Eric Greenwell wrote:
It might be because you have prejudged the situation, as has JJ. From
what I've read, there is no indication the pilot was not performing the
landing properly. JJ's claim that the police arrested him because he
committed homicide was unsupported. At that point, the pilot had not
even been charged, much less convicted of a crime.

At a contest in Minden a few years back, a pilot finishing a landing
roll hit his daughter who was photographing him. The police arrested
him. He got out quickly and injury wasn't serious IIRC.

A bystander (airport employee) was well clear of the takeoff area, but
had his back to the action. A pilot lost control on takeoff and nearly
killed the bystander. You should have heard the wails of complaint
when crew vehicles were then required to park aft of the launch, no
matter how far to the side.

All that these incidents point out is that vigilance must never be put
in the back seat, period.

-Tom