Angel Flight Down

Here in Iowa City. One person -- the child being transported for medical
care -- perished. Read more he http://tinyurl.com/6dxct8

It's too soon to say for sure, but it appears the pilot attempted to depart
into stormy weather, apparently with a gusty tail wind. It rained extremely
hard here right before we heard the sirens, and the AWOS history indicates a
dramatic wind shift.

A TBM-850 is a very capable turboprop aircraft, and it was being flown by a
very experienced Angel Flight (like, 57 flights) pilot. Using the
aircraft's POH and the AWOS history, another pilot has determined that the
TBM would've needed something like 4200 feet to get airborne, given the
tailwind. Unfortunately, Rwy 30 is only 3900 feet long.

Be careful out there, guys and gals.
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"