"Philip Sondericker" wrote in message
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in article , C J Campbell at
wrote on 5/18/04 7:40 AM:


It seems unfair to say that this is the pilot's second fatal accident
when
his plane suffered a power failure and he was not even at the controls
when
it crashed.

Indeed. The PIC of that flight was Loveness' father, meaning that the
young
man bears absolutely no responsibility for whatever happened, be it engine
failure or otherwise.

As for this latest accident, we don't know much yet, but it's worth noting
that "see and avoid" is the responsibility of not just one pilot, but ALL
pilots involved. It may turn out that this kid is a perfectly competent
pilot who is merely incredibly unlucky (or incredibly lucky, depending on
how you choose to look at it).


The more I hear about it, the more that appears to be the case. It looks
like the Centurion descended into the 170 from behind -- not much anybody
could do about it. The 170 would have been hidden under the Centurion's
cowling and the Centurion would not have been visible to anyone in the 170.