"Jay Honeck" wrote in message
That said, is there some other combinations of factors that could cause a
pilot to crash that could occur if the pilot WEREN'T a "bad pilot"?

Hail shafts, windshear. getting shot at, hi-jackers, wake turbulence,
exceedingly optimistic braking reports from the tower, unforecast mountain
rotor waves....

If you fly long enough, s**t happens. If Mr. Honeck flies long enough,
eventually s**t will happen to him. Hopefully he will come out unscathed,
but with a better understanding of the concept of 's**t happens'. You can
quote every flying manual ever written verbatim, word for word, and Mother
Nature can still get you. Mother Nature can't read.

I have hired pilots who have crashes on their records. I will agree that
most were for mechanical reasons. However, I have confidence in hiring
someone that has been in a crash. These pilots have been tested. They were
thrown a real emergency and they didn't panic. They dealt with it and lived.
They passed the ultimate test. Ain't nothing like the real thing!

D.