Flight Crew Private
Flight Crew Last 90 Days 36; Flight Crew Total 145; Flight Crew Type 142
Training / Qualification; Situational Awareness
Inflight Event / Encounter CFTT / CFIT
Aircraft Aircraft Damaged; Flight Crew Took Evasive Action
Human Factors
Reporter is a new pilot with no previous canyon flying experience and had not been warned during training about analyzing a canyon prior to entry. Reporter described the climbing maneuver used in an attempt to exit the rising terrain; and how he had no airspeed left for the last 20-30 feet prior to the rim. He instead stalled a few feet above a snow covered sloped field and was able to walk out of the situation. The only damage during landing was a bent propeller blade. However; the fuselage was damaged during the attempted recovery with a helicopter and sling.
Reporter is a new pilot with no previous canyon flying experience; and had not been warned during training about analyzing a canyon prior to entry. Reporter described the climbing maneuver sloped field and was able to walk out of the situation. The only damage during landinused in an attempt to exit the rising terrain; and how he had no airspeed left for the last 20-30 feet prior to the rim. He instead stalled a few feet above a snow covered g was a bent propeller blade; however the fuselage was damaged during the attempted recover with a helicopter and sling.
The pilot of a C150 reported entering a canyon that did not provide an escape route; and resulted in an off-field landing just short of the canyon rim.