Mortimer Schnerd, RN wrote:
And whoever said they mismanaged the fuel was right on target. From what I
read, it didn't look like any of the tanks really had much left in it... 2-3
gallons each. I was the guy who said the NTSB would find pilot error, no
matter what. No surprise there.


Believe me, I'm not pointing the finger at the pilot. They call it an
"accident" for a reason. He wasn't trying to hurt anyone; far from it. When
somebody has an accident, it usually isn't any one thing that gets them... it's
an accumulation of factors until there's more than you can fix. That's what I
think happened here. It's the reason I start getting really nervous when things
start going wrong on a cross country.

First you notice the DME is out... then the number two nav-com decides to step
out for a beer. Then you notice the oil temp is at the top of the green and the
oil pressure is at the bottom of the green. Then you stumble into an embedded
cell. Shortly after that, you're featured in the film at 11.

No doubt it was a progression of small events which led to the big one. I feel
very bad for the guy who was flying and lived. Have you any idea how he's doing
these days? When I had my accident, I was out of work on medical leave for 16
months or so. Some injuries heal; some don't. I was very lucky.



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Mortimer Schnerd, RN

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