Videotaped fatal crash today

[Rosspilot]

Been watching the news footage of the emergency crash landing all day today.
News is reporting pilot radiod "oil pressure dropping" then hit utility pole
near golf course, killing pilot. It's an awful thing to see.

Fox went on to say small planes should all install parachutes for $15k each,
claiming "if it saves ONE life, it's worth it".


www.Rosspilot.com

[Slick]

That's going to be great, some yuppie group is going to protest until this
is mandated. OR some producer of such product is going to get in with some
influential politician and get it mandated so he gets all of the business.
"Rosspilot" > wrote in message
...
> Been watching the news footage of the emergency crash landing all day
today.
> News is reporting pilot radiod "oil pressure dropping" then hit utility
pole
> near golf course, killing pilot. It's an awful thing to see.
>
> Fox went on to say small planes should all install parachutes for $15k
each,
> claiming "if it saves ONE life, it's worth it".
>
>
> www.Rosspilot.com
>
>




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who/where/what?
Hitting a utility pole seems to fall in the realm of pilot control or
some such. Need more information before I can pontificate or second
guess.
Back in the mid 80's I was working with a guy who did one of the first
aircraft parachute systems and was flying the Twin Beech at Perris, CA
to drop an 1800# slug with his system attached. Was a pretty
interesting series of flight tests. I had no idea what was going to
happen when we shifted the weight to the rear of the aircraft for drop.
Turned out to be ho-hum.
Ol shy & Bashful

[Peter R.]

) wrote:

> who/where/what?
> Hitting a utility pole seems to fall in the realm of pilot control or
> some such. Need more information before I can pontificate or second
> guess.

The CBS video in the link posted by Jay is a bit more clear. Watching
that one, I noticed that when the aircraft banked to the right (to avoid
the traffic?), it appeared to catch the utility wire under its right
wing. The tangled wire then seemed to lead the aircraft right into the
pole.

--
Peter

[Ken Ibold]

The footage, from a news helicopter, also showed the airplane veered at the
last moment to avoid some golfers and a vehicle on an adjacent road. Try
doing THAT when you're drifting down by parachute.


"Rosspilot" > wrote in message
...
> Been watching the news footage of the emergency crash landing all day
> today.
> News is reporting pilot radiod "oil pressure dropping" then hit utility
> pole
> near golf course, killing pilot. It's an awful thing to see.
>
> Fox went on to say small planes should all install parachutes for $15k
> each,
> claiming "if it saves ONE life, it's worth it".
>
>
> www.Rosspilot.com
>
>

[G.R. Patterson III]

wrote:
>
> who/where/what?
> Hitting a utility pole seems to fall in the realm of pilot control or
> some such. Need more information before I can pontificate or second
> guess.

Check the thread "C172 Plane crash Orlando, FL" for links to videos. Engine
failure. Pilot set up for a landing on a road and decided at the last minute to
turn away to the right. The right wing touches the ground and the left descends
onto some power lines. That runs the fuselage right into the pole. Student pilot
survived, CFI killed.

George Patterson
The desire for safety stands against every great and noble enterprise.