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Accidents happen...
Unfortunately accidents do happen, but it was the first time I had
somewhat to do with it. The airplane I usually fly with, a Piper Arrow from the local flight school and FBO, crashed on landing during a cross-country flight to Florence (Italy). The plane suddenly banked to the left 10 feet over the runway, then struck the airport fence. On board there were 3 pilots, all of them very experienced. 2 were badly hurt and are still in hospital, but will eventually make it. The third person on board "only" suffered a few fractures and already went home. The airplane is wrecked, but fortunately nobody got killed. The cause was either a windshear or sudden pilot incapacitation, but it's too early to tell. This event really struck me, you never think this can happen to you, or at your FBO. Sorry if that's not really a constructive post, I just had to tell someone... -Manuel PPL(A) SEP ----== Posted via Newsfeeds.Com - Unlimited-Uncensored-Secure Usenet News==---- http://www.newsfeeds.com The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World! 100,000 Newsgroups ---= East/West-Coast Server Farms - Total Privacy via Encryption =--- |
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On Mon, 22 Nov 2004 09:27:29 +0100, Manuel
wrote in :: The cause was either a windshear or sudden pilot incapacitation, but it's too early to tell. Is there a possibility that the cause may have been wake turbulence? |
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Larry Dighera wrote:
On Mon, 22 Nov 2004 09:27:29 +0100, Manuel wrote in :: Is there a possibility that the cause may have been wake turbulence? Apparently not: there were no other airplanes around before him. -Manuel ----== Posted via Newsfeeds.Com - Unlimited-Uncensored-Secure Usenet News==---- http://www.newsfeeds.com The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World! 100,000 Newsgroups ---= East/West-Coast Server Farms - Total Privacy via Encryption =--- |
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Unfortunately accidents do happen, but it was the first time I had
somewhat to do with it. The airplane I usually fly with, a Piper Arrow from the local flight school and FBO, crashed on landing during a cross-country flight to Florence (Italy). The plane suddenly banked to the left 10 feet over the runway, then struck the airport fence. Just curious: Was he trying to do a "go around"? There was an accident this week (somewhere in the States -- I can't remember where) with a similar situation in a Piper Arrow. The pilot had his in-laws and child on board, and was trying to land in a 25 knot gusty crosswind. It went very badly, he lost control trying to do a go around, and they were all killed. Aviation isn't all that difficult, but it is extremely unforgiving of poor judgment or inattention. -- Jay Honeck Iowa City, IA Pathfinder N56993 www.AlexisParkInn.com "Your Aviation Destination" |
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On Mon, 22 Nov 2004 12:50:30 GMT, "Jay Honeck"
wrote: Aviation isn't all that difficult, but it is extremely unforgiving of poor judgment or inattention. This is a good quote. Can I use it if I give you credit? z |
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zatatime writes:
On Mon, 22 Nov 2004 12:50:30 GMT, "Jay Honeck" wrote: Aviation isn't all that difficult, but it is extremely unforgiving of poor judgment or inattention. This is a good quote. Can I use it if I give you credit? z "Flying is not inherently dangerous, but to an even greater extent than the sea, it is terribly unforgiving of carelessness, incapacity, or neglect" - anon, quotation familiar to all aviators. |
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Hi Bob,
"Flying is not inherently dangerous, but to an even greater extent than the sea, it is terribly unforgiving of carelessness, incapacity, or neglect" - anon, quotation familiar to all aviators. To which another anon has answered: "Flying IS inherently dangerous. Only a well trained crew and a well maintained aircraft can keep the risk at an acceptable level." I like this. Applies to other things, too. regards, Friedrich -- for personal email please remove "entfernen" from my adress |
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On 2004-11-22 20:20, Friedrich Ostertag wrote:
Hi Bob, "Flying is not inherently dangerous, but to an even greater extent than the sea, it is terribly unforgiving of carelessness, incapacity, or neglect" - anon, quotation familiar to all aviators. To which another anon has answered: "Flying IS inherently dangerous. Only a well trained crew and a well maintained aircraft can keep the risk at an acceptable level." I like this. Applies to other things, too. regards, Friedrich -- for personal email please remove "entfernen" from my adress Living is dangerous. But no fear, you will be OK afterwards. /JC (I think) |
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"Bob Fry" wrote in message
... "Flying is not inherently dangerous, but to an even greater extent than the sea, it is terribly unforgiving of carelessness, incapacity, or neglect" - anon, quotation familiar to all aviators. Attributed to Capt A G Lamplugh, one of the founders of the British Aviation Insurance Group. Julian Scarfe |
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Aviation isn't all that difficult, but it is extremely unforgiving of poor
judgment or inattention. This is a good quote. Can I use it if I give you credit? Sure -- but, as others have pointed out, it's really a paraphrase. -- Jay Honeck Iowa City, IA Pathfinder N56993 www.AlexisParkInn.com "Your Aviation Destination" |
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