RyanShort1
Final Approach
Heard about this accident a few nights ago.
http://www.ntsb.gov/aviationquery/brief.aspx?ev_id=20130611X40901&key=1
http://www.thepampanews.com/news/article_ac8cb490-d2a7-11e2-b3de-001a4bcf6878.html
A few possible preliminary lessons:
1. Don't run out of fuel
2. Don't count on a chute to be a good option when it's really windy out.
I personally like flying this class of aircraft at night since I've thought that pulling the chute is certainly a better sounding option than landing into a wooded area, but if it's windy out, better think twice and make sure you've weighed the options.
Ryan
http://www.ntsb.gov/aviationquery/brief.aspx?ev_id=20130611X40901&key=1
http://www.thepampanews.com/news/article_ac8cb490-d2a7-11e2-b3de-001a4bcf6878.html
The airplane impacted the ground in a canyon and was drug for 1.7 miles before becoming entangled in a barbed wire fence.
A few possible preliminary lessons:
1. Don't run out of fuel
2. Don't count on a chute to be a good option when it's really windy out.
I personally like flying this class of aircraft at night since I've thought that pulling the chute is certainly a better sounding option than landing into a wooded area, but if it's windy out, better think twice and make sure you've weighed the options.
Ryan