. You can see the pilot's instinctual physical reaction as well as the motion of the prop breaking up.

Anonymous

15 years ago

Simply amazing

Anonymous

15 years ago

5 stars!! That's quite an unsual photo! I hope the lads in the plane are not injured.

Anonymous

15 years ago

Fantastic shot

Anonymous

15 years ago

Unique photio

Anonymous

15 years ago

Dramatic - pressed the button at just the right moment!

Anonymous

15 years ago

Right time, nice shot, bad luck

Anonymous

15 years ago

Well captured moment. I was there and it was not a pleasant thing to witness. Hope the two onboard are ok. It must have been an awful few seconds, as the aircraft paused very briefly while vertical before completing the tumble. There was a very fast and effective response from the nearby pilots - a credit to the aviation community.

Anonymous

15 years ago

OUCH that must have hurt!What a catch,details are splendid.Hope thay can fix her.

Anonymous

15 years ago

A sad ending to the plane. i was going to build one of those but i built a midget mustang instead. the emotion and fear of the pilots was captured perfectly.

Anonymous

15 years ago

Great!!!

Anonymous

15 years ago

Catching an airplan standing on it's nose with the folks clearly visible? Amazing.

Anonymous

15 years ago

This photo is obviously a rare gem. How often do you see an amateur photo of an aircraft mid-crash?

Anonymous

15 years ago

Breathtaking image!
I think it's the longest seconds in the pilot's life!

Anonymous

15 years ago

Unbelievable shot.

Anonymous

15 years ago

You caught it!

Anonymous

15 years ago

Stop action at its best.

Anonymous

15 years ago

Excelent caught in the middle of the action!

Anonymous

15 years ago

Amazing shot !!!

Anonymous

15 years ago

Great catch. Too bad for the pilot though.

Anonymous

15 years ago

What a timing! it's really interesting to see the reaction of the crew in this unhappy situation :-)

Anonymous

15 years ago

Its the moment at which it was snapped

Anonymous

15 years ago

Fabulous "On the moment" picture !

Anonymous

15 years ago

I had a sinking feeling the minute I saw this photo! What an incredible capture.

Anonymous

15 years ago

I was there to see this... although certainly not funny for the guys in the plane it was an almost comic moment to watch - bit of a bumpy grass landing but the plane had almost come to a standstill when the nosewheel caught in a rut and it just flipped.
Bit like a cyclist hetting the kerb and going over the handlebars !

Anonymous

15 years ago

Still an outstanding "spur of the moment" photo. The peoples reactions be captured shows only emphasizes it all the more.

Anonymous

15 years ago

No serious damage to the aircraft & somebody is still inside the cockpit.

Anonymous

15 years ago

Check out the charts! wont be needing them now!

Anonymous

15 years ago

Right time, right place. Couldn't be better to my opinion!

Anonymous

14 years ago

Cool

Anonymous

14 years ago

Well, that was unlucky...

Anonymous

14 years ago

Wow you captured it right on time , the pilots must be thinking " EPIC FAIL " .

Anonymous

14 years ago

The moment is one in a million. Hope it never happens again though.

Anonymous

14 years ago

I told you can't have that front wheel to THAT LOW!

Anonymous

14 years ago

5 stars! For breaking a fixed nose gear. Good job!

Anonymous

14 years ago

Perfect, incredible moment capture..... thanks for this pic.

Anonymous

14 years ago

Catching the balance moment.

Anonymous

14 years ago

Timing!

Anonymous

14 years ago

These aircraft are not built for grass runways. Any vans owner can tell you that.

Anonymous

14 years ago

Nice timing and
EPIC FAIL

Anonymous

13 years ago

Reasons:
1) Great timing.
2) Dramatic moment captured with perfect focus.
3) No distraction within frame

Anonymous

13 years ago

Slam that nose wheel down retard! love the pic.

Anonymous

13 years ago

Dramatic moment

Anonymous

13 years ago

Thats catching the moment.

Thanks god they are OK

Greetings from Argentina

Anonymous

13 years ago

Incredible timing

Anonymous

13 years ago

The guy inside is about to crap his pants for sure!

Anonymous

13 years ago

That gotta hurt

Anonymous

13 years ago

Nice photo

Anonymous

13 years ago

Well that would be me, and yes it was pretty scary,
My old man was in the left seat and an air ambulance came because he was complaining of neck injurys, but we were both fine in the end.

It is a nice shot and im suprised how popular this vans has become, its rebiult and for sale by the way.

Anonymous

13 years ago

Perfect timing... the pilot and passenger reactions tell it all!

Anonymous

12 years ago

Just one word.... spectacular. Glad no-one was killed

Anonymous

12 years ago

Absolute classic shot - catches the expression on the passengers face. Incredible timing and perfect in focus. Top credits to the guy behind the camera! Glad to hear the occupants came off okay. Some stories to tell the grandkids

Anonymous

12 years ago

Perfect timing!

Anonymous

12 years ago

Perfect timming shot !!

Anonymous

12 years ago

Happy to hear there were no fatalities

Anonymous

11 years ago

No loss of life, just loss of underwear! Excellent picture snapped at the perfect time. Glad no one was injured.

Anonymous

11 years ago

Dramatic, perfectly-timed shot, with a happy explanation that this was *not* an auger-in as so many others have posted (without authorization) elsewhere on the net. Thank you!

Anonymous

10 years ago

Maybe it's time the manufactures start thinking of installing Airbags:) Perfectly timed shot

Anonymous

10 years ago

Oops!!!!

Anonymous

9 years ago

Dramatic catch. Seeing those people brace for impact shows us human survival instinct at a very confronting way. I am really glad to read that nobody got killed here, but were they really ok? No scratches?

Anonymous

9 years ago

Persons on Board: Crew -1 Passengers -1
Injuries: Crew - (Mnor) Passengers - None

Anonymous

9 years ago

The RV-7A lawnmower, in stock now at Sears. Does the air field owner get some of the blame on this for not maintaining the grass strip?

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