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TOW PLANE Accident
On Thursday, February 21, 2019 at 6:47:06 AM UTC-8, BobW wrote:
Take off/departure accidents seem very preventable. I've made it my job to work on such prevention at my club and it has, at times, caused me to be unpopular. Checklist discipline & cockpit discipline at both ends of the rope save lives. Do it. Let's see if we can get through 2019 with fewer than our running average of 6 USA gliding related fatalities. Evan Ludeman / T8 Snip... I commend you for sending the message to your club members, I think I will have a sign made that says, Don't Kill Your Tow Pilot, and place it in plain view in the hangar. I am sure someone will ask the stupid question, "What Does That Mean"! My first thought-betting-nickel upon reading the NTSB report was, "Stupidly-preventable-never-shoulda-happened-PIC-assisted-fatality." Lotsa other thoughts, of course (e.g. Glad I'm not that instructor *regardless* of actual reason(s) for the crash [feel free to invoke the ever-ready 'age' rationale, here]. Thanks, NTSB, for the seasonal timeliness of the reminder! Etc.) And at the risk of being labeled a Safety Nazi, post that sign in the hangar! Anyone who seriously asks, "What does that mean?" isn't asking a stupid question. Others? Well, the continuing, sad, arguably-entirely-preventable, deplorable history of tuggees killing tuggIES isn't a club anyone with an ounce of common sense will want to join. In any event, surely this topic is a discussion that should never be far from active awareness in every glider pilot's mind... Bob W. --- This email has been checked for viruses by AVG. https://www.avg.com My reaction after reading the NTSB report is that this borders on negligent homicide. If you killed someone while making cell phone call while driving (and taking your eyes off the road) you probably would be charged with second or third degree negligent homicide. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vehicular_homicide §707-704 Negligent homicide in the third degree. (1) A person is guilty of the offense of negligent homicide in the third degree if that person causes the death of another person by the operation of a vehicle in a manner which is simple negligence. (2) "Simple negligence" as used in this section: (a) A person acts with simple negligence with respect to the person's conduct when the person should be aware of a risk that the person engages in that conduct. (b) A person acts with simple negligence with respect to attendant circumstances when the person should be aware of a risk that those circumstances exist. (c) A person acts with simple negligence with respect to a result of the person's conduct when the person should be aware of a risk that the person's conduct will cause that result. (d) A risk is within the meaning of this subsection if the person's failure to perceive it, considering the nature and purpose of the person's conduct and the circumstances known to the person, involves a deviation from the standard of care that a law-abiding person would observe in the same situation. |
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