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Final Approach
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Stage: Pilot Joe Bob is out of night currency and hasn’t flown at night in over 2 years. He’s a little concerned about safety and decides to bring a CFI along on a night training flight.
Scenario 1: While en-route on the return trip, the CFI realized that he’s also out of night currency and mentions this to the pilot, but the both think everything will be okay, and besides they’re already on the way back to home base with 1 landing already done. The return to home base is landing #2. They take-off into the night for landing #3. Upon rollout of this landing, due to a freak mechanical failure, the airplane veers right of center and wingtip damage ensues.
Q1a: Are both certificates on the line with the FAA?
Q1b: Who will the insurance company hold accountable for the damaged wingtip? Will they consider that the accident was caused by a freak mechanical failure?
Scenario 2: On rollout of landing #4, the airplane veers right of center and a wingtip strikes an immovable object. The airplane cartwheels and both occupants are unconscious but both are expected to survive. The pilot’s logbook is at home and therefore the landings are not inked into his logbook.
Q2a: How will the FAA view this?
Q2b: Who will the insurance company hold accountable?
Stage: Pilot Joe Bob is out of night currency and hasn’t flown at night in over 2 years. He’s a little concerned about safety and decides to bring a CFI along on a night training flight.
Scenario 1: While en-route on the return trip, the CFI realized that he’s also out of night currency and mentions this to the pilot, but the both think everything will be okay, and besides they’re already on the way back to home base with 1 landing already done. The return to home base is landing #2. They take-off into the night for landing #3. Upon rollout of this landing, due to a freak mechanical failure, the airplane veers right of center and wingtip damage ensues.
Q1a: Are both certificates on the line with the FAA?
Q1b: Who will the insurance company hold accountable for the damaged wingtip? Will they consider that the accident was caused by a freak mechanical failure?
Scenario 2: On rollout of landing #4, the airplane veers right of center and a wingtip strikes an immovable object. The airplane cartwheels and both occupants are unconscious but both are expected to survive. The pilot’s logbook is at home and therefore the landings are not inked into his logbook.
Q2a: How will the FAA view this?
Q2b: Who will the insurance company hold accountable?