On 6/7/19 9:47 AM, Michael Opitz wrote:
At 14:31 07 June 2019, Steve Leonard wrote:
On Friday, June 7, 2019 at 6:03:32 AM UTC-5, Tango Eight wrote:

Crash site is 2.7 miles from runway intersection at Danbury. "In
the
patt=
ern" doesn't make sense to me. =20
=20
T8

Agree with the "not funny" comment, but also agree with Evan.
2.7 miles
NE=
of the airport and down to a couple of hundred feet does not
sound like
"i=
n the pattern". Poked in the east side of the roof and the top part
of
the=
chimney is broken off. Plane looks to have been nearly straight
down,
bel=
ly to the southwest when it went into the house. Pictures of the
removal.

https://www.newstimes.com/local/arti...family-awaits-
removal-of-pl=
ane-from-their-13938862.php?
fbclid=3DIwAR0Fltiu0ZnuFRXpGXWx2ZT79fbbLs-KULd3=
tRc-d--qsNXoz8pBaFUkbr0#photo-17612062

People are not perfect. We make mistakes. I am leaning toward
Ramy's
comm=
ent on tunnel vision. I have had it while flying. In the pattern. It
is
=
not fun.

Steve Leonard


I'd like to see a GPS flight log if one becomes available. I live in CT
and never heard of this guy. I'm betting that he's a power pilot
conversion type who was trying to fly the pattern like a SEL type
(power-on, dragged in final) in order to try and fit in with their
tower traffic. Those things might take off as a self launcher, but
should be landed as a glider. Some folks just don't get that.

RO


If you look at Google Earth, he's not lined up with either runway. I'm
thinking he was trying to do a low final glide and got hit with sink,
rather than being on final in a landing pattern.