This one involves a private operator and a C-180.
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Mike notes an interesting often forgotten procedure.....when's the last time an instructor pulled the power or declared an emergency during takeoff? I see it often for multi types practicing, but rarely for singles land or sea. Might be something to renew in our tool kit.
Gary
There is YouTube video of Dale Snodgrass’s departure crash online now. (Lewiston, Idaho airport footage)
It’s tragic and hard to watch the aftermath. I specifically am not posting it here and I suggest you don’t watch with family members.
I still believe it was a mechanical issue - elevator lock or some pitch up moment he could not overcome prior to the stall and torque roll into the ground.
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Training is deep with pilots. I actually think he was yelling “eject, eject” on the com as it rolled in, reverting to his historical baseline training. I could be misinterpreting the audio as well.
I also think it was a survivable impact with a 5 point harness. The combination of impact, fire and response time was not survivable.
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Mike notes an interesting often forgotten procedure.....when's the last time an instructor pulled the power or declared an emergency during takeoff? I see it often for multi types practicing, but rarely for singles land or sea. Might be something to renew in our tool kit.
Gary
That’s in Mark Moyle’s neighborhood.Rare Super DC-3 departs runway in AK no injuries> https://mentourpilot.com/accident-transnorthern-super-dc-3-runway-excursion/
Gary
I have no info on the event, but as an experienced boater and WaterSports enthusiast, kayaks are virtually invisible on the water.
I don’t care what color you paint it, even a sharp eye will miss one occasionally, particularly if they are being quiet.
Every kayak should have a “bike flag” at a minimum sticking 6 feet above the water.
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There have been reports of wing spar corrosion in a few mooneys, found during inspection. These were planes poorly maintained sitting outside for long periods. The thread over there has no examples of in flight spar failures due to corrosion and there are pages and pages of comments from a lot of knowledgeable people.
Rich
That Mooney will fly itself in the clouds, it will climb, descend turn whatever it is asked to do. All the pilot has to do is touch a button once in awhile. To spiral out of a cloud with any of the cruising planes is a total failure of the command to guide the craft. No value in a G meter, you should never generate a recordable number when flying. With most any handheld device as well as what he had in the panel most all the weather to be avoided is displayed.
It will be interesting to learn how this guy found a way to fold up his nearly new airplane. All I can figure is, at 10 miles out he was trying to hand fly the approach which should have been doable on autopilot still. Possibly there was a procedure turn he was hand flying and botched that up.
No value in a G meter, you should never generate a recordable number when flying.
A Mooney was involved in a multiple fatality accident a few days ago in Minnesota
The ADS-B data for the final few minutes of this flight is very disturbing.
Two entirely separate qualifiers.It's one thing to be legally instrument current, quite another to be instrument proficient.
Did I miss anyone mention vertigo or TIA?
He did have a second pilot next to him.
I do not consider that to be true at all. If his equilibrium was still stable he could well have at a minimum brought forward the question about position and stability. Would not be the first time a right seater saved a day. They have been known to be called a safety pilot in the past.Reported to be a student pilot. Not likely to be of much help if the accident sequence started with loss of control in IMC.