Don't you thinks it is normally a combination of factors for so called
Good Pilots? In some cases, its obvious that the crash is mainly due to a
stupid pilot (like the idiot who just crashed into the house in Ca.) In
others, something goes wrong and conditions amplify the problem (e.g. the
carburateor heater craps out when you're on your last 15 gallons, the
pattern is crowded, and there's lots of chatter on the radio).
I'll bet you're right. But "the carb heat crapping out" (unless you mean
the pilot didn't use it) is a mechanical failure -- which we have
specifically ruled out of this discussion.
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Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
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