Re: Downed MU2

[soon to be student]

About a month or so ago I posted here about a MU2 going down just after TO
killing the two crew, from a airport in nothern BC Canada. Well just now I
was watching Discoverychannel Canada and they where talking about the Cessna
208 Caravan that crashed a couple of weeks ago on Vancouver Island with two
passangers and the pilot being killed. The Cessna has been moved to a
wharehouse in Richmond BC and the TSB/BST are now conducting an
investigation as to why the engine failed. Now in the same wharehouse is the
MU2. The investigation is not complete as of yet but there is strong
evidence that the right engine was producing full power (they showed us
clues like ingested dirt and branches as well as badly damaged and sheared
of props on the right engine). However, evidence clearly showed that the
left engine was not producing power at all. Lack of leading edge damage and
the props where bent straight back just like the blades on the caravan. It
is also worth mentioning that the MU2 was almost competely destroyed by a
post crash fire where the Cessna Caravan there was no fire at all since the
pilot had time to shut down all systems that would promote a post-crash
fire.

This article was very interesting as to how crash investigators can piece
togeather a broken airplane and find out why it crashed in the first place.

I am looking forward to finding out why the Caravan's engines failed. There
has been speculation that the company that operated the aircraft was
skimping on maintenance and that may have contributed to the crash.

[Bob Gardner]

The Caravan has only one engine.


"soon to be student" > wrote in message
news:UgNDf.287551$tl.181331@pd7tw3no...
> About a month or so ago I posted here about a MU2 going down just after TO
> killing the two crew, from a airport in nothern BC Canada. Well just now I
> was watching Discoverychannel Canada and they where talking about the
> Cessna
> 208 Caravan that crashed a couple of weeks ago on Vancouver Island with
> two
> passangers and the pilot being killed. The Cessna has been moved to a
> wharehouse in Richmond BC and the TSB/BST are now conducting an
> investigation as to why the engine failed. Now in the same wharehouse is
> the
> MU2. The investigation is not complete as of yet but there is strong
> evidence that the right engine was producing full power (they showed us
> clues like ingested dirt and branches as well as badly damaged and sheared
> of props on the right engine). However, evidence clearly showed that the
> left engine was not producing power at all. Lack of leading edge damage
> and
> the props where bent straight back just like the blades on the caravan. It
> is also worth mentioning that the MU2 was almost competely destroyed by a
> post crash fire where the Cessna Caravan there was no fire at all since
> the
> pilot had time to shut down all systems that would promote a post-crash
> fire.
>
> This article was very interesting as to how crash investigators can piece
> togeather a broken airplane and find out why it crashed in the first
> place.
>
> I am looking forward to finding out why the Caravan's engines failed.
> There
> has been speculation that the company that operated the aircraft was
> skimping on maintenance and that may have contributed to the crash.
>
>
>

[soon to be student]

Sorry small spelling error there. I know the caravan has only one engine,
somehow I managed a extra "s" in my post :)


"Bob Gardner" > wrote in message
...
> The Caravan has only one engine.
>
>
> "soon to be student" > wrote in message
> news:UgNDf.287551$tl.181331@pd7tw3no...
> > About a month or so ago I posted here about a MU2 going down just after
TO
> > killing the two crew, from a airport in nothern BC Canada. Well just now
I
> > was watching Discoverychannel Canada and they where talking about the
> > Cessna
> > 208 Caravan that crashed a couple of weeks ago on Vancouver Island with
> > two
> > passangers and the pilot being killed. The Cessna has been moved to a
> > wharehouse in Richmond BC and the TSB/BST are now conducting an
> > investigation as to why the engine failed. Now in the same wharehouse is
> > the
> > MU2. The investigation is not complete as of yet but there is strong
> > evidence that the right engine was producing full power (they showed us
> > clues like ingested dirt and branches as well as badly damaged and
sheared
> > of props on the right engine). However, evidence clearly showed that the
> > left engine was not producing power at all. Lack of leading edge damage
> > and
> > the props where bent straight back just like the blades on the caravan.
It
> > is also worth mentioning that the MU2 was almost competely destroyed by
a
> > post crash fire where the Cessna Caravan there was no fire at all since
> > the
> > pilot had time to shut down all systems that would promote a post-crash
> > fire.
> >
> > This article was very interesting as to how crash investigators can
piece
> > togeather a broken airplane and find out why it crashed in the first
> > place.
> >
> > I am looking forward to finding out why the Caravan's engines failed.
> > There
> > has been speculation that the company that operated the aircraft was
> > skimping on maintenance and that may have contributed to the crash.
> >
> >
> >
>
>

[Peter R.]

Bob Gardner > wrote:

> The Caravan has only one engine.

Bob, don't mean to hijack the thread but I spotted your letter to the
editor in the recent edition of _Aviation Consumer_ regarding "real time"
NEXRAD. :) Excellent point you raised.


--
Peter

[Bob Gardner]

It's all part of my campaign to get on American Idol.

Bob

"Peter R." > wrote in message
...
> Bob Gardner > wrote:
>
>> The Caravan has only one engine.
>
> Bob, don't mean to hijack the thread but I spotted your letter to the
> editor in the recent edition of _Aviation Consumer_ regarding "real time"
> NEXRAD. :) Excellent point you raised.
>
>
> --
> Peter

[Mike Weller]

On Tue, 31 Jan 2006 11:41:26 -0800, "Bob Gardner" >
wrote:

>It's all part of my campaign to get on American Idol.
>
>Bob
>

You'll crash and burn. Stick to flying.

Mike Weller