http://www.daytondailynews.com/news/dayton-news/easter-trip-ends-in-tragedy-for-springboro-pilot-daughter-631568.html
Very sad bonanza crash, killed a father (college coach) and his daughter.
....... he reported a cargo door was open, FAA spokeswoman Elizabeth Cory said.
Witnesses say the Beechcraft Bonanza tried to turn back to the runway but banked too low,
touching the ground with its left wing. The plane cartwheeled and ................ .
Very good email I received from a Chief Pilot this A.M. to a student of mine who also it a flying college Coach...
It is accidents like these why the FAA added an item to the Practical Test Standards (PTS)
as an examiner we called them 'Distractions' -
if the cargo or cabin or whatever was the cause - do you think it effected the flight characteristics to the a/c ??
normally the only issue is the (1) the NOISE, (2) the surprise - "What the hell is wrong .....", (3) normally - realization of the problem, (4) embarrassment,
(5) hurry & land before anyone else realizes that - ME - the perfect pilot - screwed up!!!!!!
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steps 1 thru 4 are all part of being a human being - we make mistakes
being a Coach of human's - I'm sure you understand this all to well
step 5 is the killer !
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I'm sure that if the pilot would have flown his normal pattern - this would have a story that you read about in a flying magazine 'A Lesson Learned .........'
but
because he got into hurry - he rushed his pattern ( most likely didn't climb to usual traffic pattern altitude) now he is flying at maybe 200 to 300 ft on downwind and starts doing his normal pwr chg, gear, flaps, etc
all the while the NOISE will not stop - OH CRAP - I'm too low add some power - starts the turn to final TOO LOW - catches a wingtip & cartwheels ...............
and we are sending emails & thinking that could be me
now refer back to the PTS and that's why the FAA put it in there
but
my question have you experienced a door open in your flying career ??
if not
we need to do it - so that you understand that the only difference is NOISE
&
the bruised human ego will heal
&
the lesson will be learned
Very sad bonanza crash, killed a father (college coach) and his daughter.
....... he reported a cargo door was open, FAA spokeswoman Elizabeth Cory said.
Witnesses say the Beechcraft Bonanza tried to turn back to the runway but banked too low,
touching the ground with its left wing. The plane cartwheeled and ................ .
Very good email I received from a Chief Pilot this A.M. to a student of mine who also it a flying college Coach...
It is accidents like these why the FAA added an item to the Practical Test Standards (PTS)
as an examiner we called them 'Distractions' -
if the cargo or cabin or whatever was the cause - do you think it effected the flight characteristics to the a/c ??
normally the only issue is the (1) the NOISE, (2) the surprise - "What the hell is wrong .....", (3) normally - realization of the problem, (4) embarrassment,
(5) hurry & land before anyone else realizes that - ME - the perfect pilot - screwed up!!!!!!
------------------------------------------------------------
steps 1 thru 4 are all part of being a human being - we make mistakes
being a Coach of human's - I'm sure you understand this all to well
step 5 is the killer !
-------------------------------------------------------------
I'm sure that if the pilot would have flown his normal pattern - this would have a story that you read about in a flying magazine 'A Lesson Learned .........'
but
because he got into hurry - he rushed his pattern ( most likely didn't climb to usual traffic pattern altitude) now he is flying at maybe 200 to 300 ft on downwind and starts doing his normal pwr chg, gear, flaps, etc
all the while the NOISE will not stop - OH CRAP - I'm too low add some power - starts the turn to final TOO LOW - catches a wingtip & cartwheels ...............
and we are sending emails & thinking that could be me
now refer back to the PTS and that's why the FAA put it in there
but
my question have you experienced a door open in your flying career ??
if not
we need to do it - so that you understand that the only difference is NOISE
&
the bruised human ego will heal
&
the lesson will be learned