Oh, this is not good...

[wsuffa]

Sinkholes, anyone?

IDENTIFICATION
Regis#: 12ED Make/Model: C414 Description: 414, Chancellor
Date: 03/29/2005 Time: 2030

Event Type: Incident Highest Injury: None Mid Air: N Missing: N
Damage: Unknown

LOCATION
City: DEFUNIAK SPRINGS State: FL Country: US

DESCRIPTION
ACFT WHILE TAXIING FOR DEPARTURE, THE PAVEMENT COLLAPSED BENEATH THE RIGHT
MAIN GEAR CAUSING THE PROP TO STRIKE THE RUNWAY, DEFUNIAK SPRINGS, FL

INJURY DATA Total Fatal: 0
# Crew: 1 Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk:
# Pass: 1 Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk:
# Grnd: Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk:

WEATHER: METAR KVPS291955Z19011KT7SMBKN25021/07A2992

OTHER DATA

Departed: DEFUNIAK SPRINGS, FL Dep Date: Dep. Time:
Destination: NATCHEZ, MS Flt Plan: NONE Wx Briefing: Y
Last Radio Cont: UNK
Last Clearance: UNK

FAA FSDO: BIRMINGHAM, AL (SO09) Entry date: 03/30/2005

 

[Fast n' Furious]

I wonder if he filed a flight plan? Schadenfreude is alive and well.

 

[gibbons]

It's going to be interesting to see how they label this one "pilot error."

Chip

 

[RobertGerace]

It's going to be interesting to see how they label this one "pilot error."

Chip

91.103 of course

"Each pilot in command shall, before beginning a flight, become familiar with all available information concerning that flight..."

ALL information includes going out and doing geological surveys of the land surrounding the pavment to ensure that no sink holes are probable.

Sheesh...